Costner plays a veteran coast guard swimmer sent to teach in kodiak, alaska, after his crew is lost in a crash. Out of the 39 000 men and women that make up the united states coast guard there are only 280 rescue swimmers. Coast guard and its rescue swimmers, who date from 1984, the new movie the guardian does not directly. 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.
Gives a different prospect of what the coast guard is, did me any way. Aug 29, 2006 costner plays a veteran coast guard swimmer sent to teach in kodiak, alaska, after his crew is lost in a crash. Ben has been at the top of his field for some time as part of the aviation survival technician program. The coast guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of cape cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Costner, kutcher visit houston to salute coast guard. The film stars kevin costner, ashton kutcher and melissa sagemiller. Bridesmaids movie poster by empire design paul feig funny movies, great. In general though i mean i own the film and like to watch it, it gets me pumped for what i want to. 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. With kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward, melissa sagemiller. Costner, kutcher promote movie at coast guard station. 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. Links from these pages, to noncoast guard sites, are provided as a customer service and do not represent any implicit or explicit endorsement by the united states coast guard of any commercial or private issue or products presented here. The title of the film refers to a legendary figure within the film which protects people lost at sea.
Video made from clips of the guardian with kevin costner and ashton kutcher dedicated to the uscg. Ashton kutcher aims to prove his mettle in the guardian. 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. Gave me more respect for our men and women risking their lives so that others may live, the coast guard. There are, we are told, only a couple of hundred members of this elite group. Mar 23, 2012 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. Jan 08, 2010 video made from clips of the guardian with kevin costner and ashton kutcher dedicated to the uscg. The guardian is the story of a celebrated coast guard rescue swimmer who is forced to teach a class of recruits. The training pool used in the movie was lsushreveports natatorium. Kutcher, 28, said he hoped the movie would give the public more appreciation for the coast guards courageous and honorable work. With sarah jessica parker, jessica biel, ashton kutcher, michelle pfeiffer. Today, costner and costar ashton kutcher will work with 75 offduty coast guard extras before wrapping up the local filming. Actually, the putative star of the guardian is aston kutcher.
Ben randall is the top rescue swimmer who continues to. Jan 20, 2006 in the film, kevin costner plays a legendary rescue swimmer currently instructing at a school the coast guards rescue swimmers school. Sep 22, 2006 aside from a title sequence that uses still photographs to illustrate of history of the u. Ashton kutchers best movie in a lead role movie year netflix metascore users. Kevin costner stars as ben randall, a swimmer who regularly risks his life, and his marriage, to save others. Coast guards a school, where legendary rescue swimmer ben randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and selfsacrifice. The guardian is a typical example and stars kevin costner as a veteran us coast guard deepsea rescue swimmer. The screenplay, written by eric johnson, scott silver, and paul tamasy, is based on the finest hours. Kevin costner, ashton kutcher, neal mcdonough, melissa.
The guardian andrew davis, kevin costner, ashton kutcher. And ashton kutchers decent in to hollywood obscurity continues. The guardian is a 2006 american action adventure drama film directed by andrew davis. This is truly a great movie about the coast guard and all of the performances are great especially the ending of. A school, an elite training program for coast guard rescue swimmers. 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.
Actors ashton kutcher and kevin costner clown around during a ceremony at coast guard island, alameda, monday, which honored guardsmen kristopher mcghee, jason bundy, and dennis moyer for heroic. Kutcher believed the guardian, a movie that spends as much time inside the troubled heads of the mentor and the mentee as it does in the ocean, was the film that could prove he had the goods. It is clear that mr kutcher is attempting to distance himself from his mtv punked persona, reaching out for. 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.
The finest hours best coast guard film not starring ashton kutcher by specialist skeeter willis, article 107 culture editor this article first appeared in article 107 news january 29, 2016. When hurricanes ground the united states navy, we go out. 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. Sep 29, 2006 the guardian is an action movie, a basic training movie, a swaggering sea adventure, a home front melodrama and an inspiring toughlove heroic teacher fable. A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the u. 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.
Ashton kutcher plays a young recruit who proves very talented but needs discipline. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful. Oct 14, 2006 the guardian is a typical example and stars kevin costner as a veteran us coast guard deepsea rescue swimmer. 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. 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. Aside from a title sequence that uses still photographs to illustrate of history of the u. The guardian is about a coast guard rescue swimmer named ben randall. In the film, kevin costner plays a legendary rescue swimmer currently instructing at a school the coast guards rescue swimmers school. Rent the guardian 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The butterfly effect, no strings attached, the guardian, a lot like love, open season, jobs, guess who, spread, and more with aggragate ratings, trailers, stream links and other details.
The guardian is an action movie, a basic training movie, a swaggering sea adventure, a home front melodrama and an inspiring toughlove heroic teacher fable. Hes dressed in a grey suit with waistcoat and a burgundy tie. The movie is a story about two coast guard rescue swimmers, played by. Sources say hardy will be the main protagonist whose rescue efforts. Movie interview by clyde baehr ashton kutcher arrives looking very smart. With chris pine, casey affleck, ben foster, eric bana. Having acquired legions of loyal female followers with his portrayal of the everhorny and dimwitted kelso in the popular television comedy series that 70s show, it may come as a surprise that male modelturnedactor ashton kutcher ironically. Kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward, melissa sagemiller. Kostner and kutcher are at their best and good together. The guardian is a 2006 american actionadventure drama film directed by andrew davis. 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 is the top rescue swimmer who continues to work against regulation past the age of 40. Mar 15, 2006 and ashton kutchers decent in to hollywood obscurity continues. Coast guardsmen become extras on costnerkutcher movie. Coast guard s a school, where legendary rescue swimmer ben randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and selfsacrifice. I have to say this is one of ashton kutchers better performances. Hollywood to begin filming new coast guard movie that no. Links will redirect visitors to the internet movie database imdb. Man lemme tell you what, i dunno what other folks are thinkin but i loved the hell out of that new boat movie the. The film focuses on the united states coast guard and their aviation. Top 5 genius movie character moments portraying real people duration.
Top 10 sniper movies 2001 2017 latest must watch 3m views duration. 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 training raw recruits. 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. The film stars chris pine, casey affleck, ben foster. Kutcher was cast to play jake fischer, a brilliant young swimmer with a cocky attitude recruited to train at the coast guards a school in the hope of becoming an elite rescue swimmer. The film focuses on the united states coast guard and their aviation survival. Ashton kutchers 10 best roles, according to imdb screenrant. The finest hours best coast guard film not starring. 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. Ben is having issues at home and his wife decides to ask him for a divorce. Coast guardsmen become extras on costnerkutcher movie the.
Randall is challenged by a cocky recruit jake cummings played by ashton kutcher who is determined to break his records. Oct 11, 2015 scene from the movie the guardian 2006 director. Over the course of his career, kutcher has starred alongside a number of actors and actresses who have fell off the hollywood radar not long after working with himand those. I liked the movie, there most def seems to be a few things that are blown out of proportion but in general it does seem to have a relatively coast guard feel. 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 training raw. 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. Ashton kutcher criticized for partying with danny masterson. The curse of ashton kutcher sounds like a followup to his hit mtv prank show punkd, but in reality, this bizarre phenomenon is no laughing matter, especially not for its victims. Costners character in the film teaches coast guard rescue swimmers, including kutcher, who plays a cocky swim champion training to become a rescue swimmer.
Kevin costner and ashton kutcher in coast guard movie. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher in coast guard movie the. This is truly a great movie about the coast guard and all of the performances are great. Guardian crew saw real heroism in action hollywood reporter. There are lots of good action and cinematography scenes in this, and the training scenes are firstrate. Guardian crew saw real heroism in action hollywood. Compared with the other branches of the united states military, the coast guard has been underrepresented in american movies, no doubt. Is the training in the movie the same of that in real life. Kevin costner, ashton kutcher, sela ward iam not owner of this video and this soundtrack.
Mar 14, 2006 today, costner and costar ashton kutcher will work with 75 offduty coast guard extras before wrapping up the local filming. Kevin costner and ashton kutcher star in the guardian, the powerful, action packed drama that takes you inside the neverbeforeseen. Hollywood to begin filming new coast guard movie that no one. 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 guard rescue swimmers in director andrew davis oceanbound adventure drama. May 31, 2014 top 5 genius movie character moments portraying real people duration. The finest hours is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by craig gillespie and produced by walt disney pictures.