A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
  • Rating: (19,078 votes)
  • Taglines:Hell, Upside Down » At midnight on New Year's Eve the S.S.Poseidon was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized »
  • Runtime:117 minutes
  • Directors: Ronald Neame, Irwin Allen
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Reverend Scott
    Gene Hackman
    Rogo
    Ernest Borgnine
    Martin
    Red Buttons
    Nonnie
    Carol Lynley
    Acres
    Roddy McDowall
    Linda Rogo
    Stella Stevens
    Belle Rosen
    Shelley Winters
    Manny Rosen
    Jack Albertson
    Susan
    Pamela Sue Martin
    Chaplain
    Arthur O'Connell
  • Genres:Action, Adventure
  • Producers:
    Irwin Allen
    producer  
    Sidney Marshall
    associate producer  
    Steve Broidy
    executive producer (uncredited)  
  • Plots: A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in an attempt to survive. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
The Poseidon Adventure
  • User's comment: by LewisJForce (gunghomonro@yahoo.com)

    'The Poseidon Adventure' is a supremely entertaining flick from the days when blockbusters were amongst the best movies out there. Rather than the worst.

    Sure, it's corny and it's histrionics can seem overly familiar, but it still packs a punch. This is due to the fact that it's played completely straight. Well, relatively straight in the case of the Borgnine/ Stevens double-act. And it achieves real dramatic resonance from it's allegorical plot line. It pretty much created the template for the 'disaster' film.

    Favourite bits:

    Red Buttons' funky little walk up on deck.

    The way Pamela Sue Martin and her date boogie down when they hit the dance floor.

    Pamela Sue Martin's legs. Ditto Carol Lynley.

    Lynley's hippy brother.

    Roddy McDowall's accent and dialogue (consisting mostly of "yes, sir" and "I think so, sir").

    Ernest Borgnine learning that kids can be useful as well as merely irritating.

    Hackman's "Please, God - not THIS woman" schtick and death scene.

    All of Stella Stevens' wardrobe.


  • Quotes: Reverend Frank Scott: So what resolution should we make for the new year? It's to let God know that you have the guts and the will to do it alone. Resolve to fight for yourselves, and for others, for those you love. And that part of God within you will be fighting with you all the way. Linda Rogo: I'm going next. So if ole' fat ass gets stuck, I won't get stuck behind her. Linda Rogo: We're sinking and nothings going to keep us from drowning.
  • Also known as: La aventura del Poseidón (Argentina), La aventura del Poseidón (Mexico), La aventura del Poseidón (Peru), La aventura del Poseidón (Spain), L'aventure du Poséidon (Belgium - French title), L'aventure du Poséidon (Canada - French title), L'aventure du Poséidon (France), A Aventura do Poseidon (Portugal), Die Höllenfahrt der Poseidon (West Germany), Harpatka B'Posiedon (Israel - Hebrew title), Het avontuur van de Poseidon (Belgium - Flemish title), I peripeteia tou Poseidonos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), L'aventura del Posidó (Spain - Catalan title), L'avventura del Poseidon (Italy), O Destino do Poseidon (Brazil), Poseidon Inferno (West Germany), Poseidon katastrofen (Sweden), Poseidonkatastrofen (Sweden - alternative title), Posejdonova avantura (Serbia - imdb display title), Poseydon macerasi (Turkey - Turkish title), Poszeidon katasztrófa (Hungary), S.O.S. Poseidon (Sweden - imdb display title), S.S. Poseidonin seikkailu (Finland), SOS Poseidon (Sweden), SOS Poseidon kalder (Denmark), Tragedia Posejdona (Poland),

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