![]() ![]() Scott surmises that the escape route will be found “upwards”, at the outer hull, now above water. Acres, an injured waiter, is trapped at the galley door now high above. In the dining room, survivors take stock of their predicament. The ship is hit broadside and capsizes, floating upsidedown. He receives word from the lookout that a tsunami is approaching from the direction of Crete. The captain is called to the bridge in response to a report of an undersea earthquake. Passengers gather in the promenade room to celebrate. The ship’s singer, Nonnie Parry, rehearses for the New Year’s Day celebration. Haberdasher James Martin is a love-shy, health-conscious bachelor. Retired Jewish store owner Manny Rosen and wife Belle are going to Israel to meet their 2-year-old grandson for the first time. Robin is interested in how the ship works and frequently visits the engine room. Susan and her younger brother Robin are traveling to meet their parents. Reverend Scott, a minister who believes “God helps those who help themselves,” is traveling to a new parish in Africa as punishment for his unorthodox views.ĭetective Lieutenant Rogo and wife Linda, a former prostitute, deal with her seasickness. Despite safety concerns, the new owner’s representative insists that the captain go full speed to save money, preventing Poseidon from taking on ballast. The SS Poseidon, an ocean liner slated for retirement, travels to Athens. Passengers and crew are trapped inside, and a preacher attempts to lead a small group of survivors to safety. On New Year’s Eve, she is overturned by a tsunami. Premise: The plot centers on the fictional SS Poseidon, an aged luxury liner on her final voyage from New York City to Athens before being sent to the scrapyard. The ensemble cast included five Oscar winners: Gene Hackman Ernest Borgnine Jack Albertson Shelley Winters and Red Buttons. ![]() He Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American disaster film directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico’s 1969 novel of the same name. Song: The Morning After, music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn Sound: Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis (See List below).Īrt Direction-Set Decoration: William Creber Raphael Bretton Nominated for 8 Oscars, The Poseidon Adventure won one legit award, Best Song (The Morning After) and Special Achievement Award for Special Effects since this category didn’t exist yet. The sets were modeled on Queen Mary, and the actual ship was used for some exteriors. ![]() The movie boasted a top-notch cast: Gene Hackman, right after winning the Oscar for The French Connection, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Jack Albertson, Arthur O’Connell, Leslie Nielsen, Carol Lynley, and Pamela Sue Martin.īut it’s Shelley Winters, in an Oscar-nominated performance, who steals the show as a Jewish grandmother (with a kind but weak heart), who shows heroism by jumping into the dangerous waters. Many of the subsequent disaster movies were produced by Allen, the master of disaster schlock, including The Towering Inferno and Earthquake. The Poseidon Adventure is credited with catapulting, if not launching, the cycle of disaster pictures into greater visibility and box-office popularity the first film of the cycle was Airport in 1970. ![]() The survivors, trapped in the upside-down vessel, try to find their way to the bottom of the ship, which is now its top. D.The film was produced by Irwin Allen, directed by Ronald Neame, with a script by Stirling Silliphnat and Wendell Mayes that’s loosely Paul Gallico’s novel about a cruise ship capsized by an enormous tidal wave. | Cowsills 'II X II' | Everly Brothers | Curt Boettcher | Buckingham Nicks | Lambert & Nuttycombe | Dory Previn | Judi Pulver | Allan Taylor | Waddy Wachtel single | Atlee Yeager | Bridey Murphy | Jorge Calderon | Fleetwood Mac | Kenny Rankin | Splinter | John Stewart | Maxine Sellers | Guthrie Thomas | Nickey Barclay | Barbi Benton | Jackson Browne | Michael Dinner | Dunn and Rubini | Andrew Gold | Arlo Guthrie | Peter Ivers | Carole King | Maria Muldaur | Allan Rich | Robbin Thompson | John Reid | Linda Ronstadt | Tom Snow | J. "The Morning After" (Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn) Steve Broidy, Sidney Marshall - Executive Producers Wendell Mayes, Stirling Silliphant - Writers (Screenplay) Michael Omartin - Keyboard Player (uncredited) Mark Tullin - Dog, Bass Guitarist #2 (uncredited) Robert “Waddy” Wachtel - Crump, Guitarist #1 (uncredited) ![]()
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