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 their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.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 their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.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 their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 nominations total
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- TriviaMany members of the cast and crew came down with minor infections due to being in dirty water for so many hours a day.
- GoofsThe ship was traveling the North Atlantic (London to New York) on New Years, meaning the water would be extremely cold. The main stars of the movie would have died from hypothermia, or at the very least they would have been freezing cold and barely able to function.
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Dylan Johns: Does your husband...
Maggie James: oh, does that work much?
Dylan Johns: What?
Maggie James: The tentative mention of a husband I'm supposed to correct, even though you clocked my wedding finger twice already.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Rogue Waves (2006)
- SoundtracksWon't Let You Fall
Written by Fergie (as Stacy Ferguson), Will.i.am (as Will Adams), Keith Ernesto Harris (as Keith Harris), Byron McWilliams and Ron Fair
Produced by Will.i.am
Arranged, Conducted by and Vocals Produced by Ron Fair
Co-Produced by Ron Fair
Performed by Fergie
Fergie appears courtesy of A&M Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The characters (for want of a better word) are a bit thin and cardboard and the plot really is just a long string of reasonably predictable set pieces but at least it entertains. The best bit is the special effects which are absolutely top drawer. For some reason Hollywood can do some really good FX and CGI when it comes to boats and the CGI rendition of the Poseidon itself in the opening scene is incredibly well done.
Top marks also to the Producers for making sure the Poseidon is a proper British flagged Southampton registered ship and not some Americanised tub.
Much like its predecessor though I fully expect this version to become stable Bank Holiday afternoon television filler material for the next twenty years. Just a pity a remake of 'Beyond the Poseidon Adventure' can't be done from this.
- jmupton2003
- May 21, 2007
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- Poseidon: The IMAX Experience
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- Budget
- $160,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,674,817
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,155,410
- May 14, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $181,674,817
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1