The Studio Sold the Film in a Bad Way
During the tour, he talked candidly about his discomfort over the way Paramount Pictures had sold the film. “We all took Lifeguard very seriously when we were making it,” he told Cinephiled. “But Paramount sold the film in a very specific way. Their catchphrase was ‘Every girl’s summer dream’ and they used this artwork of me in my Speed.” At that point, he was done with the studio, but not with Hollywood.