Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV)

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writers:

Irwin Allen (story)
John Gay (writer)

Release Date:

14 February 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionaire pays him the the contents of a safe deposit box...

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Bomb | Hijack | Safe Deposit | Luxury Liner

Cast

Robert Stack	...	Captain James Morgan
David Hedison	...	Doctor Peter Brooks
Ralph Bellamy	...	Jonathan L. Dundeen (J.L. Dundeen)
Bradford Dillman	...	Martin Reed
Sorrell Booke	...	Robert Dwight
John Randolph	...	John Howe
Linden Chiles	...	Matthew Evans
Burr DeBenning	...	Ted Trevor
Sheila Allen	...	Claudine Lennart (as Sheila Mathews)
Mills Watson	...	Jim Greer
Ellen Weston	...	Ann Trevor
Francine York	...	Betsy Schuster
Paul Carr	...	Walter Fletcher
Elizabeth Rogers	...	Irene McKay
Russell Johnson	...	Mr. Forbes (Bridge Officer)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

According to legendary SFX technician L.B. Abbott, this film used some out-take footage of the model of the S.S. Queen Mary used in The Poseidon Adventure (1972). In this TV-movie the scene is where the ship is listing to one side and then begins to right itself. This was actually a rejected special effects scene because the miniature wave that was supposed to capsize the model in "Poseidon" was too small and had to be re-shot. Luckily that 'bad footage' was saved and came in handy for this TV-movie. Also, every scene of the ship at sea was footage from "Poseidon Adventure" (mostly establishing shots) since the original model of the Queen Mary was no longer available for filming.

Movie Connections:

Features The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Good and Plenty, but boring

I don't know exactly why Irwin Allen produced this movie. It's like a repeat of his first sea disaster film but with more of gun violence in it. I would also believe that he wanted to make it into a TV series as well, but I guess that flopped. The characters are very good in this TV movie, and the storyline fitted perfectly with the current events of the 70's without over dramatizing it. Like The Poseidon Adventure, the film was filmed aboard the Queen Mary but in more extensive areas like the lounge and the Royal Suite Cabin. Although the movie is good in general, the special effects are some to laugh at for a 70's movie. If you are a disaster freak like I am, try watching the movie. You just may like it.