The Guardian Page #2

Synopsis: Ben Randall is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants Randall to go to the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer "A" School to train other rescue swimmers. He encounters a guy named Jake who's a little cocky because he was once a swim champion. So Ben puts him through the wringer to see if he can handle it.
Director(s): Andrew Davis
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
37%
PG-13
Year:
2006
139 min
$54,983,983
Website
2,722 Views


not in this.

Well, how about fathers and sons?

Flare! Flare! We got a live one here.

We got a live one!

You got five minutes,

then we're hauling your ass back up.

Kodiak Ops,

this is Coast Guard 6096.

We have people in the water,

and we are deploying our swimmer.

One's holding the flare.

I see no other movement.

Roger that.

Swimmer's ready to deploy.

- Check swimmer.

- Roger. Checking swimmer.

Swimmer's dressed out.

Checklist is complete.

Five minutes.

Swimmer's away.

Swimmer's okay.

- Clear to move back and left 30.

- Clear back and left.

How we looking

on fuel there?

Two minutes to bingo.

I'm a Coast Guard rescue swimmer

here to help you, son.

You're gonna be okay.

I'm gonna get you in that helicopter.

- I have the ready-for-pickup signal.

- Roger.

Basket is going out the cabin door.

Bingo. We're at bingo. Gotta go.

Ease it back.

- Basket is in the water!

- We're out of time. We gotta go, Carl.

Hold position. Steady. Hold.

He's putting the survivor in the basket.

Your rad alt's going crazy.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I'm all over the place.

Come on, Carl, we gotta go now!

I don't have

a ready-for-pickup signal yet.

Whoa! Carl! Behind you!

Holy sh*t!

We lost our tail rotor!

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

Coast Guard 6096 is going down!

Mayday! Mayday! 6096 is going in.

Carl. I'm here.

Carl.

Hold on, Carl. Hold on.

They'll be coming for us.

I got you. You're okay now.

You're okay. I'm here, Carl.

We're okay. Hang on. I got you.

- You think they're coming?

- Oh, yeah, they're coming.

I want a C-130

over that crash site now.

Lieutenant Krauss,

start the mishap checklist.

Aye, Captain.

Captain, I've got an EPIRB hit

on Randall's survivor suit.

Launch ready helos. Swimmer provide.

We have a C-130 coming off a case

off Attu. It's already low on fuel.

I don't care. Have them cut an engine.

I want him to know

he's not alone out there.

Listen. Listen.

You hear that?

Hold on, Carl.

Here we go, Carl. I got you.

What's the ETA on the backup helo?

Helo's en route to Cold Bay.

They should be on-scene,

three, maybe four hours.

Make it three.

Jesus. How much more of that stuff

do you think I got in me?

Feel that?

- You feel that?

- Yeah.

That means you're alive.

I'm not gonna let go.

- Don't you!

- I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna.

serious fractures,

like in the C-spine,

which could cause paralysis.

Mostly what we see is old fractures

in the arms, also in the leg,

but nothing acute.

Nothing new with this injury, luckily.

We just hope the kidneys kick in

and start to help him

resolve a lot of that fluid.

Thank you very much.

We've been friends a long time,

haven't we?

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  • joed.78445
    i am hoping somebody knows the line that Ben says just before his death at the end,,he has a class of grads or recruits and he said something inspirational to them about the attitude you have when you enter the water?,,I work in a schools and hoping to post that quote,,,thanks 
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