Poseidon Adventure

[gurdonark]

The disaster film The Poseidon Adventure is on the TV movie channel tonight. The whole thing is such a period piece, life circa 1972, except for the giant tidal wave knocking the ship over and all. What was I in 1972? 13? I seem to recall high heels on men's shoes, and hair much longer on everyone than it is now. Glam rock was in, disco was still to come, and dances alternated songs by Alice Cooper with songs by Curtis Mayfield. There does have to be a morning after, after all, no matter what the night before brings. Leslie Nielsen in the non-comic role of the beleagured captain is worth the price of admission on his own. I wish that someone would discover something about this film akin to the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon coincidental soundtracking phenemenon. I think it would be great if Ziggy Stardust or the Runes album or the first Black Oak Arkansas album fitted neatly with every word Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall or Red Buttons said in the film. I must sign off, though, as the tidal wave is coming, and I can't remember if Shelley Winters survives.

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[kenmora.livejournal.com]

** DON'T READ UNTIL AFTER THE MOVIE**
As I recall, she dies in Red Buttons arms, after having survived some reliving of her glory days as a swimming athelete by finding a path to some submerged chamber or some such.

Let me know if I recalled that right (great melodrama)

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

We have a WINNER :)

[the-outsider.livejournal.com]

I know this is gonna sound terrible, but my favorite part of that movie was when the character played by Shelley Winters died. She was so annoying and loud and never shut up!

[eurekapancake.livejournal.com]

When P.A. was first released, I was working in Atlanta's best movie theater as an uber-usher. The theater held 634 people and sold out all shows for the first six weeks. My job was to keep the crowd outside under control and to nab the line-busters.

At times when the lobby was full of movie-goers waiting for the previous show to , my best friend, Heather (who also worked there) and I would amuse ourselves (and others perhaps) by doing little parodies of PA at the concession stand.

Basically we would lie on the floor and act as if we were standing up in the boat, doing riffs on the upcoming show. We'd end our playlets by giving away beef jerky (the one concession that wouldn't sell).

Remind me to tell you what we'd do when The Godfather was showing!