The Guardian (2006)



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Synopsis:
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. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer, who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer's motto--"So Others May Live!"

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/29/2006
Studio Credit
Touchstone Pictures Studio
Director Credit
Andrew Davis Director
Cast Credit
Kevin Costner Ben Randall
Ashton Kutcher Jake Fischer
Neal McDonough Jack Skinner
Melissa Sagemiller Emily Thomas
Clancy Brown Captain William "Bill" Hadley
Brian Geraghty Hodge
Sela Ward Helen Randall
Omari Hardwick Carl Billings
Peter Gail Danny Doran
Shelby Fenner Cate Lindsey
Damon Lipari Damon Bennett
Bonnie Bramlett Maggie McGlone
John Heard Frank Larson
Dule Hill Ken Weatherly
Alex Daniels Wild Bill
Daniel J Molthen Co-Pilot Wakefield
Andrew Schanno Pilot Mitchell
Adam Pena Benjamin Reyes
Joe Arquette Co-Pilot Antunez
Gary Billburg Julian Zankich
Joshua Mitcheltree Mitcheltree
Rusty Tennant Mover #1
James Barnes Doctor #1
Stephanie Barnes Doctor #2
Andrea Martynowski Ops Commander
Ron Fien Wickham
Nevada Smith Co-Pilot Krauss
Jay Bingham Ops Tech
Keith Sweitzer Whaley
Shane Walker Swimmer Nelson
Joseph Flythe Butch Flythe
Robert E Watson Robert Watson
John F Hall John Hall
Johnell Gainey Johnell Lewis
Jeff Loftus Executive Officer
Michael Rady Nick Zingaro
Brian Patrick Wade Mitch Lyons
Benny Ciaramello Benny Partida
Travis Willingham Travis Finely
Matt Laub Matt Stokes
Matthew L Rucker Matthew Bunch
Tanica Jamison Tanica Treadwell
Paul Wallace Paul Metz
Tilky Jones Tilky Flint
Megan Melgaard Megan Hyde
Scott Mueller Scott Reeves
Jacob Stevens Jacob Pavich
Austin Lash Austin Vogel
Mark Gangloff Mark Colby
Roger Edwards Roger Cable
Gregory J Barnett Pilot Victim
Gioacchino Brucia Waiter
J.D. Evermore Jailer
Bryce Cass Manny
Kenny G. Krauss Groom
Corrine Degroot Bartender
Greg Sproles Huge Navy Guy
Ron Dean Navy Captain
Brandon Molale Navy Guy
James Landers Navy Guy
Austin Kincaid Navy Guy
Jesse De Villa Navy Guy
Eric Norris Navy Guy
Leigh Hennessey Drowning Woman
Tanner Gill Husband
Norm Compton Sea Captain
Donald Fisher Young Crewman
Yoshio Iizuka Cargo Crew
Tony Snegoff Cargo Crew
Tommy Rosales Jr Cargo Crew
Vladimir Tevlovski Cargo Crew
Henry Kingi Jr Cave Victim #1
Dorian Kingi Cave Victim #2
Deborah Boone Victim's Aunt
Roxanne Brooks Victim's Mother
Conrad Palmisano Fishing Boat Captain
Michael James Fisherman #1
Danny Cosmo Fisherman #2
Gene Hartline Fisherman #3
John Rottger Survivor
Production Credits Credit
Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer
Tripp Vinson Producer
Lowell D Blank Associate Producer
Beau Flynn Producer
Charlie Lyons Executive Producer
Zanne Devine Executive Producer
Peter MacGregor-Scott Executive Producer
Production Companies Credit
Contrafilm Production Company
Beacon Pictures Production Company
Firm Films Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Buena Vista International Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Domestic Video Distributor
Sam Film (Iceland) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  
Writer Credit
Ron L Brinkerhoff Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Robert Cable Assistant Accountant
Ellen Adolph Production Accountant
Ellen Adolph Accountant
Heidi G Lewis Assistant Accountant
Liz Probst Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Michael Miller Assistant Accountant
Jennifer L Brooks Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Vanessa Block Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Dave McComb Assistant Accountant
Karen Turner Accountant - Payroll (2nd Unit)
Art Department Credit
Holiday Landa Art Department - Art Department Administrator
Marc Vena Storyboard Artist
William V Ryder Set Designer
Grant D Samson Leadman
Gene Serdena Set Decorator
Andrew Max Cahn Art Director
Maher Ahmad Production Designer
Rick Broderman Painter - Paint Foreman
James E Tocci Set Designer
Austin Gorg Art Director
A R Flores Painter - Standby Painter
Daniel R Jennings Set Designer
Casting Credit
Taylor Jenkins Casting Assistant
Gavin Nassar Extras Casting Assistant - Extras Casting Associate
Tamara Hunter Casting Associate
Marty Cherrix Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Sarah Halley Finn Casting
Michael McCaskey Casting Associate
Randi Hiller Casting
Sara Arrington Casting Assistant
Craig Fincannon Casting
Mark Fincannon Casting
Lisa Fincannon Casting
Tina Treadwell Casting
Craft Services Credit
Lars Sloan Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Patsy Williams Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Film Camera Credit
Jeff Burrage Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Ben Glass Photography - Still Photographer
Robert K Ulland Steadicam Operator
Stephen St John Director of Photography
Baird Steptoe Camera Assistant - A Camera First Assistant
Lee Wimmer Color Timer
Mike Thomas Camera Operator - Underwater DP/Camera Operator
David B Nowell Aerial Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Trent Johnson Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Chris Kutcka Film Lab - Imaging Supervisor
Jason Fabbro Colorist
Robert K Ulland Camera Operator
David Brown Photography - "A" School Videographer
Markus Mentzer Camera Assistant - A Camera Second Assistant
Ronald B Hersey Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Stephen Wong Camera Assistant - B Camera First Assistant
Ryan Growney Photography - "A" School Videographer
Michael Applebaum Camera Operator
Robert Baek Camera Assistant - B Camera Second Assistant
Steve Adcock Camera Operator - Camera Operator/Technocrane Op (2nd Unit)
Kenny G. Krauss Photography - "A" School Videographer
Brad Peterman Camera Assistant - Underwater Camera First Assistant
Maryan Zurek Camera Assistant - Underwater Camera First Assistant
Mike Bergstrom Camera Assistant - Underwater Camera First Assistant
Scott Smith Camera Assistant - A Camera Fisrt Assistant (2nd Unit)
Robert Settlemire Camera Assistant - A Camera Second Assistant (2nd Unit)
Ian Lynch Camera Assistant - B Camera First Assistant (2nd Unit)
Dave Edwards Camera Assistant - B Camera Second Assistant (2nd Unit)
Mason Hersey Camera Assistant - B Camera First Assistant (2nd Unit)
Courtney Harrell Camera Assistant - B Camera Second Assistant (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing Credit
Beacon Communications Co-Financier
Music Credit
Booker White Music Arranger - Music Preparation
Jeanette Surga Music Editor
Paul Linford Music
Joel Iwataki Score Mixing
Joel Iwataki Score Recording
Gordon Goodwin Music Conductor - Orchestra Conductor
Gordon Goodwin Orchestrations
Sandy DeCrescent Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Liz Constantine Vocals - Featured Vocalist
Trevor Rabin Music Engineer - Additional Engineering
Trevor Rabin Original Music - Music
Richard Davis Music Performer - Guitars
Craig Miller Lyrics
Lowell D Blank Music Producer - Executive Music Producer
Ozomatli Song Performer
Willy Abers Song
James Burton Music Performer - Guitars
Trevor Rabin Orchestrations
Don Harper Music
Joseph Flythe Lyrics
Kasabian Song Performer
Dan DiPrima Music Editor
Paul Linford Music Engineer - Additional Engineering
Larry Mah Score Recording - Digital Recording Operator
Peter Francis Rotter Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Raul Pacheco Song
Justin Poree Song
Chuck Martin Music Editor - Temp Music Editor
David Reynolds Music
Tom Hardisty Score Recording - Score Recordist
Tom Calderaro Orchestrations
Marty James Lyrics
Tony Brown Music Performer - Bass
Lisa Lavie Song Performer
Abby Ahmad Song Performer
Frank Macchia Orchestrations
Oliver Hug Music Editor
Wayne Stewart Music Performer - Drums
Asdru Sierra Song
Jiro Yamaguchi Song
Chris Cameron ('Hambone') Music Performer - Keyboards
Richard Davis Song Performer
Robb Boyd Music Editor - Music Scoring Editor
Ulises Bella Song
Neil Artwick Song Performer
Mark Ohlsen Music Performer - Trumpet
J Smith-Freedman Song
Gene Barge Music Performer - Sax
Bonnie Bramlett Song Performer
Chicago Catz Song Performer
Steve Eisen Music Performer - Sax
Sergio Pizzorno Song
Christopher Karloff Song
Colby Beserra Song Performer
Josie Aiello Music Performer - Singer
Lisa Lavie Song
Devin Thompson Music Performer - Singer
Tad Robinson Song Performer
Tina Treadwell Music Performer - Singer
Ben Margulies Song
SHeDAISY Song Performer
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Song Performer
Bill Champlin Song
Abby Ahmad Song
Sounds From the Ground Song Performer
Richard Davis Song
Stevie Butler Song Performer
Steve Earle Song Performer
Neil Artwick Song
Cheryl Wilson Song Performer
Isaac Hayes Song
David Porter Song
Bryan Adams Song Performer
Colby Beserra Song
Marty James Song Performer
Joseph Flythe Song Performer
Chris Cameron ('Hambone') Song
Tad Robinson Song
Shirley Eikhard Song
Al Green Song
Mabon Hodges Song
Craig Miller Song
Joseph Flythe Song
Peter Hayes Song
Robert Been Song
Tony Brown Song
Mark Ohlsen Song
Kevin Smith Song
Wayne Stewart Song
Nick Woolfson Song
Elliot Morgan Jones Song
Aine Belton Song
Stevie Butler Song
Steve Earle Song
Cheryl Wilson Song
John Rice Song
Bryan Adams Song
Eliot Kennedy Song
Trevor Rabin Song
Mickey Petralia Song
Michael Fitzpatrick Song
Physical Effects Credit
Michael Trisler Stunt Double - Stunt Double Randall
Rob Menapace Motion Control - Motion Control Programmer
John Rottger Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Alex Daniels Stunt Coordinator
Tanner Gill Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Mike Leben Motion Control - Encoderhead Operator
Tim Soergel Stunt Double - Stunt Double Fischer
Chris Papajohn Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Oliver Keller Stunt Double - Stunt Double Fischer
Les Bernstein Motion Control - Encoderhead Operator
Gregory J Barnett Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Tierre Turner Stunt Double - Stunt Double Billings
Michael Trisler Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Keith Woulard Stunt Double - Stunt Double Billings
Terry Ahue Stunts - Utility Stunts/Water Safety
Jeffrey G Barnett Stunts - Utility Stunts
Scott R Fisher Stunts - Utility Stunts
Karin Justman Stunts - Utility Stunts
Steven T Ritzi Stunts - Utility Stunts
Russell Towery Stunts - Utility Stunts
George Fisher Stunts - Utility Stunts
Michael Haynes Stunts - Utility Stunts
Ed Mathews Stunts - Utility Stunts
Sterling Winans Stunts - Utility Stunts
Production Management Credit
Druanne Carlson Script Supervisor
Leslie S Moak Production Coordinator
Mark Indig Unit Production Manager
Vincent Lascoumes Assistant Director
Steven Hacker DGA Trainee
Alice Wymer Assistant Production Coordinator
Charles Rapp Production Supervisor
Ray Scalice Project Manager - General Manager
Clark Henderson Post-Production Supervisor
Tara Martin Assistant Location Manager
Virginia McCollam Location Manager
Mimi N McGreal Production Coordinator
John Markel Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Christophe Le Chanu Assistant Director
Trang Dang Assistant Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Victor Lent Production Supervisor - Facilities Supervisor
Sam Sullivan Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Marc H Johnson Assistant Location Manager
Vincent Agostino Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Julian Brain Assistant Director
Heather Beckett Assistant Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
I Karl Golden Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Victor Dimichina Production Supervisor
Anthony Rossi III Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Dawnn Pavlonnis Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
James LaRocca Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Ethan Ross Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jimi Woods Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Colleen Casey Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity Credit
Peter J Silbermann Unit Publicist
Sound Credit
Doc Kane ADR Mixer
Richard B Goodman Sound Mixer
Ross Levy Sound - Sound Utility
Val Kuklowsky ADR/Dialogue Editor
David Fluhr Rerecording Mixer
Steve Copley Foley Mixer
John Sievert Foley Artist
David Allen Smith Boom Operator
Rob Nokes Sound Effects - Sound Effects Field Recording
Piero Mura Foley Editor
Mark A Tracy Assistant Sound Editor
G W Brown ADR Editor
Jeannette Browning ADR - ADR Recordist
Todd Toon Supervising Sound Editor
Randle Akerson Sound Effects Editor
Tami Treadwell ADR - ADR Recordist
Myron Nettinga Rerecording Mixer
Mack Melson Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
F Hudson Miller Sound Effects Editor
Anne Couk Assistant Sound Editor
Julie Feiner ADR Editor
Robert Deschaine ADR Mixer
Matthew Harrison Foley Editor
Robert L Sephton Supervising Sound Editor
Marvin Melson Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Ruby C Haupt Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Dave Kern Sound Effects Editor
Jeffrey E Haupt Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Michael C Casper Rerecording Mixer
Rick Canelli ADR - ADR Recordist
Thomas J O'Connell ADR Mixer
Ann L Thornberg Assistant Sound Editor
Eliza Pollack Zebert ADR Editor
Scott Weber Rerecording Mixer - Editorial Rerecording Mixer
Don Murray Assistant Sound Editor
Donald J Malouf Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects Credit
Casey Barr Titles and Opticals - Digital Conform & Opticals
Steven J Brooks Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
Chris Dawson Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Tim Everitt Animation Supervisor - 3D Water Animation Supervisor
Scott R Fisher Special Effects Coordinator
David Fogg Compositing Supervisor
Mark Herman Visual Effects Editor
Joseph Judd Special Effects Technician
Mark Shoaf CG Supervisor
Chris Serenil Software Engineer - Computer Series Manager
Matthew A Rubin Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
William Mesa Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew J Miller Special Effects Foreman - Special Effects Shop Foreman
Susan Zwerman Visual Effects Producer
Juan Carlos Vargas CGI Artist
Ken Stranahan Effects Supervisor - 3D Ships/Helicopter Supervisor
Don Myers 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Brian Addie Visual Effects Editor
John Mesa Visual Effects Supervisor
James S Rollins Special Effects Foreman - On Set Special Effects Foreman
Alan Kiriu Special Effects Technician
James D Hattin Compositing Supervisor
Paula Fisher Special Effects Coordinator - Special Effects Office Coordinator
Adam Fenderson Visual Effects - Visual Effects Asst. Coordinator
Terry Shigemitsu CGI Artist
Lewis Menga Software Engineer - Data Management
Jeremy Nelson Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Zahida Bacchus Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
Mark Stasiuk Effects Supervisor - Fluid Simulation Supervisor
Timothy Nassauer 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Jason Bond Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
Karen Ruggero Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
Daniella Estrada Visual Effects - Visual Effects Asst. Coordinator
Alfred Berger Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kevin Lingenfelser Effects Supervisor - Creative Supervisor
Jammie Friday Compositing Supervisor - In House Compositing Supervisor
Lincoln Kupchak Visual Effects Editor
Tom Knott Special Effects Technician
Dan Novy Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects Technical Supervisor
David Bailey 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Emily Wallin Visual Effects Producer
Pat Peach Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Benjamin Schneider Visual Effects - Visual Effects Asst. Coordinator
Mark Kochinski 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Alvin Licoan Special Effects Technician
Bonnie L. Kanner Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
D Walt Cameron Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Lisa Wilbanks Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
John Baveresco 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Raymond McIntyre Jr Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Clary Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
George Macri Visual Effects Producer
Michael Pecchia Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Ian McArthur Special Effects Technician
Michael Shermis Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
Michael Rifkin Special Effects Technician
Scott Dougherty Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Jerry Whitaker Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Phillip Fraschetti Rotoscope Animator - Paint/Rotoscope Artist
Beth Howe Visual Effects - Visual Effects Production Coordinator
Paul Runyan 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
David Lingenfelser Visual Effects Supervisor - Executive VFX Supervisor
Jerry Pooler Visual Effects Supervisor
Alan Samuel Ripkin Special Effects Technician
Dione Wood Visual Effects - Visual Effects Data Technician
Erin M Cullen Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope Artist
Stuart Cripps Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Tiffany A Smith Visual Effects Producer
Ken Wilder 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Christopher Suarez Special Effects Technician
Tracy Takahashi Visual Effects Producer
Michael Ash 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
John Coats Visual Effects Supervisor - Co-On Set Visual Effects Supervisor
Bruce Harris Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Scheid Visual Effects - Visual Effects Post Assistant
Kim Pepe Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope Artist
Daniel Dalton Akers Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Robert L Slater Special Effects Technician
Audri Phillips 3-D Animator - 3D Animation and Modeling
Corinne Pooler Visual Effects Producer
Rob Menapace Special Effects Technician
Joseph Zaki Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Ziad Roman Seirafi Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Ron Epstein Special Effects Technician - On Set Special Effects Technician
Leo Solis Special Effects Technician - On Set Special Effects Technician
Anthony R Davis Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jennifer Hachigian Digital Effects Artist - Fluid Dynamics Artist
April Warren Digital Effects Artist - Fluid Dynamics Artist
John Bowen Digital Effects Artist - Fluid Dynamics Artist
Patrick Killik Digital Effects Artist - Fluid Dynamics Artist
John Karner Digital Effects Artist - Fluid Dynamics Artist
Michael Curtis Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
James Gorman Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Greg Groenekamp Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Austin Hiser Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Stephen Mitchell Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Ted Andre Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Sean O'Connor Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kim Pepe Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Marco Recuay Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Scott Hankel Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Beedon Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Wally Chin Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Alfredo Ramirez Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Nick Lund-Ulrich Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Hong Kim Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Michael Uguccioni Digital Effects Artist - On Set Video Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Eleanor Elliott Hair - Department Head Hair
Mark A Peterson Costume Supervisor
Francisco X Perez Makeup - Department Head Makeup
Kerry Mendenhall Hair Stylist
Bryan Moss Costumer
Louis Lazzara Makeup Artist
Nisa Kellner Set Costumer
Ed Fincher Key Costumer
Jeff Dawn Makeup - Department Head Makeup (2nd Unit)
Tracey Levy Makeup Artist
Jennifer Kamrath Set Costumer - Key Set Costumer Local
Brad Holtzman Costumer
Carol o'Connell Hair - Department Head Hair
Frank Parrish Hair Stylist
Chester Quinton Bell Costumer
Paige Reeves Makeup Artist
Eva Prappas Set Costumer
Carla Chao Brenholtz Makeup Artist
Layne Brightwell Set Costumer
Ashlie E Philastre Set Costumer
Aimee Stuit Makeup Artist

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