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LIFEGUARD (1976). The poster for this would make You think this was a T&A comedy (OK, a little of that from PLAYBOY's Sharon Clark and Anne Archer), but it's more of a character study . Sam Elliott is a Lifeguard at a beach and enjoys the job, but is feeling the pressure from within and others if He should do something more "Respectable" (or making more $$). I like Sam in just about anything and my wife enjoyed this a lot, especially due to Sam's snug bathing suits.
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Not great, but worth a watch and good supporting cast includes Anne Archer and a pre HARDY BOYS Parker Stevenson. I feel a young Kathleen Quinlan steals the film as an infatuated teen who has a brief fling with the Lifeguard (oddly enough, shortly after Parker is warned not to mess with the younger girls), expects more and her crushed reaction when She is let down (albeit gently) is very convincing; despite the adult behavior, there's still a Young child underneath. ***
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