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The Poseidon Adventure
IMDB ^ | 1972 | Wendall Mayes

Posted on 06/05/2022 4:06:08 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Nine people explore a cruise ship at sea in a manner that turns their whole lives upside down.


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I know a cheesey disaster movie from the 70"s.
1 posted on 06/05/2022 4:06:08 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

"Surely you can't be serious."

2 posted on 06/05/2022 4:09:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

I liked it at the time. A nice addition to “Towering Inferno.:


3 posted on 06/05/2022 4:09:38 PM PDT by madison10
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To: dfwgator

I am. And don’t call me Shirley.


4 posted on 06/05/2022 4:10:03 PM PDT by Angelino97
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It’s funny now that I can’t even watch Leslie Nielsen in a serious role without cracking up.


5 posted on 06/05/2022 4:11:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

The book was a lot better It really gave you the sense of everything being upside-down. A lot of it really couldn’t be expressed in a movie.


6 posted on 06/05/2022 4:12:14 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: madison10

And “Earthquake: In Sensurround”


7 posted on 06/05/2022 4:12:41 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

It’s always better the morning after.


8 posted on 06/05/2022 4:14:32 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: DallasBiff
That was one of the first adult movies I saw in a theater. I was 10 years old. I couldn't make heads or tails of it. I would rather have watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Willie Wonka.

I do remember the theme song by Maureen McGovern ("Morning After") being on the radio.

9 posted on 06/05/2022 4:15:10 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,195,621 active users on Truth Social)
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To: madison10

Disaster movies were all the rage in the 70’s.


10 posted on 06/05/2022 4:17:59 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: dfwgator

Every now and then Leslie Neilsen showed up as the heavy or bad guy in a few 70s shows.

He did that well in addition to comedy.


11 posted on 06/05/2022 4:18:33 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Libloather

I saw this movie for the first time in 1975 on a ship going to the Philippines.
The captain was livid with the steward for getting this film.
LOL!
The steward thought “Oh Poseidon. Greek god of the sea like Neptune. This will be a nice movie for an ocean voyage.”
Little did he know.
As I remember the film went over very well with the passengers and crew but the captain was fit to be tied.


12 posted on 06/05/2022 4:20:32 PM PDT by gdzla (Tyrannis Seditio, Obsequium Deo)
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To: DallasBiff

Irwin Allen, king of cheese , and creator of 60’s scifi TV, such as Lost in Space ( with the deadly carrot man), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( with Nazi’s , commies, and deadly sea creatures almost every episode), and Land of the Giants ( with the kitty cat of doom always hunting the little people).
Today the JoeBiden adventure is a plot writing itself... Will it end like the Poopsidedown ( Mad magazines take on the poseidon adventure)? Watch the Fantasy worlds of Irwen Allen hosted by Billy Mumy for a walk down memory lane ( or is it a flying sub ride ( coolest TV vehicle of all time))


13 posted on 06/05/2022 4:20:50 PM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: BradyLS

https://youtu.be/tEs8TclS5CE

‘The Poopside Down Adventure’


14 posted on 06/05/2022 4:21:24 PM PDT by CTyank
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To: DallasBiff

I cry every time Shelly Winters drowns. She almost made it!


15 posted on 06/05/2022 4:21:40 PM PDT by turfmann
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To: DallasBiff

Great childhood memories.


16 posted on 06/05/2022 4:22:25 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: turfmann

IIRC, Shelly made the underwater swim but then died of a heart attack.


17 posted on 06/05/2022 4:25:53 PM PDT by LiveFree99
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To: SamAdams76
I remember the Mad Magazine version. Actually that was my only exposure to a lot of 70s movies. Our town only had 2 theaters and the same movies would play for weeks.

Then there were a couple drive-ins. Movies were just an excuse to go...🙈🙉🙊

18 posted on 06/05/2022 4:26:06 PM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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To: DallasBiff

Shove it! Shove it! Shove it!!!
Said Robin to his big sister.

We thought that was almost swearing back in the day.

Gene Hackman’s character was new age-y pastor. We watched it not too long ago and I turned to my husband and said ,”What kind of sermon was that??”
Plus we were laughing at Stella Stevens maneuvering around a capsized ship in high heels!!! But it is entertaining and along with Towering Inferno and Earthquake a bit nostalgic as well


19 posted on 06/05/2022 4:27:53 PM PDT by karatemom
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To: DallasBiff

Great Movie, very realistic. Leslie Nielsen plays Captain Biden.


20 posted on 06/05/2022 4:29:12 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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