The Poseidon Adventure (2005)

A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.

Director:

John Putch

Writers:

Paul Gallico (novel), Bryce Zabel (teleplay)

Stars:

Adam Baldwin, Rutger Hauer, Steve Guttenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Baldwin	...	Mike Rogo
Rutger Hauer	...	Bishop August Schmidt
Steve Guttenberg	...	Richard Clarke
Bryan Brown	...	Jeffrey Eric Anderson
C. Thomas Howell	...	Doctor Ballard
Peter Weller	...	Captain Paul Gallico
Alex Kingston	...	Suzanne Harrison
Alexa Hamilton	...	Rachel Clarke
Clive Mantle	...	James Martin
Sylvia Syms	...	Belle Rosen
Amber Sainsbury	...	Shelby Clarke
Rory Copus	...	Dylan Clarke
Geoff Pierson	...	Admiral Jennings
Peter Dobson	...	Agent Percy
Nathalie Boltt	...	Shoshanna (as Nathalie Bollt)

Storyline

A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.

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Plot Keywords:

capsize | upside down | terrorist | priest | new year's eve | 

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Taglines:

THE GREATEST DANGER IS ALREADY ON BOARD

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Genres:

Adventure | Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Poseidon-Anschlag

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry Levinson Productions, Silverstar Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

174 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Armand Assante and Sam Elliott were both offered roles.

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Goofs

The hole that is blown in the ship could not have turned the whole ship over. It would only have sunk the way Titanic had done, only by the stern instead of the bow.

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Quotes

Badawi: You'll die with me.
Mike Rogo: Not today.

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Connections

Version of The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

User Reviews

One word: Shande!

Remember the tag line on the poster for the original? It was "Hell, Upside Down". Well, this little TV movie of the week is definitely from hell. And it does, of course, turn upside down. It may also turn your stomach upside down if you're stupid enough to sit through this garbage.

I can't believe anyone in their right minds would associate their names with this piece of dreck. Oh, I forgot. If I were Steve Guttenberg, I suppose I'd be thrilled if the phone rang with a job. Too bad he was home the day his agent called with this audition. Too bad he auditioned. Too bad he got it. Too bad he took it. But, I suppose he does have mortgage to pay. Bless his heart. But I shouldn't just pick on poor Steve. Ditto Rutger Hauer. Bless his heart, too.

The producer should be taken out and beaten with a stick. So should the executives at the network who decided to buy and air this. It must have been bring your toddler to work week at NBC, and some little one got into an office he shouldn't have, pushed a button and sent TV Guide their weekly listings with this reject in the Sunday night slot.

I can't believe I was able to sit through this whole thing. What an embarrassment. If you've got a few hours of your life to kill and don't mind throwing a chunk of it away, watch this if it ever comes out on DVD, which I pray to my personal God, for YOUR sake, Poseidon enthusiast, it wont! Let's hope for something better when the film remake comes out.

I'm not holding my breath.

PS - for those of you who don't know, Shande is a Yiddish word which translates to: THE MOST HORRENDOUS DISGRACE EVER! Belle would know. Well, Shelley would DEFINITELY know. This other hack cast in her part, I'm not so sure.