Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Irwin Allen

Writers:

Paul Gallico (novel)
Nelson Gidding (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 May 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The story is not yet over. Before her fate is sealed by the deep... the superliner Poseidon will reveal one last secret.

Plot:

Adventurers return to the overturned ship, seeking a fortune.

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Sea | Disaster | Sequel | Ocean Liner

Cast

Michael Caine	...	Captain Mike Turner
Sally Field	...	Celeste Whitman
Telly Savalas	...	Captain Stefan Svevo
Peter Boyle	...	Frank Mazzetti
Jack Warden	...	Harold Meredith
Shirley Knight	...	Hannah Meredith
Shirley Jones	...	Nurse Gina Rowe
Karl Malden	...	Wilbur Hubbard
Slim Pickens	...	Dewey 'Tex' Hopkins
Veronica Hamel	...	Suzanne Constantine
Angela Cartwright	...	Theresa Mazzetti
Mark Harmon	...	Larry Simpson
Paul Picerni	...	Kurt
Patrick Culliton	...	Doyle
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	...	Castorp (as Dean Ferrandini)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:12 (re-rating) (2006) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) (uncut) | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The cast had to learn how to scuba dive in preparation for the final act.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Equipment shadow on Wilbur's back when the crew first meets Svavo.

Quotes:

Captain Stefan Svevo: [to Captain Turner] As you must realize... I can't let you go now!

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

I think it's quite a good sequel.

A lot of people don't like this picture, but, I think it works. It is helmed by a strong cast of principle performers and carried off by a unique twist on the sequel impetus. The idea is fairly original, as opposed to the usual: for this story, one would normally expect they'd just focus on another group of survivors and how they get out. Instead of dealing with people wanting to get out, the plot is spurred on by people wanting to get IN. Then, ironically, they become trapped and become the people who have to get out, along with some of those aforementioned survivors to keep with tradition. I also have to give the film credit for that little bits of continuity, like Linda's body is still lying near the entrance of the ship the crew uses, the same hole the original movie's survivors escaped from. In the end, the movie isn't as bad as it is often called.