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18 May 1979 (USA)
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The story is not yet over. Before her fate is sealed by the deep... the superliner Poseidon will reveal one last secret. more
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Adventurers return to the overturned ship, seeking a fortune. full summary | add synopsis
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A decent disaster movie. At least worth a look.
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Cast
(Complete credited 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) |
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114 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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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
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After the movie was released, Angela Cartwright was quoted with saying, "I was disappointed in certain aspects of the film and in hindsight I realize it was really a film about water, fire and stunts."
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Anachronisms: Only 50 metres (approximately) of the hull of the Poseidon remains above water when boarded by the salvage/medical team because the front of the ship is sinking lower and lower into the water. Yet all the decks inside the ship are horizontal. For the decks to be horizontal, the ship would have to be sitting level in the water.
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Celeste Whitman:
That prayer you did up there... what religion would that be?
Captain Stefan Svevo: Greek Orthodox.
Celeste Whitman: No kidding? I'm Greek Orthodox... suddenly!
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Captain Stefan Svevo: Greek Orthodox.
Celeste Whitman: No kidding? I'm Greek Orthodox... suddenly!
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Referenced in Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (TV)
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My Take: Formulaic disaster movie, but has its moments with its well-known cast.
This fine, but underrated, sequel is not as good as its hit predecessor "The Poseidon Adventure" was, but easily passable, depending on the yardstick you measure it with. I really like Irwin Allen's production films. They really show a great and realistic disaster and a great well-known cast. This elements would set the pattern to today's disaster hit films. "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure" was one of Allen's last film productions, and it was probably the last great one (critics say Allen's "When Time Ran Out..." was a failure, but they've been wrong before.). I love this sequel, it really has a great cast and some enjoyable (read: cheesy) disaster FX and explosions.
The film resembles a little like the original disaster was. But I think it was meant to be that way. Anyway, most of the cast die heroically. Michael Caine gives a fine performance, but I really liked Sally Field here. She really gives a spunky performance. Field's character is the one Caine's character likes to call "monkey", but she turns out to be his love interest in the film. Telly Savalas makes a really good villain as Dr. Svevo. Jack Warden and Shirley Knight are touching as the couple who never seems to lose hope for each other. The other cast includes Karl Malden, Shirley Jones and Peter Boyle, all great. But Slim Pickens is quite weird in his role as a Texan drunk, who never seems to let go of his priceless bottle through the entire film.
Overall, I liked "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure" as I did with the original. It wasn't as good as that film, but worthy enough to get a *** from me.
Rating: *** out of 5.