Continuity mistake: Gene Hackman and John Shea are both doused with water when they come out of the restroom. In the next shot, their hair is completely dry.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
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Directed by: Ronald Neame
Starring: Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley
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Mr. Manny Rosen: My wife can't stand to see anybody not married.
Mrs. Belle Rosen: No, it comes from caring.
Trivia: The look of the set for the upside down engine room was so real, the actors refused to climb anything, fearing that it would fall. The set designer and builders had to climb it first to prove it would hold.
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Answer: He's the representative of the owner of the ship.