Very few have reviewed this classic. It was great watching you react. What sets this Disaster film apart from others, in my opinion, is the characters. It’s not just about people being killed. We actually care about them. Watching a loving grandmother die right after saving basically everyone, was heartbreaking. Having the main character who led them to safety sacrifice himself just before their rescue was devastating. This classic film really pulls at the heartstrings.

Gene Hackman tearfully pleading “not this woman” while holding Shelley Winters’ body gets me every time.

Back in the day lead characters, even heroes of stories, often died and did not just come back to please the audience. That is an overused trope in modern movies. The gravity of the story is often sacrificed by miraculous survival for the sake of pleasing the audience, and sequels - let's face it. I admire films from that period for not treating the audience like children.

Stella Stevens recently passed away at age 84, rest in peace.

The entire cast in this movie are legends.

Excellent choice! I saw this in the theater when it came out. Audiences were blown away by the epic drama and horror. The cast is absolutely loaded. One of Gene Hackman’s best performances.

Hackman, now 93, is retired. Bonnie and Clyde (as Buck Barrow) The French Connection (Academy Award, Best Actor; Academy Award, Best Picture; film also won three other Oscars) The French Connection II Scarecrow Hoosiers

Ernest Borgnine won the Oscar fir MARTY. Became a bigger star in the TV series MCHALE'S NAVY. He was also Cabbie in ESCAPE FROM NY.

Shelley Winters won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). My favorite Gene Hackman performance is in Mississippi Burning.

The Poseidon Adventure was the second highest grossing movie in 1972 right behind The Godfather. It was also nominated for best Picture. I was 8 and my buddies and I rode our bikes to the theatre on a Saturday afternoon to watch The Poseidon Adventure. The theatre was packed.

The pop song that was performed during the party "There's Got To Be A Morning After" actually became a minor Top 40 hit on AM radio.

Gene Hackman plays a cop in 5 Oscar winner 'The French Connection' (1971) Could not be more different from Poseidon Adventure.

I saw that, not long time ago, Gene Hackman noticed a crew filming in his neighborood....he went to the crew and asked if there was a little role for him, but they refused because they only saw an old man (he is 93 now) and didn't know who he was....so, he left...

Leslie Nielson in one his final serious/dramatic roles before moving into comedy.

An emotional movie for sure. Gene redeemed himself. Not only a hero but a self sacrificing hero.

You could see Gene Hakman playing an interesting high school basketball up against the odds set in 1952 Indiana in "Hoosiers" Dennis Hopper also plays the town drunk & father of one of the players. Fun film.

As kids during the summer we would play the Poseidon Adventure in our pool. We would put obstacles in the pool and have to hold our breath and make it 2 times around the pool back to the ladder to get to the engine room. Which was our deck. Such a great movie a classic for sure.

The 70s were the heyday of the disaster flick. Big name casts, heavy doses of hammy acting. Amazing effects for the time. The most famous is The Towering Inferno, and i highly recommend it for the channel. Earthquake and Airport 75 might also be good if you find yourself liking that.

I forgot Leslie Nielsen used to be a Dramatic Actor before turning to Comedy. It’s so weird to take him seriously! RIP to Him, & Stella Steven’s. This is one of my Favorite Disaster Films of all time. Classic Disaster Movies are fun. You need to Checkout the Airport Disaster movies each one is Great and have great cast react to those over the Summer. There are 4 Films total! Also there’s Earthquake and The Towering Inferno Great Reaction!

I remember being 9-years-old and watching this movie a few times at my local theater. I saw it the first time with my parents, after that, on a Saturday with just a groups a friends. "The Morning After", the theme song. filled the airways, and all the girls that sang had the sheet music for it. I believe that I sang it at least once in school choir too. This movie really made a big impact on the culture at the time - not in the way Jaws for Star Wars did, but it did hit hard.

One of my top 10 greatest pictures of all time. You might also take note of Martin working behind the scenes to keep everyone together. Every time Linda starts shouting, or Rogo and Scott start fighting, Martin jumps in and diverts them with a question. And he was always willing to be the last one to make sure everyone else was ahead.

Hey Madison, great choice! One of the classic disaster movies of the 1970s. R.I.P. Stella Stevens (passed away February 17, 2023 at age 84). Now, you should go back two years and see the one that unofficially started the fad, Airport (1970). It has an even better A-list cast of Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jacqueline Bisset and the ill-fated Jean Seberg (of Breathless fame).

Poseidon Adventure is one of the best of the disaster movies, maybe the best of the genre. The religious overtones and messages (parables?) give it a depth you won't see in other disaster movies. I think you did a great job of picking up on those religious themes (like the faith of a child, the Christmas tree, and others). Thanks for a thoughtful reaction and great job Madison's mom for picking a brilliant movie!

The dining room set was built with double sided ceiling & floor. To create the upsidedown ship, the floor flips to a copy of the ceiling, & the ceiling flips to a copy of the floor. Really creative set design! The other great Irwin Allen disaster flick is The Towering Inferno. Same huge cast, same numerous subplots; same spectacular live action effects shots!

The Poseidon Adventure was the inspiration for the Disney sci-fi film The Black Hole. The original pitch for the Black Hole was "it's The Poseidon Adventure, but in space"! It actually has two if the same actors too, Roddy McDowall and Ernest Borgnine.

Loved Mrs. Rosen swimming under water but sad she died. Also, Mr. Rosen is "Grandpa Joe" in the original Willy Wonka movie.

Gene Hackman is one of my favorite actors of all time. I think he always chose multifaceted characters to portray. That's what makes him so fantastic. Definitely check out The French Connection, Mississippi Burning and Hoosiers. Another early movie to see is Bonnie and Clyde. He played Clyde Barrow's brother, Buck, in it. I've probably seen most of his movies. He is a truly talented actor.

Film history: this movie came out during a weird era in the 1970s when disaster movies were all the rage, including the Poseidon Adventure, the Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Meteor, Gray Lady Down, The China Syndrome, Avalanche, Airport and its two sequels, the Hindenburg, The Swarm. All had ensemble casts, many had a professional athlete make a cameo, and most involved a plot where some everyman saved the day. This is the genre satirized by the classic comedy "Airplane" (including an absurd cameo by professional basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and even Shelly Winters who was in this movie). "Airplane" is still funny today, but it's even funnier if you know the tropes of the source material, including this movie.

Fantastic choice! Thank your mother from us, LOL! This is the greatest disaster film ever made, with such amazing writing and acting that you care about every single character and feel devastated when each one dies, and the practical effects are amazing -- look at how the actors did so many of their own stunts. In fact, Shelley Winters did all of that underwater swimming and diving herself and that's probably why she got the nomination. Great reaction!

The scebe where Manny finds Mrs. Rosen and realizes she dead. Real emotional scene and great acting. I was a kid when I saw this in the theater and it is just as impressive today as it was back thn. Great reaction Madison.

Hi Madison!🙂Irwin Allen started making sci-fi TV shows in the 60s like "Lost in Space" ,"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", and "Land of the Giants". He often worked with a fairly young Johnny (John) Williams for musical scores for his shows. By the 70s Irwin Allen was producing disaster films like "The Poseidon Adventure", "The Towering Inferno" and "Earthquake" and John Williams continued to compose the musical scores for his films. Great reactions to this well made film with an all star cast, Madison!!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The voice of the lookout that calls the bridge about the wave was the movies producer, Irwin Allen. Allen was known as the master of disaster, having produced movies like this and the Towering Inferno.

It's an even more 'all-star cast' than you could know. Almost all of the main characters were very famous in their day, and obviously Gene Hackman becomes a big star. Saw it in the movie theater when I was a kid and it had a big impact on me for a long time. The ending song was also a big hit on the radio. And it fit so well.

Gene Hackman is such a great actor and he's been in about a hundred movies. It's hard to choose but some of my favorites are Bat 21, Unforgiven, Superman, Hoosiers and more. While appearing in an otherwise mediocre movie, Bite the Bullet, his monologue depicting the Teddy Roosevelt's charge up San Juan Hill, made me like I was there.

They made a sequel in 1979 called Beyond the Poseidon Adventure with Michael Caine,Karl Malden, Sally Fields,Telly Savalas,Peter Boyle,Angela Cartwright,Shirley Jones,Mark Harmon,and Slim Pickends. It was not as good as the first but still watchable. Also worth checking out are 1980 Raise the Titanic and 1981 Goliath Awaits which are also about ocean liners.

This movie still gets me a bit emotional watching each character trying their best to survive, and then seeing some get so close but not close enough, even though I watched it back when it first came out. Seeing it on the big screen, with people all around you, really put you into the movie like you were on the adventure with them.

*Comedy Notes:* The Captain of The Poseidon was portrayed by *Leslie Nelson.* He is better known from his recent roles in the comedies *Airplane!* & *The Naked Gun* series of films. *Gene Hackman* had a small comedic role in Mel Brook's very hilarious movie *Young Frankenstein.* All these movies above are very, very funny.

Good one, Madison! What an AllStar cast in this movie. There were a slew of disaster movies in the '70's, most of them based off books, and most of them a lot of fun. Great popcorn movies. Towering Inferno and Earthquake were two more I remember enjoying in the theater. 🙂 Some theaters even installed special vibrating seats for Earthquake, LOL!

Very touching reaction. Saw this at a drive in 1972....we could here all the gasps thru all the open car windows all around us. Like you, many were deeply affected. Great review and reaction Madison. Thanks for sharing.

I agree Madison GH has always been THE actor for me. you always get strong reaction to his character.

Years since I saw this. Hadn't realised Leslie Nielsen was in it. His being cast in Airplane! now makes so much sense!

Phenomenal reaction. Love your closing remarks. You always analyze the film, he charscters, the technique, the storytelling in such smart detail. Thanks, Mom!

The 1970s was the decade of the disaster movie. The Poseidon film dieector, Irwin Allen, was nicknamed The Master of Disaster. Check out his other blockbuster, The Towering Inferno. Also, check out Airport and Airport 1975.

There were two instances in the movie where the audience in the theater were hooraying like crazy. The first was when with Mrs. Rosen did that Olympic move right before she dived into the water. And when Rogo (I think you edited this part out) trapped underwater and his arms and hands came out the water and pulled himself up on the ladder.

Hey have you seen “Seabiscuit” 2003? It’s about a race horse, based on a true story set during the depression era. Nominated for several academy awards. A fantastic underdog feel good story, you’ll love it!

I had just started the 7th grade in 1972. The Poseidon Adventure was a big hit at the time. The Morning After sung by Maureen McGovern was perfect for the ending of this movie.

Ohhh, thats a good oldie.

The Star Wars quote about the ventilation shaft was perfect.

Gene Hackman first came to prominence as Clyde Barrow's outlaw brother, Buck, in the movie BONNIE AND CLYDE. But his next big film was as supercop Popeye Doyle in THE FRENCH CONNECTION. And from then on he played mostly good guy roles. So it is odd that your only familiary with him prior to this movis is as a bad guy. For more great Hackman fare take a look at a '70s movie that puts a spotlight on the surveillance community in THE CONVERSATION and follow it up shortly after with ENEMY OF THE STATE which has a similar theme.

I sat in the movie theater with my parents watching this amazing movie. I was 15 years old. I am now 66, and it is still my favorite film. You made my evening, watching your expressions and your passion for the characters! So happy you enjoyed!

The very first movie memories I have are of this film. Parents went to the drive-in to see it and I was only 4 and wouldn’t go to sleep in the backseat, just had to keep watching

This is my favourite of the disaster genre. I just loved the characters and the intense action sequences. If you want another heroic Hackman performance check out 'The french connection'. A classic example of the 70's pollice drama.

If you haven’t seen it already, Producer Irwin Allen, fresh off this smash hit, followed up with an even more ambitious disaster epic, “The Towering Inferno” (based on two different but similar books) that was so big, it prompted a then unprecedented collaboration between 20th Century-Fox and Warner Bros. - with even bigger stars Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Faye Dunaway, headlining an all-star cast.

If you watch The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen wanted an extended intro with a helicopter scene, and he asked John Williams if he could put music for the entire trip, and he said no problem.

They did a remake of this movie titled '"Poseidon" in 2006. The characters are pretty much the the same, but played by different actors. Kurt Russel stars along with Josh Lucas and Emmy Rossum. Worth watching just to see differences 25 years later.

Well, you also saw Gene Hackman as likeable villain Buck Barrow in "Bonnie And Clyde". He also portrayed the blind hermit in "Young Frankenstein".

In the novel: The Poseidon was converted from an ocean liner RMS Atlantis to a combination cargo-cruise liner; capsized the day after Christmas after being directly over a subsea earthquake, and fell into the void it caused. There were actually a lot more characters (Susan and Robin's parents, Dick and Jane; Hubert Muller a playboy socialite; Mary Kinsale a bookeeper; Tony Bates a raging alcoholic and his GF Pamela Reid; Kemal an oil engineer.) *Muller was the one who fell in love with Nonnie. *James Martin had a meaningless affair with a fellow passenger who died in the capsize. *Tragically, Robin remains missing and ends up dying; while Tony and Pamela stay behind, Tony being intoxicated/passed out) While looking for her brother alone, Susan is raped by a young and terrified steward who is remorseful afterwards, realizing it was a passenger and not a fellow crew member. Susan ends up talking with him and grows to like him. He panics after realizing consequences of his actions, and runs off to his probable doom. She returns with the others but doesn't say anything. Jane (Mrs. Shelby) vents her long-withheld disgust and hatred of her husband Dick. *During the climb through the obstacles in the Engine Room, a frustrated Linda separates to find her own way, chooses an unstable route and falls to her death, impaled on a piece of sharp steel. *Reverend Scott makes a similar sacrifice after denouncing God. In Mary's remorse she admits that they were going to be married, to mixed reaction. *Martin takes charge instead of Rogo. As they get to the propellor shaft, oxygen begins to run out. This is where Belle suffers her heart attack and dies. *Once outside, Tony and Pamela are seen having survived, along with another group of people from the bow. *Susan ends the novel by dreaming of going to visit Herbert's parents, hoping that she is pregnant so that she can continue Herbert's legacy (WTF?!)

The great 70’s era of Disaster Movies started with this one. The best of them all was 1974’s “The Towering Inferno” (which also got a Best Picture nomination)-One reactor tried viewing that for 70’s kitsch value, and ended up completely caught up in the thrills. Although my favorite was 1976’s “The Hindenburg”, which is overdue for a reactor discovery.

Irwin Allen had a way of either making you love or hate characters and get caught up in the tension of whatever disaster movie he made. If you get into the Airport disaster movies there are several. Airport 1970, Airport '75, Airport '77 and The Concorde: Airport '79. They're all somewhat connected by one character, Joe Patroni, played by George Kennedy. My more recent favorites are Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak, Deep Impact and Armageddon.

Leslie Nielsen's first role as a lead actor was Captain John Adams in the amazing "Forbidden Planet" (1956) The film was ground-breaking in its special effects, and it starred the first ever smart robot, Robby the Robot! Co-Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and several other actors who went on to TV stardom.

"The Morning After" is the theme song of the movie; and it won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Song. After the movie came out it was recorded by Maureen McGovern and became a hit single for her in 1973. It was a No. 1 hit in the US for two weeks during August 1973, and became a Gold record; and her biggest hit.

One of several disaster movies in the 70's, including "The Towering Inferno", "Earthquake" and "the "Airport" movies. The cast were famous back in the day. Leslie Nielsen was a dramatic actor who became famous as a comedic actor because of Airplane and The Naked Gun series. Red Buttons did a lot of comedy but is in a good WW2 movie called "The Longest Day", Jack Albertson went on to be in the tv series "Chico And The Man". Ernest Borgnine has a great performance in a movie set in the 1930's called "Emperor Of The North", you would enjoy that I think. Gene Hackman of course is in a bunch of good movies including "Crimson Tide", "Enemy Of The State", "Mississippi Burning", and "Hoosiers. All of which you should watch if you haven't.

Ha! Gene Hackman usually played good guys. Not always, but often. He actually makes a hilarious bad guy in the original "Superman" from 1978, he's so good in that. DEFINITELY put "The Conversation" from 1974 on your list, that is one of his absolute greatest performances/movies. Directed by Francis Ford Coppolla.....the same year he directed Godfather Part 2. Both got nominated for Best Picture! (Godfather Part 2 won). Definitely recommend that one, I think you would do an amazing reaction to that one. And of course, the movie that brought him to fame: "Bonnie And Clyde", another must-see. (he's a supporting character in that one, it stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway). Amazingly there are no reactions to "Bonnie And Clyde" yet, and only one or two for "The Conversation". Please right this wrong!!!!

Great reaction! Gene hackman is one of the most talented actor ever. As said, Bite the Bullet is a gripping western.

Most of this reaction i was yelling, "Madison, remember to breath!" In the Madison Magazine parody, when they got to the hull, the ship flipped over again.

Back then... All the movies had an unique great formula: 40% were for development of the characters with 60% of the story in which 30% were for special effects. And now after 2005, all the movies are 50% are for the story with full 50% for special effects.

Now you need to watch a movie made in the same time era and with the same feels, The Towering Inferno, huge cast including Paul Newman.

A Personal Benefit I received by watching this movie for the first time when I was 10-years old: When I starting swimming, then lifeguard, training I was driven to be able to hold my breath as long as I could under water. I could actually swim underwater at 11-yrs old, but not on the surface until a couple of years later. I starting Lifeguard training at 16 as a Boy Scout trying to earn my Eagle Scout rank (which I did a year later), then I went on to complete the Lifeguard training. When I was done with that training I could hold my breath for 2mins, 35secs. When I next watched this movie I timed how long it took those people to swim underwater and it was 2mins and 10secs. I won the award for longest breath hold during the final Lifeguard test. My Lifeguard instructor told me that having started so young swimming a LOT underwater, that I built up the vessel connected to my lungs which led to that accomplishment a few years later. So I accomplished a 'Life Skill' that I made sure I passed to my four children, which they all accomplished by the time they were 18. I used the Reverend Scott in me to make sure they were ready to survive 🙂 Thanks for the great reaction video.

Rare pick for a reaction. Film still holds up due to Hackman and the rest of the casts' performance. Great reaction! (Leslie Nielsen cameo as the captain). Hackman plays 'good' guy' roles in "Hoosiers', a comedic 'bad' guy in 'Superman'(1978), 'The Royal Tenenbaums' was good, too.

This was the first movie I ever saw in a theater... (Yes, I'm old!)

Its great how much you're watching so many various films on your channel. Enjoying the films of your parents and grandparents, can only help you as a writer. This can only enhance your life and personality perspectives, give you ideas and other views that seems almost lost on the current generation of our world. I would really recommend that you watch A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Starring young Peggy Ann garner) if you haven't watched it. An absolutely WONDEFUL film about a girl's imagination and its conflict with real life.

I subscribed after watching this with you. I'm 56, and every other "first time watching " channels are all , to me, newer movies. Which is fine, but you do the classics! I checked your channel, and I must say you are now my favorite!

The '70's and the Disaster Movies --- The Towering Inferno, the "Airport" movies, Earthquake...

Terrific reaction! I saw this movie over twenty times. I was 12 upon its released and saw it repeatedly throughtout my life. The whole cast was astonishing and was one of those movies that stays with you. Please thank your mom for the awesome recommendation. It brought back great memories and took me back in time when I enjoyed such great films.

My sister and I went to see this when it first came out. I don't know what she was thinking, but she was shocked and surprised when the ship rolled over and she was terrorized all the way through the rest of the movie. To this day she hates Poseidon Adventure for how much it upset her.

My parents took me and my siblings to see this when it was released in the theatres. This and Emperor of the North may have cemented my love of Ernest Borgnine when I was young. I truly think this was the best of Irwin Allen's disaster movies. I'm so happy to see you experiencing it.

Another 70's classic .... "The Towering Inferno"

Shelly Winter the fat woman was a fine actress. She was very beautiful in her younger years. She was very open about the fact that she was intimate with many of the handsomest leading men of her era including Marlon Brando and Burt Lancaster. She was a funny lady.

The actor who played Martin is Red Buttons, a veteran stage and screen actor and comedian. He won a best supporting actor Oscar for Sayonara back in the 1950's.

Kudos to your Mom for suggesting this movie. I wish more reactors would discover this classic gem.

Thank you for the thoughtful allegory.

There were 5 winners of Acting Oscars in this: Gene Hackman, Shelly Winters, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons and Jack Albertson. And of course, Oscar winners John Williams and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant who had won for " In the Heat of the Night." Possibly others in the tech categories, I dont know. Ah AD Flowers, special effects.

Linda's death always gets me...they were so close! That's the genius of The Poseidon Adventure...everytime I watch it I think Linda might make it out this time! My favorite movie of all time. First movie I saw in a movie theater when I was 7 years old.

I love how the chairs hung upside down after the ship turned over.

I love these old disaster movies! This movie has been remade at least 2 other times. I would suggest Towering Inferno as a future disaster flick!.

Shelley Winters gained weight for this role and was never able to shed the weight for the rest of her life. Gene Hackman (and the two kids) is the only prominent cast member who's still alive.

Seen it at a drive in with my dad when I was a kid! It's still got that Rush 🎉🎉

In navy boot camp, we were taught that situational awareness will aide in saving lives!!!

This movie came from a book of the same name. The book was a scathing indictment of the ocean liner industry, which was dying in the 1960's, and shipping companies were cutting costs and taking risks. In the case of the fictional SS Poseidon, it was on it's last cruise and some interior bulkheads had been taken out (to reduce fuel costs) making the ship unstable. When an undersea quake happened, the ship went into a giant wave trough, then capsized.

Can't believe I haven't seen any of the classic 70s Disaster Movies reacted to until now. I first saw this in 1995 and just like then even now at 40 I get chocked up when Mrs. Rosen dies because she not only looked a lot like my grandmother but had many of the same mannerisms.

Another really good movie from this time frame was "The Great Escape". Also with an all-star cast for the day.

It's amazing that Gene Hackman made this the same year as The French Connection for which he won best actor, and before those two he never had a big lead role.

Love this fantastic movie when it came out Seeing all of the actors I followed through their acting careers was great, Marty would be a great movie for reaction

We were all about disaster movies in the 70's. Airport was a huge one, then Airport 75, Airport 77, Airport 79/The Concorde. Fires, floods, earthquakes. Good times!

Loved your review of one of my all time favorite movies!

Thanks for watching this movie, I watched it as a teenager and it made such an impression on me, it first introduced me to life and death, the cast were extraordinary, great movie.

There is actually a sequel to this film called Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. It picks up right where the movie ends as a tugboat crew arrive after the helicopter takes off and attempts to salvage anything of value from the ship. Adventure ensues. Sadly Beyond the Poseidon Adventure was a flop and mostly forgotten.

Gene Hackman in "Bite the Bullet." Should be right up your alley.

One of my favorite movies of all time. Brilliant

So many notable stars in this absolute classic. A perfect choice for a reaction video.