By Frank Miller
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Brief Synopsis
Rival salvage parties enter an upside down ocean liner in search of treasure.
Cast & Crew
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Irwin Allen
Director
Veronica Hamel
Mark Harmon
Angela Cartwright
Slim Pickens
Jack Warden
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Disaster
Sequel
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
After the survivors have been rescued from the capsized Poseidon, a team of rescue workers come to the ship to salvage what remains. During their exploration of the vessel, they themselves become trapped in the hull, and while trying to escape, discover some survivors from the original disaster who had not been found. The two groups of survivors join forces to return to safety on the surface.
Director
Irwin Allen
Director
Cast
Veronica Hamel
Mark Harmon
Angela Cartwright
Slim Pickens
Jack Warden
Karl Malden
Michael Caine
Paul Picerni
Peter Boyle
Sally Field
Telly Savalas
Dean Ferrandini
Shirley Jones
Patrick Culliton
Shirley Knight
Crew
Dick Alexander
Sound
Irwin Allen
Producer
Preston Ames
Production Designer
Jack Baur
Casting
Joseph Biroc
Director Of Photography
Janet Brady
Stunts
Bob Bralver
Stunts
Bill Brame
Editor
Ayn Cavellini
Stunts
Joe Cirillo
Stunts
Norman A Cook
Production Manager
Chuck Crafts
Makeup
Tom Cranham
Production
Vince Deadrick
Stunts
Justin Derosa
Stunts
Gene Eliot
Sound Editor
Tom Ellingwood
Makeup
Tony Epper
Stunts
Pamela Estrom
Stunts
Jerry Fielding
Music
Marneen Fields
Stunts
Gene Fioramonti
Other
Harold Fuhrman
Set Designer
Al Gail
Associate Producer
Debra Gail
Assistant Editor
Paul Gallico
Source Material (From Novel)
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Darby Hoppin
Hair
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Sheree Kerns
Stunts
Kay Kimler
Stunts
Marvin I Kosberg
Sound Editor
Herman Lewis
Sound
Tony Lloyd
Makeup
Andrew Macdonald
Sound
Steven Marlo
Dialogue Coach
Lola Mcnalley
Hair
John Monte
Photography
Sam Moore
Props
Joseph Musso
Production
Lindsley Parsons
Assistant Director
Ken Peach
Camera Operator
Pete Peterson
Stunts
Pete Peterson
Other
Vern Poore
Sound
Allan R Potter
Sound Editor
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decorator
Michael N Salamunovich
Assistant Director
Edwin Scheid
Sound Editor
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup
Fred Shaw
Stunts
Don Sheldon
Hair
Fred Smith
Camera Operator
Jimmy Stader
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Stader
Stunts
Josef Von Stroheim
Sound Editor
George E. Swink
Post-Production Supervisor
Gary Taraman
Stunts
Barry Taylor
Assistant Editor
Harold Wellman
Photography
George Wilbur
Stunts
Henry Wills
Stunts
Rick Wilson
Stunts
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Designer
Fred Zendar
Stunts
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Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Disaster
Sequel
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Articles
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Seven years after creating the disaster genre with The Poseidon Adventure, producer Irwin Allen returned to his biggest hit, this time assuming directing reins as well. Allen originally had planned a sequel in which the survivors of the original film were trapped in a collapsed railroad tunnel. That premise would resurface in 1996 as the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Daylight. Instead, Allen turned to Paul Gallico's novel for the planned sequel.
The film follows rival salvage crews that infiltrate the still afloat Poseidon in search of its hidden treasures. Allen assembled an all-star cast including Oscar winners Karl Malden and Shirley Jones, along with future Oscar winners Michael Caine and Sally Fields, and Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Slim Pickens, Mark Harmon and Veronica Hamel. He even found a place for his Lost in Space star, Angela Cartwright, in her last major film role (she did have a cameo in the 1998 big-screen version of Lost in Space). Ads promised "More danger. More survivors. More secrets. Just go beyond."
Unfortunately, audiences and critics weren't eager to sign up for a return trip. Despite its accomplished cast, a glossy look (courtesy of cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc), a Jerry Fielding score and some decent shock scenes, the film was a box-office disaster and holds a 0 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It is the only one of Allen's disaster films not to score any Oscar; nominations.
By Frank Miller
By Frank Miller
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Seven years after creating the disaster genre with The Poseidon Adventure, producer Irwin Allen returned to his biggest hit, this time assuming directing reins as well. Allen originally had planned a sequel in which the survivors of the original film were trapped in a collapsed railroad tunnel. That premise would resurface in 1996 as the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Daylight. Instead, Allen turned to Paul Gallico's novel for the planned sequel.
The film follows rival salvage crews that infiltrate the still afloat Poseidon in search of its hidden treasures. Allen assembled an all-star cast including Oscar winners Karl Malden and Shirley Jones, along with future Oscar winners Michael Caine and Sally Fields, and Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Slim Pickens, Mark Harmon and Veronica Hamel. He even found a place for his Lost in Space star, Angela Cartwright, in her last major film role (she did have a cameo in the 1998 big-screen version of Lost in Space). Ads promised "More danger. More survivors. More secrets. Just go beyond."
Unfortunately, audiences and critics weren't eager to sign up for a return trip. Despite its accomplished cast, a glossy look (courtesy of cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc), a Jerry Fielding score and some decent shock scenes, the film was a box-office disaster and holds a 0 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It is the only one of Allen's disaster films not to score any Oscar; nominations.
By Frank Miller
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Trivia
The movie was filmed based on the ending of the movie Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) when the ship still remains afloat. The original script called for the ship to sink after the survivors take off in a helicopter, but when it did not turn out right, it was therefore decided to keep the ship afloat.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 1979
Released in United States Spring May 1, 1979
Released in United States May 1979
Released in United States Spring May 1, 1979
Formerly distributed by CBS/Fox Video.
