If they had stuck to Paul Gallico's original idea used in the book i.e. using the same characters who survived in the original film Rogo, Martin, Manny Rosen, Nonnie, Susan and Robin, the film would have been better. The original actors (Borgnine, Buttons, Albertson, Lynley, Martin... 7 years on young Eric Shea would have aged too much to play a ten year old!) were approached for the sequel but it never turned out. I actually found the book a very interesting premise but the film was appalling, mainly in the technical aspects. The sets looked brand new.
The shot of Linda's corpse is actually the same shot used in the original; it's just been recycled. She clearly took a long time to burn!
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majikstl
19 years ago
Gene Hackman was on some talk show and he mentioned that he had been approached about doing the sequel, even though his character obviously didn't make it to the end of the first. He explained that the film would begin with the survivors of the first film getting on board the rescue helicopter where he would greet them by asking "Did my brother survive?"
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cellapie
19 years ago
that would've been awesome, Majikstl!!
But it's my understanding that Hackman LOATHED Poseidon and that he has--to this day, according to an interview a couple of years ago--never even seen the movie.
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