oseidon [videorecording [DVD] /Irwin Allen Productions/Synthesis Entertainment production ; produced by Mike Fleiss, Akiva Goldsman, Duncan Henderson, Wolfgang Petersen ; screenplay by Mark Protosevich ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Format:
[videorecording [DVD] /Irwin Allen Productions/Synthesis Entertainment production ; produced by Mike Fleiss, Akiva Goldsman, Duncan Henderson, Wolfgang Petersen ; screenplay by Mark Protosevich ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Based on the novel by Paul Gallico and the motion picture "The Poseidon adventure." Special features: Disc 1: "Poseidon : a ship on a soundstage : the complexities of making a modern adventure movie"; theatrical trailer ; Disc 2: "Poseidon : upside down : a unique set design chronicle"; "A shipmate's diary : a film school intern's experiences on the set"; History Channel documentary "Rogue waves." Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Mia Maestro, Jimmy Bennett, Andre Braugher.
Summary:
Over 2,000 passengers and crew are celebrating New Year's Eve aboard the luxury cruise ship Poseidon on the open sea. Without warning, a rogue wave hundreds of feet high slams into the ship and rolls it upside down. Most of the passengers and crew are killed outright, but several hundred remain alive in the ballroom, where the party was being held. Realizing their only hope of rescue lies at the surface of the water, a handful of survivors start to make their way past falling debris, flash fires, and the ever-present threat of flooding. Their destination is the ship's propeller shafts.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.