The film featured a high-profile ensemble cast and a massive $160 million budget
(Kurt Russell): A former NYC Mayor and firefighter searching for his daughter. Jennifer Ramsey
(Josh Lucas) decides to seek his own escape. He is joined by a small, diverse group of survivors, including: Robert Ramsey
(Emmy Rossum): Robert's daughter, caught in the wreckage with her fiancé. Richard Nelson The film featured a high-profile ensemble cast and
Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Mike Vogel, and Mía Maestro. Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson appears as Gloria, a performer on the ship.
strikes, causing the vessel to capsize in the North Atlantic.
While the Captain urges survivors to remain in the ballroom, professional gambler Dylan Johns Richard Nelson Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss,
(Richard Dreyfuss): A despondent architect who finds a new will to live during the crisis. Maggie James (Jacinda Barrett) and her son (Jimmy Bennett).
Released on May 12, 2006 is an American action disaster film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen . It serves as the third film adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1969 novel, The Poseidon Adventure , and is a loose remake of the acclaimed 1972 film. The Plot: A New Year's Disaster The story unfolds on New Year’s Eve aboard the luxurious ocean liner, RMS Poseidon . As over 2,000 passengers and crew celebrate, a massive 150-foot rogue wave
The film was noted for its extensive use of CGI to recreate the capsizing and was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 79th Academy Awards. Critical and Commercial Reception While the Captain urges survivors to remain in
, much of which was dedicated to its ambitious visual effects.
The group must navigate an upside-down labyrinth of flooding corridors, fire, and twisted steel to reach the ship's surface—now the bottom—before it sinks. Production and Cast