The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film)
- Adam Baldwin: Mike Rogo
- Rutger Hauer: August Bishop Schmitt
- Steve Guttenberg: Richard Clarke
- Bryan Brown: Jeffrey 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 Rose
- Amber Sainsbury: Shelby Clarke
- Rory Copus: Dylan Clarke
- Geoffrey Pierson: Admiral Jennings
- Peter Dobson: Agent Percy
- Jeremy Crutchley: Cyrus Copeland
- Jenny Stead: Portland Girl
The Poseidon Adventure is a TV movie from 2005, and a remake of the movie The Poseidon Adventure 1972 Both are based on the novel The sinking of Poseidon. (Original Title: The Poseidon Adventure) by Paul Gallico.
Action
On the Poseidon, a cruise ship, crew and crew spend Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. What they do not know is a handful of Jordanian terrorist brings in the engine room of the ship explosives to explode. Due to the shock wave, the Poseidon begins to lurch and capsizes. What was once the floor is now the ceiling and vice versa. Led by the charismatic Roman Catholic Bishop Schmitt, starts for the survivors of the battle through the corridors " up " in the engine room. Private and personal problems, including marriage dispute between Richard and Rachel Clarke will now be pushed into the background. On land coordinates the Briton Suzanne Harrison evacuation of Poseidon, which runs full with more and more water. At the end, the group freed by blows with a keg of unexploded explosive of terrorists a hole in the hull of the ship and is received by the outside waiting rescuers.
Trivia
- For the 14 million dollar production old characters have been re- occupied, and additional characters are added. An important reason for the production of this film was the expected great interest for the published by Wolfgang Petersen in the following year feature film Poseidon, which is also based on the novel by Paul Gallico.
- In honor of the author of the original novel, the captain Captain Paul Gallico and ship's doctor was in the movie the name Doctor Ballard was named after Robert Ballard, the discoverer of the wreck of the Titanic. The lounge in the film, Jak 's Lounge, was by Jak Castro, President of the Poseidon - fan, named.
- C. Thomas Howell's father, Chris Howell, 1972 was a stuntman in The Poseidon Adventure.
Criticism
, Played over Long ( TV ) remake of " The Poseidon Adventure " (1972) listless and without any tension: Encyclopedia of the International film.