When a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles meets his divorced high school girlfriend after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.

Lifeguard is a stunning 70's drama directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun), described by Time Out as an "autopsy on the psyche of the American male".

Starring Sam Elliott in his breakout role as a So-Cal Lifeguard entering a mid-life crisis, alongside early performances from Academy Award-nominated actresses Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13).