Stream of conscious just brought me to a youtube clip of when the Poseidon blows up at the end (which in itself was ludicrous) but I just noticed something hysterical.
In one of the shots of the interior of the ship exploding/flooding they show a stateroom/bedroom that not only is right side up, but is still all made up with the beds perfectly made, clothes or towels neatly stored on shelves and lotions on a dresser!
How on earth did they miss that in editing?!
I still can't believe they left in the shots of the Poseidon's "hull" underwater - which was nothing more than a billowing and floating canvas skirt!
Okay, make a sentence out of the following words: Face. Sodding. Your. Shut.
Hi Fleischmandoes,
I think I can shed some light on your question.
In the longer, broadcast TV version the Merediths (Jack Warden and Shirley Knight) had basically reassembled their overturned stateroom to make it as comfortable as possible.
This version also revealed that Harold Meredith was a writer of some renown and his wife Hannah helped with his manuscripts. Nurse Gina (Shirley Jones) was a fan of Meredith's books and they all bonded quite a bit as they struggled to escape.
There was almost an hour added to the TV broadcast version because it aired over two nights as a "special event" but it was still pretty lame.
We also find out in this longer version that Angela Cartwright's character is pregnant.
If only the movie had been more like the book. I couldn't put the book down as a kid!
Hope this helps.
"You know me Marge, I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-LAM-ing!"
Thanks cell, I watched this last night and thought there were scenes missing. Now it makes sense. From what I can remember they were good scenes.
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