Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary rescue swimmer ben randall. The guardian 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Coast guard s a school, where legendary rescue swimmer ben randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and selfsacrifice. All kevin costner movies ranked a list of 49 titles created 1 month ago twenty 0509. Between 2004 and 2012, kevin costner appeared in a grand total of seven movies. The human frailties and strengths of their respective characters were incredibly played by both. My son is in the coast guard and he watched this to get an idea of how bad things might get on some assignments. A coast guard rescue swimmer kevin costner, who still mourns losing his crew in a fatal accident, copes by dedicating his life to training new recruits, so when he meets swimming champion jake. Feb 22, 2014 between 2004 and 2012, kevin costner appeared in a grand total of seven movies. Video made from clips of the guardian with kevin costner and ashton kutcher dedicated to the uscg. A decorated coast guard search and rescue specialist still haunted by the death. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful, actionpacked drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen world of the elite coast guard rescue swimmers. Apr 12, 2012 princess diana was in line to take the whitney houston role in a sequel to 1992 romantic blockbuster the bodyguard shortly before her death, kevin costner has revealed.
After having a run of mad popular success with the untouchables, field of dreams, dances with wolves, jfk and the bodyguard even the robin hood movie. The film quiz match the shot of london to the movie quiz. Serviceable actioner starting the nearly always reliable kevin costner. Mar 14, 2006 the movie is a story about two coast guard rescue swimmers, played by costner and kutcher. And even his personal life is becoming waterlogged as his wife packs up and moves out. The career of kevin costner seems to have come and gone. The plot follows senior chief petty officer ben randall kevin costner and airman jake fischer ashton kutcher at the united states coast guards aviation survival technician ast program.
Rent the guardian 2006 starring kevin costner and ashton kutcher on dvd and bluray. The impossible rescue stars actor tom hardy, whose acting credits include inception and mad max. Save the highwaymen movie kevin costner to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Sep 29, 2006 the movie s one saving grace, or rather touch of grace, is kevin costner s performance as a veteran swimmer. Kevin costner from the coast guard movie the guardian kevin. But like his character, ben randall, a coast guard rescue. May 6, 2014 kevin costner from the coast guard movie the guardian. Then the postman, which was so vainglorious this is the. The finest hours is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by craig gillespie and produced by walt disney pictures. Kevin costner plays a highly successful rescue team leader, ben randall, who is forced into heading the training team after a tough mission. The guardian 2006 kevin costner as ben randall imdb. Costner, kutcher find common ground making guardian.
Everything you need to know about the guardian movie 2006. Senior chief ben randall is way past the prime of his stellar career as a u. Though the sources added that, whats the point anyway since nobody will see a coast guard movie no matter who the fuck is in it. From andrew davis, the director of the actionadventure classic the fugitive, and starring kevin costner, ashton kutcher and a cast of veteran and breakout stars comes the guardian, a riveting, whiteknuckle story of hardcore courage and selfless sacrifice set inside the neverbeforeseen world of coast guard rescue swimmers a special breed of men and women who risk their lives against. I loved this movieit was an outstanding movie with kevin costner and ashton kutcher about training for life in the coast guard and costner taking in kutcher as his protoge. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants randall to go to the us coast guard rescue swimmer a school to train other rescue swimmers. A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the u. Kostner and kutcher are at their best and good together. Prince of thieves did pretty well, he followed up with two epic failures.
Coast guardsmen become extras on costnerkutcher movie the. The film stars chris pine, casey affleck, ben foster, holliday. The guardian kevin costner screen used coast guard helmet. I have never thought he was a particularly good actor, and this film doesnt really change my mind, the reason i liked the guardian was not for the acting although costner is quietly good, and kutcher doesnt try to outact him but for the true to life. The film focuses on the united states coast guard and their aviation survival. Brooks 2007 after a successful job on the guardian, it was decided that kevin costners next movie, the psychological thriller mr. There are, we are told, only a couple of hundred members of this elite group. Mar 21, 2017 i loved this movie it was an outstanding movie with kevin costner and ashton kutcher about training for life in the coast guard and costner taking in kutcher as his protoge. Gives a different prospect of what the coast guard is, did me any way. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher in coast guard movie the.
Written in by hand that it was worn by kevin costner. The guardian is a typical example and stars kevin costner as a veteran us coast guard deepsea rescue swimmer. The coast guard gets its chance for a heroic movie tribute, but the guardian does it no justice, borrowing cliche after cliche from other and better military. Ben randall kevin costner is the top rescue swimmer at the united states coast guards aviation survival technician ast program, but the long hours have destroyed his marriage. It was distributed by universal pictures the setting of the film is in the distant future. Oct 14, 2006 the guardian is a typical example and stars kevin costner as a veteran us coast guard deepsea rescue swimmer. The guardian is a 2006 american actionadventure drama film directed by andrew davis. With kevin costner, whitney houston, gary kemp, bill cobbs. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. And ashton kutchers decent in to hollywood obscurity continues. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher in coast guard movie. He encounters a guy named jake whos a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary rescue swimmer, ben randall, is sent to teach at a school, an elite training program for coast guard rescue swimmers.
Reeling with grief from a mission gone tragically wrong, a legendary swimmer is given a mission he doesnt want training raw recruits. The guardian movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Waterworld is a 1995 american postapocalyptic action film directed by kevin reynolds and cowritten by peter rader and david twohy. You may soon see these two hollywood actors in shreveport. Ben randall is the top rescue swimmer who continues to work against regulation past the age of 40. Costner s character, a legendary rescue swimmer, loses his crew in a fatal crash and is sent to teach. Hollywood to begin filming new coast guard movie that no. His costar in the guardian was ashton kutcher, which seems barely weirder now than it did then. The screenplay, written by eric johnson, scott silver, and paul tamasy, is based on the finest hours. Princess diana wanted to star in bodyguard 2, says kevin costner.
Brooks 2007 after a successful job on the guardian, it was decided that kevin costner s next movie, the psychological thriller mr. First waterworld, which went down like the titanic. It was based on raders original 1986 screenplay and stars kevin costner, who also produced it with charles gordon and john davis. With kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward, melissa sagemiller. Actionpacked drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen world of the elite coast guard rescue swimmers. Costner, kutcher find common ground making guardian houston. According to the good folks at yahoo movie news, the project looks something like this. Kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward iam not owner of this video and this soundtrack. The coast guard gets its chance for a heroic movie tribute, but the guardian does it no justice, borrowing cliche after cliche from other and. The title of the film refers to a legendary figure within the film which protects people lost at sea. Hollywood to begin filming new coast guard movie that no one.
He gives a center of gravity to a movie otherwise without focus. Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary rescue swimmer ben randall costner is given a mission he doesnt want a training raw. Gave me more respect for our men and women risking their lives so that others may live, the coast guard. But like his character, ben randall, a coast guard rescue swimmer, mr. Princess diana wanted to star in bodyguard 2, says kevin. A decorated coast guard search and rescue specialist still haunted by the death of his teammates during a disastrous mission off the coast of alaska is charged with the task of training the next generation of coast. It looks like kevin costner and ashton kutcher are teaming up for a film about the us coast guard. At 27 kutcher is at the top age limit for us coast guard applicants but he has a swimmers build and youthful looks, so. Dec 22, 2018 scene from the movie the guardian 2006 director.
Sep 29, 2006 kevin costner, right, hugs ashton kutcher during a aug. The film focuses on the united states coast guard and their aviation. Sources say hardy will be the main protagonist whose rescue efforts saved a bunch of. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. The movies one saving grace, or rather touch of grace, is kevin costners performance as a veteran swimmer. See more ideas about coast guard, coast and coast guard training.
Kevin costner, woody harrelson film highwaymen in shreveport. Hollywood a new actionthriller movie based on true experiences from a searchandrescue unit is set to be the next coast guard movie that no one will actually watch, sources confirmed today. From andrew davis, the director of the actionadventure classic the fugitive, and starring kevin costner, ashton kutcher and a cast of veteran and breakout stars comes the guardian, a riveting, whiteknuckle story of hardcore courage and selfless sacrifice set inside the neverbeforeseen world of coast guard rescue swimmers. Coast guards a school, where legendary rescue swimmer. Princess diana was in line to take the whitney houston role in a sequel to 1992 romantic blockbuster the bodyguard shortly before her death, kevin costner has revealed. This includes a memorable supporting role in the upside of anger, the forgettable rumor has it, and the coast guardthemed action movie people might not even know existed, the guardian. Save the highwaymen movie kevin costner to get email alerts and updates on. Coast guardsmen become extras on costnerkutcher movie. After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary rescue swimmer, ben randall kevin costner, is sent to teach at a school, an elite training program for coast guard rescue swimmers. Rent the guardian 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The training pool used in the movie was lsushreveports natatorium. Sep 29, 2006 you might have thought that, after the debacle of waterworld more than a decade ago, kevin costner would be loath to leave dry land. Brooks, would also shoot in shreveportbossier city. The plot follows senior chief petty officer ben randall kevin costner and airman jake fischer ashton kutcher at the united states coast guard s aviation survival technician ast program.
Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful. This is truly a great movie about the coast guard and all of the performances are great. Costners character, a legendary rescue swimmer, loses his crew in. With ashton kutcher and chris pine already sporting lead roles in coast guard films and supporting roles with kevin costner and casey affleck, star power seems to have zero effect on audience draw, the sources said. This story is basically about the training of a coast guard rescue team with a couple of side story lines. When on a rescue, ben loses his team in a hh60j jayhawk helicopter crash at sea. Read the the guardian movie synopsis, view the movie trailer.
Part of the movie was filmed in the pool at louisiana state university of. The film stars kevin costner, ashton kutcher and melissa sagemiller. Kevin costner was the best swimmer of his graduating class. Coast guards a school, where legendary rescue swimmer ben randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self sacri fice. There are lots of good action and cinematography scenes in this, and the training scenes are firstrate. You might have thought that, after the debacle of waterworld more than a decade ago, kevin costner would be loath to leave dry land. The movie is a story about two coast guard rescue swimmers, played by costner and kutcher. Out of the 39 000 men and women that make up the united states coast guard there are only 280 rescue swimmers. Kevin costner from the coast guard movie the guardian. Davis does it again with the guardian, a wearisomely familiar tale about a brave yet tragic us coast guard instructor costner of rescue swimmers and his frictionfilled training of a new kid on the block ashton kutcher. The guardian cmt haunted by a fatal crash in which he lost his crew, a legendary coast guard rescue swimmer becomes a trainer and reluctantly mentors a cocky new recruit.
Kevin costner, right, hugs ashton kutcher during a aug. The guardian full production notes 2006 starring kevin. Actually, the putative star of the guardian is aston kutcher. The guardian kevin costner screen used coast guard helmet and bag with certificate of authenticity by buena vista pictures. The guardian is a 2006 american action adventure drama film directed by andrew davis.
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