The Guardian is a 2006 action adventure drama film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, and Sela Ward.
Synopsis[]
A veteran surviving member of the U.S. Coast Guard takes a new young trainee under his wing. Together, the two learn from each other and have their lives changed forever.
Cast[]
- Kevin Costner as Senior Chief Aviation Survival Technician Ben Randall
- Ashton Kutcher as Airman / Aviation Survival Technician Third Class Jake Fischer
- Neal McDonough as Chief Aviation Survival Technician Jack Skinner
- Melissa Sagemiller as Emily Thomas
- Leigh Hennessy as Drowning Woman
- Clancy Brown as Captain William Hadley
- Brian Geraghty as Aviation Survival Technician Third Class Billy Hodge
- Sela Ward as Helen Randall
- Omari Hardwick as Chief Petty Officer Carl Billings
- Michael Rady as Zingaro
- Peter Gail as Airman Danny Doran
- Shelby Fenner as Airman Cate Lindsey
- Damon Lipari as Damon Bennett
- Bonnie Bramlett as Maggie McGlone
- John Heard as Captain Frank Larson
- Dulé Hill as Airman Ken Weatherly
- Brian Patrick Wade as Mitch Lyons
- Joe Arquette as Co-Pilot Antunez
- Andrew Schanno as Pilot Henry Mitchell
- Tilky Jones as Tilky Flint
- Jeff Loftus as USCG Commander, Executive Officer
- Daniel Molthen as Richard Wakefield
- Bryce Cass as Manny
- Chicago Catz as Band In Bar
- Travis Willingham as Travis Finley
Trivia[]
- Real footage of coast guard rescues were used in this film.
- Mark Gengloff, an Olympic swimmer, has a cameo in this film.