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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Mike Rogo: You weren't on the streets that long! How many guys did you know! Do you realise how slim even one of those characters is on this boat.
Linda Rogo: You don't have to shout.
Mike Rogo: I said do you realise...
Linda Rogo: I heard what you said.
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.
Question: Why did Jack Albertson hate working with Shelley Winters when making this movie?
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Answer: There's nothing specific reported about them, but other actors have also expressed disliking working with Shelley Winters. Stella Stevens, who was also in Poseidon, mentioned not getting along with Winters on another movie they made together because she was drinking at the time. Winters had a rather ditzy and brash personality that annoyed some people, which is probably what Albertson was referring to.
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Moreover, Albertson once said, "The happiest moment making the movie for me was when she died."