Original subtitles

[upbeat music]

-[Dawn] Hey, Brian. -[Kekoa] Hi.

Thanks for filling in like this. We really appreciate it.

It helps us get to know the area.

Any questions on procedures?

No, one in the tower, one on the sand, one in the water.

And we, ah, rotate.

Our water goes from here to down there.

I guess I'’ll be seeing you guys throughout the day.

Take care.

Well, I reckon I'’ll see you ladies, later.

Hey, cowboy, that'’s not part of the uniform.

Really. Well, ah, I got the tower.

Beach or water?

Beach.

I can'’t find my son.

-How old is he? -I'’ve looked everywhere. He's ten.

-Blonde? -Yes, how did you know?

I saw a 10-year-old boy that looks exactly like you at the concession stand.

Thank you.

No problem.

Hey, lifeguard, can I ask you a question?

-Well, you just did. -Huh?

Oh, you must be new here, right?

Right.

Well, I'’m Kimo.

Well, Kimo, I would love to chat, but I'’m on duty.

Right.

Thanks.

-Oh, I'’ll check you later. -You do that.

Hey, Paniolo.

Watch your mouth.

Paniolo'’s a Hawaiian cowboy.

Is that right?

-Yeah. -[Jason] "Paniolo."

I like that.

You a haole?

If that means I'’m from Texas, then, yes, I'’m a holy.

[girls giggle]

I said, " haole", not holy.

And what'’s a haoledoing as a lifeguard at this beach?

Keepin'’ you safe.

You'’re going to keep me safe?

As safe as your mother'’s arms.

-Excuse me. You a lifeguard? -I am.

I'’ve never surfed before. I'’m nervous.

Ah, it'’s good to be nervous, but you picked a great spot to learn.

It looked easier from shore, but now I don'’t know.

Hey, Kimo. What'’s your name?

Les. Leslie Menchen.

Nice to meet you.

My friend Les would like some pointers. Wanna help him out?

Hey, yeah. No problem. It'’s cool.

Thanks a lot.

[car engine starts]

[tense music]

[tense music continues]

[woman] Help!

Help.

Help. Help me!

[Jason] Easy. I got you.

Okay, the tube'’s on her. Let's go.

[coughs]

[moaning]

Kekoa, I need to talk to you about what just happened.

Yes?

I'’m going to ask some questions,

but I don'’t want you to answer right now.

I watched you make a choice just now.

You saw Dawn could get to the victim in time and you hesitated,

you and I know you could have gotten there before both Jason and Dawn.

I'’ve seen you do this before, Kekoa.

-Sometimes-- -Let me finish.

You'’re our strongest swimmer, our best water person.

In many ways better than Jason.

Yet you hesitate. You'’re afraid to commit.

Figure out why

and do something about it, before someone gets killed.

[opening theme song]

[slow music]

Hey, Mitch, this just came for you.

What is it?

I don'’t know. It's fancy. It looks like an invitation..

It is an invitation. A wedding invitation.

A wedding invitation? Who'’s getting married?

Hobie?

Hobie!

Is he nuts?

What'’s all the excitement?

Mitch'’s son is getting married.

Ah, congratulations.

"You'’re invited at the Hilton Hawaiian Village." The wedding is...

today?

You didn'’t know?

Am I acting like a man who knew his 19-year-old son was getting married?

I didn'’t know. I didn'’t even know he was dating.

He mentioned something about a girl he was seeing, but I had no idea.

Nuts! I'’m gonna kill him!

He'’s right, the boy's too young.

I don'’t know. I got married when I was 19.

Was that the first time?

[upbeat music]

Wow!

[Betty] Testing, one, two, three. Testing... Is this thing on?

Oh, girls, you look absolutely divine. I love it.

-Thank you. -[Betty] Wonderful.

Testing... Yes, those will be absolutely fine.

Testing, one, two, three. Can you hear me, Lyle?

-Ah, just fine, darling. -Testing, one, two, three...

Excuse me. This the Forsman party?

Ah, yes. Yes, it is.

I'’m trying to find Hobie Buchannon.

Are you a friend?

No, I'’m a parent. I'm his father.

[Lyle] Buchannon, oh, Buchannon!

I am just so proud to meet you. I am Lyle Forsman.

-[screaming with joy] -My wife.

Oh, you'’re much younger than I expected.

Oh, I'’m so happy, so very, very happy.

You will sit with me. We will get acquainted.

There is so much we have to find out about each other.

Sean... Do you have a moment?

Sure. What can I do for you?

[Kekoa] Well...

My mother'’s Hawaiian. My father'’s Japanese.

And in my father'’s heart he's a Samurai.

I don'’t think Westerners understand all that it means.

It'’s a mind-set.

Not death before dishonor, shame or failure.

Ah, how can I put this?

My father wanted a son and before I was even born,

he had already picked out my name. Kekoa. Warrior.

But I honor my father

and as far back as I can remember,

I have always been the best student, best athlete.

Because he would accept no less, I could accept no less.

-Do you understand what I'’m saying? -I think so.

Well, now with this team, I'’m afraid not to be the best.

So I wait. I hesitate and I let Jessie or Dawn make the rescue.

I don'’t think I can change.

I don'’t think it's possible.

[slow music]

You know, I never knew how deep it goes.

What my father is, I am.

It'’s bred in the bone.

And you'’re right. I am going to get someone killed.

That'’s why I need to leave the team.

Kekoa!

[Mitch] Hello, Cookie.

Dad. Hey. How you doin'’? You look great.

How'’s the training center?

[Mitch] Forget the training center. What the hell is going on, here?

[Hobie] Sarah and I got off the plane. Mrs. Forsman meets us...

[Mitch] Her name is Sarah?

[Hobie] Wait until you meet her. You'’re gonna love her.

[Mitch] Before or after the wedding?

[Hobie] I didn'’t know about the wedding until we got here.

You didn'’t know you were getting married?

We were supposed to be coming out on vacation.

That'’s why I didn't tell you. I wanted it a surprise.

But, Hobie, how do you go from a vacation to a lifelong commitment?

Have you met Betty?

Yes, I met Betty and I met Lyle.

-They happen to be wonderful people, but-- -Dad...

Just wait until you meet Sarah, okay?

Want to see how much I love her?

Before I knew about any of this, I bought that for her.

Cost me two months salary. Actually, a little more.

It'’s beautiful. Why?

I love her.

[upbeat music]

We'’re going to do a little jet ski pick-up training.

You put the ski'’s out there?

To make us swim a few hundred yards? What'’s the point?

You don'’t swim. You walk.

[JD] Yeah, right. That'’s a good one.

On water? Don'’t blaspheme.

Not on it. Under it.

On two-man teams with one can of air.

And weights to keep you down.

You walk out...

and don'’t come up till you get to the jet skis.

Let'’s go!

Kekoa, please, do this one exercise and we'’ll talk about this later, okay?

[slow music]

[Allie] Whoa.

Hey, Allie.

What?

-This was like our first date. -[giggles]

I'’m serious.

We shared the mouthpiece.

The most intimate act in the Hawaiian culture.

Ha! You keep telling lies like that

and the Hawaiians are going to drive you back to Texas.

Let'’s go. Strawberries.

What?

You taste just like strawberries.

[laughs]

Damn! If only he were older.

Oh, there you are, Hobie! Oh, I'’m so happy.

I am just so happy. Sweetheart, Sarah wants to see you.

I can'’t get over it.

You are so much younger, so much handsomer than I expected.

-You look like a doctor. -Yeah.

How come doctors look like doctors? Is part of getting into Med school?

-Doctor? -He'’s not that kind of doctor.

-Sure he is. -Hobie said he was a physicist.

A physician. Didn'’t you?

-Did you? -I think that I...

Physician, physicist, whatever.

What do you say we get ready for pictures?

Yes, we can'’t be late for our own picture, can we?

Ah, could you just excuse us for one minute?

-Yeah. -Sure.

Yes, step over here. What'’s going on?

I can explain this.

I bet. You'’re embarrassed you have a lifeguard father.

Dad, it'’s not like that.

They said they wanted something... like a real job.

Ah, look, here. Wow.

Dad, come on. Don'’t dump this load of guilt on me.

Why should being embarrassed by your father lay a guilt trip on you?

Tell me what lies you'’d like me to tell

and how long to keep up this deception.

[sing-song] We'’re going to be late.

Oy...

[upbeat music]

-[waves splashing] -[slow music]

[Tiffany] Wow. Look at those waves. Is this wild?

[girl] Be careful.

[Tiffany screams]

-Help! -[girl] Tiffany!

-Help! Help me! -Tiffany!

Tiffany!

Help!

[screams]

Somebody help me! My friend fell in the water!

Someone'’s fallen in.

[tense music]

[Tiffany screaming] Help!

[girl] Help! Somebody help!

[Tiffany continues screaming]

[Sean] Jason.

[Tiffany] Help!

[Tiffany] Help!

Over here! Help!

Jason! Wait!

[JD] Jason, wait for back-up.

Barber'’s Point. This is Baywatch Hawaii. We have an emergency!

Damn that kid. I told him to wait!

[tense music continues]

[girl] Here! Please help her! Over here! Come on!

Help! Hey! Come on! Help us!

[tense music]

Help!

Help!

-Help! -Ah. Hey.

-Please help me, please. -That'’s what I'm here for.

-I'’m Jason. What's your name? -Tiffany.

-Are you hurt? -No.

-Oh, my God. I'’m gonna choke! -Slow.

Breathe slow. There'’s plenty of air, okay?

Like my friend says, "No worries." Okay. Alright.

There'’s a surge here, you feel it? Alright. It's coming.

[Jason] Alright. Go.

You did good. See? "No worries." Alright.

It'’s gonna come again.

[Jason] Relax.

-[coughing] -You did good, see?

Relax, no worries. Alright, I have to go. I'’ll be back, okay?

No! Please, wait.

I have to. There's other lifeguards out there.

-Don'’t leave me here! -Relax, alright? Stay calm.

Alright, I'’ll get you outta here.

Feel the surge. Feel it? It's coming again.

Come on.

[panting] Where... where are you?

[crying] No! Don'’t leave me here!

[screams]

[screams]

[tense music]

Ah.

[coughing]

[JD] Alright, I gotcha, buddy. I gotcha. C'’mon.

Where is she? Is she gonna be okay?

[Jason] She'’ll be alright. We'’re gonna get her out.

[Jason continues coughing]

-I found her. Where'’s the Coast Guard? -On their way.

She won'’t last. She'’s got four inches of air.

Tide'’s rising. She'll be closed out.

Can we swim her out?

Current'’s way too strong.

-Do we have cans of air left? -No.

What do we do?

-I'’m going back. -Wait.

-There'’s no time. -Show me where she is.

-What'’s the point? -Show me!

[tense music]

[Jason] Alright, it'’s like this.

The ocean surge rips through this tunnel

till it reaches a chimney in the rock bottom.

From there it explodes, up and out, creating this blowhole.

She'’s stuck, back and beyond that in a pocket in the lava tube.

Normally the surge would backwash, but it doesn'’t,

water escapes through the blowhole.

What'’s the distance from the opening to her?

Twenty-five feet, but the surge is incredibly strong.

JD, you think we can "leap-frog" her out?

"Leap-frog?"

-Yeah, it could work. -I don'’t know what that is.

We support each other against the side of the tube,

drag her all the way to the end.

-Let'’s work it out here. -We don'’t have time, let's just do this!

Jason... Slow down.

Jason, please be patient. We only got one shot

and we have to do this right, okay?

We go all the way in to the back where the victim is.

I go into the tube first. I get flat against the wall

and out of the surge as much as possible.

I stretch out and grab a hand hold. Alright? I'’m the anchor.

Once I'’m set, Kekoa comes in over me.

She stretches out and gets a hand hold, then JD comes in.

He climbs over Kekoa and me and he stretches out.

Jason, you grab the victim.

You climb over all of us to the head of the line.

As you pass by me, I follow you.

As you pass by Kekoa, she follows me and as you pass by JD, he follows her,

till we re-set and do it again.

-This is crazy. It will not work. -Jason, I'’ve seen it work.

JD, she'’s a civilian. She can't hold her breath long enough.

Right. She can'’t.

Then, what are you saying, Sean?

She'’ll be dead when we get her out.

This is crazy.

-What are you doing? -I'’m giving her a chance.

-No! I will not do this! -How can we knowingly let her die?

What am I alone here? She is going to die.

[tense music]

Either she dies in there where we can'’t help her,

or she dies out here where maybe we can.

I say she dies out here.

There'’s got to be another way.

If there is, tell me. Don'’t let her die while we debate it.

Okay.

Okay, now, when she loses consciousness, be ready for it.

Keep her moving. And one other thing,

if anyone of us falters, it'’s over for all of us.

Ally, you'’re gonna provide back-up.

When we come out, we may be hypoxic ourselves from lack of oxygen.

So be ready to take over, alright?

Let'’s save the victim and don'’t become one.

Let'’s go. Kekoa, I need you on this one.

We all do. Without a team effort, this gal doesn'’t stand a chance.

Don'’t worry, I'll be there.

No hesitations?

Not even the thought of one.

Okay.

[tense music continues]

[Tiffany screaming] Help! I can'’t see!

-I'’m back. -Oh, thank God.

-[crying] -Okay, just relax.

[Tiffany screaming] Help!

Help me! Help!

[all panting]

Okay, I want you guys to ventilate. You get as much air as you can.

[Tiffany screaming]

Okay.

You know what to do.

[tense music continues]

Take a deep breath. I'’m gonna get you out.

Relax. On three. One, two, three.

[deep breath]

[tense music continues]

[all panting]

[Sean] Easy.

No pulse, no breathing. Begin CPR.

One, two, three, four, five, breathe.

[whispers] C'’mon.

One, two, three, four, five, breathe.

Pulse check.

No pulse, resume CPR.

C'’mon, Tif, three, four, five, breathe.

One, two, three, four, five, breathe.

C'’mon, Tif, three, four, five, breathe.

One, two, three, four, five, breathe.

Tif, one, three, four, five, breathe.

Pulse check.

No pulse. Resume CPR.

Let me take over. You'’re all worn out.

One, two, three, four, five, breathe!

One, two, three, four, five, breathe!

[out of breath] One, two, three, four, five, breathe!

One, two, three, four, five, breathe!

[Sean] She'’s got a pulse.

-Bring her up. -[coughing]

[slow music]

[soft weeping]

[upbeat music]

[Lyle] The Minister'’s going to be over there.

The Justice of the Peace

and the Hawaiian Priest who will give the island blessing.

Ah, a Justice of the Peace, a Minister and a Hawaiian Priest?

Betty likes to cover all the bases.

-Oh... -Alright, guys, shove off!

[upbeat music]

Here comes the bride, everybody.

I thought it was bad luck to see the bride in her gown before the wedding.

What difference does it make?

[click of the camera]

[upbeat music continues]

[crash]

Easy, let me--

-[Lyle coughs] -That'’s not the way it was supposed to be.

[moaning] Here, ah, yeah...

[grunts]

[grunts]

These clubs are evil.

Ah, it'’s not the clubs.

Oh, yeah, then you hit one.

[moaning]

-Wow! -[Mitch] Tailor-made,

bubble Shaft, Cavity back. It'’s not the clubs.

-Then, it'’s me. -It'’s you. Take a lesson.

Look, Lyle, I want to get something straight about what I do.

Lyle, I'’m an LA County Lifeguard.

Wow. A doctor and a lifeguard. Busy.

-No. I'’m only a lifeguard. -[Lyle] Well, that'’s happening all over.

Cost of malpractice insurance, HMO'’s. It'’s ruining medicine.

Driving a lot of you guys away.

No, you don'’t understand. I am not a doctor.

I have never been a doctor. I'’m only a lifeguard.

Hobie made that up, I guess,

cause he thought he was embarrassed about my job, not being impressive enough.

-So, you'’re a lifeguard? -A lifeguard.

-For a living? -For a living.

Interesting work?

Very. Look, I need to ask you...

are you for this marriage?

No, I don'’t want them to get married.

Betty does?

No, she doesn'’t want to either,

but she'’d rather have them married than being irresponsible.

Look, who makes a commitment in this country, anymore?

Nobody. Nobody takes responsibility for anything.

Play, have fun, enjoy the sex and not the responsibility.

I'’m not just talking about your Hobie or my Sarah. It'’s all kids.

So you'’re saying, this is some kind of test,

to hold their feet to the fire and see how serious they are.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, exactly.

To be, or not to be... married.

That'’s a dangerous game, Lyle.

Yeah. Kinda like golf.

Hey, can you show me that swing, once again? Just one more time.

-[groans] -One more. Thanks.

[slow music]

Wow.

Wow!

Whoa, I'’ve never seen you like that.

I think you went a little overboard.

Maybe I did get a little carried away.

Carried away? That'’s putting it mildly.

Maybe a little intense.

Intense? Look that up in the dictionary and see a picture of yourself.

A little extreme.

Extreme? You were like a mad man.

-[laughs] -I mean a mad person.

Well, we all were. We'’re a team. We worked together. We wouldn'’t give up.

You'’re right. I'’ll treat you to lunch.

Jason'’s cooking.

Me? Why me? Why is it always me?

-Congratulations. -[Sean] Hey.

I'’ve never heard you use the word "we" so many times before.

-Thanks. -Welcome back.

[people murmuring]

I love him, Mr. Buchannon.

Alright. This is your last chance.

Before you put the wedding dress on, are you sure?

Hobie and I have discussed it and this is what we want to do.

[Hobie] Dad, you've always told me

that when I made a decision for myself, I would know if it was the right one.

You also said that the hardest decision to make would usually be the right one.

I'’ve known my mother all my life.

I know exactly what she'’s doing.

I know she set up this wedding to force us to look at life.

This is how she does things. What can I tell you?

We'’re not getting married.

-At least, not yet. -You'’re not?

[both] You'’re not?

We decided we have our whole lives ahead of us

and we don'’t want to rush into anything.

Are you sure you want to do this?

-Okay, Dad? -So, you'’re not going to get married?

-You'’re not going to live together? -Right.

[Lyle] You get married, live together. It works or it doesn'’t.

You stay in love, you fall out of love and hate each other.

What'’s the difference?

Okay?

Okay.

Okay?

[sighs] Okay.

Okay. Then we'’ll get married.

Oh, Lyle!

I paid for all of this. We might as well enjoy it.

-[laughing] -We'’ll renew our vows.

-What do you say, Teapot? -Oh, honey.

Honey, back.

-[Lyle laughs] -[Betty laughing] Oh.

-[Lyle] Yeah! -Oh, my God!

[people applauding and celebrating]

[slow music]

[Lyle] Yeah.

[sighs]

[ending theme song]

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