Eight Memorable Swimming Pool Scenes From the 2000s
Some of cinema’s most memorable scenes take place in or around the local or backyard swimming pool. It’s a Wonderful Life, The Graduate, Caddyshack and Fast Times at Ridgemont High are just some of the classic flicks featuring a famous in ground rectangle or oval filled with water. With summer winding down, it seems like an ideal time to tip our hat to a few more movie pools. Here are eight from the 2000s sure to whet the appetite.
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Let’s start things off with a bang. Or in this case, a slinghsot. Only the crazy crew from Jackass could devise such a wet and wild stunt. Don’t try this at home. If you do, prepare to be injured.
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Odds are you haven’t seen this teen slasher film starring luscious lesbian Amber Heard. For some strange reason, it’s not even available on Netflix. Nevertheless, it’s bloody entertaining and includes a drunken jock taking a dangerous leap of faith.
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Zach Braff’s directorial debut is a little whiny, but it does contain a handful of charming bits highlighted by this exchange between Braff and the always adorable Natalie Portman, who plays the girl too good to be true.
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One of 2009’s unappreciated gems, Adventureland deftly details the uncertainty of life after high school. Jesse Eisenberg and Kristin Stewart are the leading couple who share a late night dip that results in an embarrassing moment. We’ve all been there.
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Swimming in the principal’s pool after hours is near the bottom of the list of things I want to do with a porn star, but it makes for an amusing and titillating scene, especially when said porn star is portrayed by Elisha Cuthbert.
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The thought of sitting through a French film might make you cringe, but trust me when I say Swimming Pool is worth the watch. Sexy Ludivine Sagnier spends most of the duration either nude or semi-nude. I’ll wait why you add it to your Netflix queue.
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If a boulder rolls off a mountain and crashes into my pool, I’m going to call it a harbinger of bad things to come. Ex-thief Gal Dove kinda sorta agrees with my assessment, but he still gets mixed up with the psychotic Don Logan.
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If you have yet to see Summer Catch, allow me to save you time and money. The following 30-second clip tells you all you need to know about the “plot.” You’re welcome. Staying on topic, Jessica Biel’s body belongs in the Smithsonian.
Honorable Mention: This scene from Let the Right One In would’ve made the list, but the copyright cops won’t allow an embeddable clip. Watch it here. It kicks ass.
