Baywatch

Director: Seth Gordon Seth Gordon

Overview

In this big-screen reboot of the popular '90s TV series, legendary California lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) is frustrated when a cocky, hard-partying Olympic swimmer named Matt Brody (Zac Efron) joins his beach-patrol team. However, the two men must learn to work together when they stumble upon a criminal conspiracy. Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), Baywatch co-stars Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jon Bass, and includes cameos from David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson. ~ Jack Rodgers

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2017
UPC:	0032429277619
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Time:	1:56:00
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dwayne Johnson	Mitch Buchannon
Zac Efron	Matt Brody
Priyanka Chopra	Victoria Leeds
Alexandra Daddario	Summer Quinn
Kelly Rohrbach	C.J. Parker
Ilfenesh Hadera	Stephanie Holden
Jon Bass	Ronnie Greenbaum
Yahya Abdul-Mateen	Sgt. Ellerbee
Hannibal Buress	Dave the Tech
Rob Huebel	Captain Thorpe
Amin Joseph	Frankie
Jack Kesy	Leon
Oscar Nuñez	Councilman Rodriguez
David Hasselhoff	The Mentor
Pamela Anderson	Casey Jean Parker
Clem Cheung	Murray Chen
Belinda	Carmen
Charlotte McKinney	Julia
Izabel Goulart	Amber
Arian Foster	Arian Foster
Vernon Davis	Vernon Davis
Eros Exarhou	Frosty
Maxie G. Rosales	Pier Teenage Girl
Karin Silvestri	Pier Mom
Vincenzo Hinckley	Pete
Brandon Larracuente	Skateboarder
Kelvin Witherspoon	Skateboarder
Welder Santos	Huntley Club Member
David Weiss	Cell Phone Customer
Damien LeRoy	Kite Surfer
Pedro Anaya Perez	Huntley Waiter
L.J. Ruth	Pier Boy
Brenda Lowe	Surfer
Jackson Geach	Billy
Brandon Lee	Scull Rower
James Sutton	Huntley Security Guard
Juliette Mathis	High Chair Baby Girl
Samantha Harris	Interviewer
Seth Gordon	Helicopter Pilot

Technical Credits

Damian Shannon

Mark Swift

Seth Gordon	Director
Ellen Arden	Makeup
Randi Arroyo	Makeup
Ali Bell	Executive Producer
Michael Berk	Producer
Michele Berk	Executive Producer
David Blankenship	Set Decoration/Design
Gregory J. Bonann	Producer
Eli Roth	Co-producer
Peter Elliot	Editor
David Ellison	Executive Producer
Beau Flynn	Producer
Shepherd Frankel	Production Designer
Robert Ben Garant	Original Story
Hiram Garcia	Co-producer
Dany Garcia	Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg	Executive Producer
Don Granger	Executive Producer
Kevin Hardison	Set Decoration/Design
Bill Johnson	Makeup Special Effects
Dwayne Johnson	Executive Producer
Christopher Lennertz	Score Composer
Thomas Lennon	Original Story
Joe Medjuck	Executive Producer
Jayson Merrill	Asst. Director
Doug Metzger	Asst. Director
Caroline Monge	Makeup
John Papsidera	Casting
Travis Pates	Makeup
Dayna Pink	Costumes/Costume Designer
Tom Pollock	Executive Producer
Elia P. Popov	Special Effects Supervisor
Ivan Reitman	Producer
Rock	Executive Producer
Mary Rohlich	Executive Producer
David Ronn	Original Story
Louise Rosner	Executive Producer
Dana Sand	Musical Direction/Supervision
Jay Scherick	Original Story
Douglas Schwartz	Producer
Damian Shannon	Screenwriter
Scott Sheldon	Associate Producer
Eric Steelberg	Cinematographer
Mark Swift	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

In this humorous and irreverent reboot of the iconic television show, Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) and his team of Baywatch lifeguards protect their California beach with unprecedented physical fitness, boundless courage, and slow-motion sex appeal. When a cocky new recruit named Matt Brody (Zac Efron) shows up at Baywatch tryouts and flaunts his pair of Olympic gold medals in swimming, the two alpha males immediately butt heads. Brody continues to make things harder for himself by constantly disobeying orders and forcing veteran lifeguards CJ Parker (Kelly Rohrbach) and Stephanie Holden (Ilfenesh Hadera) to save his life on more than one occasion, which causes fellow recruits Summer Quinn (Alexandra Daddario) and Ronnie Greenbaum (Jon Bass) to feel offended by the Olympic superstar's lack of respect for the job. In time, Brody realizes he'll have to take the initiative and seek redemption for his poor behavior. Amidst the drama over the training of this year's unconventional recruits, the team uncover foul play regarding the development of a resort owned by the powerful and gorgeous Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra). This crime queenpin plans to seize control of the whole bay via a scheme that includes drug trafficking and even murder, and she surely won't tolerate any resistance from a bunch of jacked-up lifeguards who are overstepping their jurisdiction. Against all odds, the Baywatch crew set out to expose Leeds' crimes and bring peace to the beach. Audiences will be entertained by the hilarious dialogue and plethora of sexual tension on display, but the story also uses the job of being a lifeguard as a way to explore themes of vigilante justice and the pursuit of self-respect. Buchannon's obvious bigheadedness and blatant disregard for boundaries stem from the contrast between his official responsibilities and his belief that he's capable of more. He feels that his team doesn't get the credit they deserve from the local authorities, and is hell-bent on proving that they are more than just glorified athletes with a leathery sheen and a misplaced sense of duty. The film's greatest strength lies in the script's ability to honor its source material while lightheartedly poking fun at the absurd lengths these lifeguards will go to in the name of justice. Although the team resort to questionable methods that, in reality, would probably land all of them in jail, viewers can understand their desire for a little respect. Yet at the same time, the constant barrage of biting one-liners helps mask any sense of self-seriousness, and prevents these overarching ideas from feeling heavy-handed. Baywatch is clearly meant to provide a fun evening of laughter, suspense, and the occasional sexual fantasy, and it succeeds in that regard through an acute understanding of the crime-comedy genre, numerous homages to the original (it contains more than one cameo from the show), and a willingness to play up the inherent absurdity of its plot. This movie proves that there is more to being a lifeguard than having a perfect body and an inflated attitude, and that we could all use a little slow motion from time to time.

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