Baywatch

Baywatch (2017)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Photo 80

Actors and characters

Release date

2017-05-25

Country

United States

Production

Paramount, Skydance, The Montecito Picture Company, Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company, Uncharted, Fremantle Productions

Genre

Comedy, Action, Crime

Budget

$69 000 000

Revenue

$177 856 751

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Director

Seth Gordon

Actors

Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hannibal Buress, Rob Huebel
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Scenario

Producer

Ivan Reitman, Beau Flynn, Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk, Gregory J. Bonann, Dwayne Johnson, Dana Goldberg, Michele Berk, Tom Pollock, Michael Berk

Operator

Eric Steelberg

Composer

Christopher Lennertz

Artist

Marlie Arnold

Audition

John Papsidera, Brent Caballero

Editing

Peter S. Elliot
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• Nina Dobrev, Ashley Benson, Alexandra Shipp, Shelly Hennig, Bianca A. Santos, and Denyse Tontz were considered for the role of Summer. Alexandra Daddario got the part.
• Dwayne Johnson became the 10th professional wrestler involved in the 'Baywatch' project, and the first wrestler who became an actor but did not appear in the series itself. Jorge Gonzales, Jimmy Hart, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Leon White, Kevin Sullivan, Sean Michaels, and Torrie Wilson appeared as guest stars in the 'Baywatch' series (1989-2001).
• The actor who played lifeguard Lee Hodges is a real lifeguard.
• The film was shot on the same Florida beach where Lee Hodges works as a lifeguard.
• At one point, Jeremy Garelick served as screenwriter and director, followed by Robert Ben Garant.
• In December 2016, Paramount Pictures postponed the film's release due to the premiere of Ridley Scott's science fiction film *Alien: Covenant* (2017).
• Filming took place in Miami, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia.
• According to Indian model and actress Priyanka Chopra, who starred in the film, the role of the antagonist was originally written for a man, but director Seth Gordon ordered the script to be rewritten after meeting with her and cast her as Victoria Leeds.
• Dwayne Johnson became the 10th professional wrestler involved in the "Baywatch" project, and the first wrestler to become an actor without appearing in the series itself. Jorge Gonzalez, Jimmy Hart, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Leon White, Kevin Sullivan, Sean Michaels, and Torrie Wilson appeared as guest stars in the "Baywatch" series (1989-2001).
• In December 2016, Paramount Pictures moved the film's release date due to the premiere of Ridley Scott's science fiction film "Alien: Covenant" (2017).