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12 May 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
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On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner, Poseidon, capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for survival as they attempt to escape the sinking ship. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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PLEASE PRAY FOR Hollywood more (607 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 22 | 11:00 AM | TNT |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Josh Lucas | ... | Dylan Johns | |
| Kurt Russell | ... | Robert Ramsey | |
| Jacinda Barrett | ... | Maggie James | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Richard Nelson | |
| Emmy Rossum | ... | Jennifer Ramsey | |
| Mía Maestro | ... | Elena Morales | |
| Mike Vogel | ... | Christian | |
| Kevin Dillon | ... | Lucky Larry | |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Marco Valentin | |
| Jimmy Bennett | ... | Conor James | |
| Stacy Ferguson | ... | Gloria | |
| Andre Braugher | ... | Captain Bradford | |
| Kirk B.R. Woller | ... | Chief Officer Reynolds | |
| Kelly McNair | ... | Emily | |
| Gabriel Jarret | ... | 1st Officer Chapman |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Poseidon: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)The Poseidon Adventure (USA) (working title)
Poseidón (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Посейдон (Russia) [ru]
Le Poséidon (Canada: French title) [fr]
Poséidon (France) [fr]
Poseidon (Germany) [de]
Poseidon (Brazil) [pt]
Poseidon (Greece) [el]
Poseidon'dan kaçis (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Posejdon (Croatia) (wide-release title) [hr]
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Rated PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
98 min | Philippines:98 min (cut) | Germany:94 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42617) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Hungary:16 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | Brazil:12 | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | Venezuela:PG-13 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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Dylan Johns (Josh Lucas) jogging on the deck of the ship during the beginning credits the evening before the ship capsizes pays homage to the original film, The Poseidon Adventure (1972). In it, James Martin (Red Buttons) jogs on the deck of the ship before the night of capsizing. Mr Martin starts off by taking a deep breath at the deck railing before starting off, and Dylan ends his jog at the deck railing. Both wear a full jogging suit which are both the same color. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: There couldn't have been any working electricity. After the ship capsized, the generators wouldn't have been able to maintain a fuel supply, not to mention generators were falling and the fuel was burning up and exploding. This also means the thrust propellers wouldn't have been able to be running. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Christian: When?
Jennifer Ramsey: Mmm. Today.
Christian: Yeah. When today?
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Mamasita moreFAQ
How did the water get into the other ballast tanks before one of them was flooded?Does Kurt Russell die?
What part does Kurt Russell play homage to in this remake of the original?
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Hollywood you better get your act together. Thanks you for spitting out another INSTANTLY forgettable "Blockbuster" Thank God I only paid $4 dollars to see this. Not only can't the Studios come up with original material. The material they remake is worse than the original. If this crap keeps up you will have even less of an audience. A good cast given nothing to chew on and a Director who has made great films and this is what we get? 150 million and the Ballroom set in the original was more impressive?
Video games are so prevalent in society that I fear their mind numbing influence is starting to permeate even NON video game derived movies. The original movie was a good solid, involving movie. This remake takes every element of the original and removes what made it involving. I mean EVERY element. There are people out there making these decisions!! And they are paid huge sums to make these decisions! With the talent in front of and behind the camera this is truly frightening as this seems to be the norm at the present.
Right from the start there is almost NO set up. We don't know where the ship is, where it is sailing, even what ocean it's on! Things that actually would create some atmosphere like the originals speech by the Captain explaining the origin of Poseidon. Greek God of the Sea. They are sailing on the Mediterranean, to Greece? Get it? Cheesy but involving. You know it gives the proceedings some gravatis, some mystery. In the remake we get nothing, we are are in Video game land, we don't have time for such things.
Even the cause for the disaster has absolutely no set up. Happy new year, bang, the tidal wave hits. Unlike the originals slow build up, as it explained WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY! Even the effects in the original worked better. They were simpler but executed as a whole created more of an impact because of the tension that was built up. Again a sense of gravity, HUMAN INVOLVEMENT and Atmosphere! Even in the original, Leslie Nielsen's corny grimace as the wave engulfs the ship. It's goofy but you REMEMBER IT. You know a character we identify with reacting to the impending disaster. It's a very basic cinematic technique. But I guess todays more "sophisticated" audience don't need this kind of thing anymore.
There is no human involvement in the wave hitting in this remake. The Captain isn't called to the bridge, no build up, just some crew members we've had no contact with running around. Absolutely unmemorable. The effects are impressive but who cares, I'm not given anything to latch on to.
Straight across the board EVERY situation is diminished from the original. The scene chewing conflict between Gene Hackaman and Ernest Borgnine is totally lost in the remake. There is NO conflict with the characters. NONE! It's just one disaster to overcome to the next. You know , like a VIDEO GAME.
Even the self sacrificing Shelly Winters death swim has almost no emotional impact because the character doesn't return and die in front of everybody. Like DUH! Hey screen writers perhaps you should learn of something called ELEMENTS OF DRAMA!! Even if you have no talent you could at least COPY the original, not make it worse! Absolutely mind boggling!! If you WANTED to sabotage the original you couldn't have done a better job. UNREAL! All you film lovers just keep repeating "Things will get better" Repeat it like a prayer.