Celebrate sunny days with these great seaside screen moments.
Baywatch(19892001)
There are beach scenes, and then there are beachseries.
Now say it:If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.
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In the grand tradition of Bond girlsmost notablyUrsula Andressas Honey Ryder in 1962’sDr.
NoBerry rocked a bikini to make a showstopping entrance on the beach.
Saving Private Ryan(1998)
Not all beach scenes have to do with vacations.
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WithSaving Private Ryan,Steven Spielbergset out to makethe most realistic war movie he possibly could.
Jaws(1975)
Steven Spielberg’sclassic shark movieis thegreatest summer blockbuster of all timefor a reason.
His interest becomes a full-blown obsession when he spots her running on the beach, wearing a nude swimsuit.
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If we were grading these scenes on a scale, thisiconic beach momentwould earn a perfect 10.
Because what better destination for a chess game for your lifethat is, playing against Deaththan a beach?
And we might see it again!
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Ron Howard’s charming rom-com fantasy is reportedly getting agender-swapped remake, starringChanning TatumandJillian Bell.
“I’m not enjoying this!”
she cries, braking and accidentally throwing him into the water.
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“But you will always be the guy who peed on me.”
Telling “Junior” about her band, Sugar says their music is “real hot.”
“Well, I guess some like it hot,” he replies, unimpressed.
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“I personally prefer classical music.”
She’s a goner.
There’s not much to say about the thin plot, but who cares?
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Tom Sizemore and Tom Hanks in ‘Saving Private Ryan’.David James/Dreamworks
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