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Fan of Baywatch or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Baywatch
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The cast of characters mostly reflects the original show's third and fourth seasons. Captain Thorpe was a regular character in the first and second seasons (played by Monte Markham), after which he was promoted to chief and not seen again, although he was mentioned several times. Notably absent is Mitch's son Hobie, the second longest running character on the show after Mitch himself.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Dwayne Johnson is the tenth professional wrestler to work on Baywatch, and the first wrestler turned actor who didn't appear on the show. Jorge Gonzáles, Jimmy Hart, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Leon White, Kevin Sullivan, Shawn Michaels, and Torrie Wilson appeared as guest stars on Baywatch (1989).
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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NFL players Arian Foster and Vernon Davis cameo as basketball players at the beginning of the film when Mitch is running along the beach. Foster is the one that Mitch blocks the shot of.
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Zac Efron's character Matt Brody is rumored to be based on Ryan Lochte after Lochte's scandal when he lost sponsorship deals but Efron stated to Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) that he and Gordon came up with this character entirely on their own.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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This movie was made by Paramount Pictures despite the studio having no involvement in the original TV series, which is owned by FremantleMedia.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The original Baywatch theme can be heard during David Hasselhoff's cameo appearance.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Alexandra Daddario is six inches taller than Nicole Eggert, who played Summer Quinn on the original show.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Baywatch began filming in Florida at the same beach where Lee Hodge worked as a real lifeguard.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Emerald Bay is also the name of a Boy Scout camp in California.
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One of the photos used during the promo reel of Matt Brody that's shown to Mitch is of real Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles when she had a chance to meet Zac Efron on the Today show.
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Jorgie Porter also auditioned for Summer Quinn.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Priyanka Chopra has said that she was a huge fan of the original TV series Baywatch (1989) as a girl in India.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Kelly Brook was in talks to star in the film as CJ Parker, but she later denied the rumor. Kate Upton and Charlotte McKinney were on the short list for CJ before Kelly Rohrbach was cast, McKinney was later cast in the role of Julia.
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Glamour models Keeley Hazell and Kelly Bell had auditioned for roles.
Baywatch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts