Lifeguard (1976)

"Lifeguard" is a low-key 1970s drama about a thirty-something man reevaluating his life. He drifts back into a summer job on the beach patrol. He trades the promise of adulthood for sun, sand, and old flames from his youth. Kathleen Quinlan plays one of those complications from the past. She brings an easy, sun-warmed sensuality to the role. Anne Archer rounds out the cast as another woman tugging at his conscience. Between the two of them, the archive holds 4 scenes pulled straight from the film. Quinlan bares it all in a couple of quietly revealing turns. These turns still hold up decades later. Archer gets her own share of skin, adding another layer to this forgotten drama's appeal. For fans digging through '70s back catalogs, this one earns its spot.