"Engine room, chief still there?" "Yes, sir." "It's the captain, put him on." "Aye, aye, sir." "Are you making contact?" "Yeah, I'm making contact." "Chief, the captain wants you on the phone." "Chief here, go ahead." "What's going on?" "Anything more you can do with the stabilizers?" "There's nothing wrong with the stabilizers." "Besides, my hands are full with this pump!" "You know what the trouble is." "It's that bastard Linarcos." "Care to repeat yourself?" "He's standing right here." "Good, I hope he heard me!" "All right, Joe, do the best you can until we clear this weather." "Where the devil did you come from?" "From my cabin, sir." "Don't you realize it's dangerous out there?" "You said come up anytime." "Robin Shelby..." "... remember?" "You picked a particularly fascinating moment to come here." "The waves don't bother you?" "I've surfed up to 1 8 feet." "But these look more like 30." "Thirty-five to be exact." "Some get up to 300." "l find 60 about maximum." "Steady up." "Steady up, sir." "Bring her up." "Bring her up, sir." "Hang on!" "All lifelines rigged?" "All except C deck, sir." "When I order all lifelines rigged it includes C deck." "See to it." "Wow, surf's really up." "Master Shelby." "Yes, sir?" "We'll continue our discussion another time." "Fair enough?" "Aye, aye, sir." "That last one almost broached us, Linarcos." "I warned you." "We should've loaded extra bunkers in Gibraltar." "We are top-heavy and when that pump is repaired..." "... Iamtakingonmore ballast." "Where next?" "Mr. and Mrs. Rogo, M45." "Yeah?" "l'm Dr. Caravello." "You asked for me." "All morning." "You the only doctor on this tub?" "The only ship doctor." "What if somebody was dying?" "Oh, my God, who's not dying?" "Most of the passengers are sick, Mr. Rogo." "We have to take them in rotation." "Use one of these now, another in 8 hours..." "... andremainin bed until the sea is calm." "Hold it, hold it." "You mean we had to wait all this time for you to come..." "... andgivehersomepills?" "And some crap about staying in bed?" "How do you know she's just seasick?" "Look at her!" "It could be something else." "You didn't even examine her." "Oh, shoot me, Mike." "For chrissake, just shoot me." "You see how sick she is?" "I'll tell you what this is." "It's food poisoning, that's what." "How is she gonna swallow pills when she can't even swallow water?" "They're suppositories, Mr. Rogo." "You..." "... don'tswallowthem." "What do you do with them?" "I know what to do with suppositories." "Just get them out of here!" "Oh, hon... ." "Nurse, I think we should continue with our rounds." "I still think it's food poisoning." "Oh, shut up." "Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Rosen." "Good morning." "Don't fall over." "That Martin, he's crazy." "l like that man." "Of course you like him." "He runs on time like a train." "You and trains." "When, in my whole life, did I ever run for a train?" "Who cried for a week when they tore down the 3rd Avenue El?" "Yeah." "He's lonely." "That's why he runs, so you won't notice." "Says here there's a package tour to the mountain..." "... whereMosesreceived the Ten Commandments." "No." "When we finally get to Israel, we're gonna stay put, no traveling." "We're gonna get to know our grandson." "Just think, he's 2 years old already." "He's talking." "We've never even seen him." "Get down on your knees and pray to God for help..." "... andthenmaybeeverything will work out?" "Garbage." "Not where l come from." "You could wear off your knees praying to God for heat in February." "And icicles would grow from your upraised palms." "If you're freezing, you burn the furniture..." "... butyougetoff yourknees." "Somewhat unorthodox, Reverend Scott." "But realistic." "John, the church is for more than prayer." "With those sermons, it's a wonder you're still ordained." "Or are you?" "The best kind." "Angry, rebellious, critical, a renegade..." "... strippedofmostofmy so-called clerical powers." "But I'm still in business." "You seem to enjoy the punishment." "Punishment?" "The church has blessed me." "Banished to a new country in Africa." "Hell, I had to look it up on a map." "My bishop doesn't know, but he's given me exactly what I wanted:" "Elbow room." "Freedom!" "Real freedom." "Freedom to dump all the rules and all the trappings." "And freedom to discover God in my own way." "I'd better be going." "I'll see you later." "John." "Still want me to give that sermon this afternoon?" "Well, one thing's for sure:" "Nobody will sleep through it." "The weather report, sir." ""Weather moderate to the southeast." "Barometer 1 01 6 millibars." "Smooth seas, clear skies. " Good." "Keep her on slow, start taking on ballast." "Aye, sir." "Full ahead, captain." "As I've told you, we don't have enough ballast yet to run full ahead." "I suggest we talk privately." "Linus, start taking on ballast." "I did not suggest full ahead, captain." "As the new owner's representative..." "..." "Iorderedit ." "Damn it, man..." "... thePoseidonis toofinealady to be rushed to the junkyard." "We're three days behind schedule and it's costing thousands of dollars..." "... tomaintainawreckingcrew ." "We dock Monday!" "I can't gamble with my passengers' lives!" "Your business is to deliver this ship when and where we want it." "An unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous." "Especially one this old." "I'm sure I don't have to remind you of my right to relieve your command." "Three other officers have their master's license." "Now, order full ahead." "You irresponsible bastard." "Full ahead!" "Aye, aye, sir." "Where did they come from?" "They boarded at Gibraltar." "They're on their way to Sicily." "A free trip for free music." "They're going to a jazz festival." "Morning after I can't take this." "Give me a Strauss waltz." "I rather fancy it." "You?" "You even fancy bagpipes." "Hey, did you know this?" "The engines on this ship have more total horsepower..." "... thanallthecavalryNapoleon used to conquer Europe." "How about that?" "That's heavy, Robin, real heavy." "The generator creates enough electricity..." "... tolightCharleston,SouthCarolina, and Atlanta, Georgia." "Shelby?" "That's right." "Cable." "Thank you." "It's my turn to open the cable." "Don't be so childish." ""Mother and I waiting impatiently your arrival." "Our thoughts and our love with you on this New Year's Eve." "Dad. "" "We should've sent them a wire." "l did." "Why didn't you ask me for my ideas?" "I mean, what to put in it." "Why don't I have a brother who's easier to live with?" "Stop jumping and go take a shower." "l'm going to the engine room." "You're going to church." "On vacation?" "Will you get in that bathroom?" "l want to see the propeller shaft." "You'll see the propeller shaft later." "Why don't you shove it?" "Don't you ever say that to me again." "Shove it, shove it, shove it." "God is pretty busy." "He has a plan for humanity that stretches beyond our comprehension." "So we can't expect Him to concern Himself with the individual." "The individual is important only to the extent..." "... ofprovidingacreativelink  between the past and the future..." "... inhischildren, or in his grandchildren..." "... orhiscontributionstohumanity." "Therefore, don't pray to God to solve your problems." "Pray to that part of God within you." "Have the guts to fight for yourself." "God wants brave souls." "He wants winners, not quitters." "If you can't win, at least try to win." "God loves tryers." "lsn't that right, Robin?" "Right." "So, what resolution should we make for the New Year?" "Resolve to let God know that you have the guts to do it alone!" "Resolve to fight for yourselves and for others..." "... andforthoseyou love." "That part of God within you will be fighting with you..." "... alltheway." "Do you know what it means to be picked out from all the passengers..." "... tositat thecaptain'stable on New Year's Eve?" "I'll tell you one thing it means." "That your worries about other women looking down on you is bull." "He only invited us because you're a detective lieutenant." "Why don't you just go without me?" "What should I do at midnight, kiss the captain?" "Don't knock it." "Why don't you admit the real reason?" "You're still afraid some bum will recognize you." "That's pretty stupid!" "You're out of that business now." "You're my wife." "You can't go around afraid all the time..." "... thateveryguyyou bumpinto  is a former customer!" "Linda, you hear me?" "Will you shut up?" "I'm busy in here!" "You weren't on the streets that long!" "How many guys did you know?" "You realize how slim the chances are..." "... thatevenoneofthesecharacters is on this boat?" "You don't have to shout." "I said-- l said, do you realize how slim-- l heard what you said!" "Mike." "I saw a young officer on deck the other day." "And he looked pretty damn familiar." "Even with his clothes on." "So he recognized you." "So?" "Doesn't that bother you?" "If it bothered me, I wouldn't have married you." "Well, first you arrested me six times!" "I had to keep you off the streets until you'd marry me!" "Come here, you lousy cop." "Belle." "Mr. Martin, what is the little green one for?" "That's alfalfa, Mrs. Rosen." "It's essential to blood formation, neural function and growth." "The growth part doesn't work." "At least not with me anyway." "And the yellow one?" "That's very attractive." "A tocopherol, derived from seed germ oil." "lt looks like vitamin E to me." "lt is, Mr. Rosen." "Doesn't that increase virility?" "That's the rumor." "All you need is a pretty wife." "I think I've been a bachelor too long." "Sure, you're too busy taking all those pills." "There she goes." "My wife can't stand seeing anyone who's not married." "No." "lt comes from caring." "l'd like to be married, Mrs. Rosen." "I just can't seem to find the time." "I mean, I get down to the shop at 8, I open at 9." "I close at 7 and go home at 8." "Except on Wednesdays and Fridays, I go home at 1 0." "Mrs. Rosen, when you see your grandson..." "... tellhimnottobecome a haberdasher." "I know what you mean." "We never went to Coney Island until we sold our business last year." "You see?" "Mr. Tinkham, are you married?" "No marriage for me, Mrs. Rosen." "I've got a mistress." "What?" "The sea." "Hey, that's good!" "From the seismographic station in Athens, sir." ""Sub-sea earthquake, 7.8 on the Richter scale." "Epicenter 1 30 miles northwest of Crete. "" "That's the cat this ship is named after?" "That's right, the great god, Poseidon." "In Greek mythology, the god of the seas, storms, tempests..." "... earthquakesandother miscellaneous natural disasters." "Quite an ill-tempered fellow." "Yes?" "Sorry to disturb you, captain." "Please come to the bridge." "Right." "Would you all excuse me, please?" "Duty calls." "Reverend, do you mind taking over as host?" "Glad to." "Thank you." "Thank you, Acres." "Oh, by the way, happy New Year!" "Thank you, sir." "Where you two heading?" "Oh, Napoli, Roma, Venezia" "And don't forget Torino." "It's the first vacation we've had since we got married." "And why we didn't fly, I'll never know." "Well, since I'm in charge, I'm gonna propose a toast." "Great." "What will we drink to?" "To love." "Hear, hear." "To love." "To love." "To love, dummy." "Oh." "Tell me, sir, just what does a purser do?" "In spite of what you may have heard, he really runs the ship." "Not the captain, the purser." "You see, the Poseidon isn't really a ship." "It's a hotel with a bow and a stern stuck on..." "... andI 'mthehotelmanager." "Susan, would you like to dance?" "Hello, Susan?" "Hey, Sis!" "I was just asking if you'd like to dance." "Yes, I'd like to." "That's a frightening target, sir, and getting closer." "Seismographic station, Athens, sir." "This is Captain Harrison, S. S. Poseidon." "Can you give me any further reading on that seaquake near Crete?" "This is Athens." "Epicenter 1 30 miles northwest of Crete." "Duration 42 seconds." "One aftershock, 3. 6 on the Richter scale, duration 1 0 seconds." "First reports indicate a major bottom displacement and heavy swell conditions building to the northeast, over." "This is the Poseidon." "Thank you for the information." "Out." "Are we all battened down?" "Tight as a button, sir." "Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please." "It is exactly 50 seconds to midnight." "Will you all please stand and fill your glasses?" "Mr. Martin, don't be by yourself tonight." "Come, stand next to me." "Come on." "Ladies and gentlemen, silence." "Quiet, quiet, please." "Ten seconds, nine..." "... eight,seven..." "... six,five..." "... four,three,two,one ." "Happy New Year!" "Happy New Year!" "Happy New Year!" "It seems to be piling up in those shallows." "By the way, happy New Year." "Thank you, sir, same to you." "What's its speed?" "Sixty knots, sir." "It must be mountainous." "Lookout, see anything?" "Nothing, sir." "Radar target port bow." "Keep watch." "Yes, sir." "Get my binoculars." "Captain." "Lookout." "What is it, lookout?" "On the port bow" "I never saw anything like it." "An enormous wall of water coming at us." "Oh, my God." "Hard left!" "Hard left, sir." "Close all watertight doors!" "Sound boat stations." "What the hell is happening?" "Sparks." "Yes, sir." "Send a mayday." "Mayday, sir?" "Yes, I said, mayday, mayday." "Mayday, mayday, mayday." "This is S. S. Poseidon calling." "Manny!" "Manny!" "Manny!" "Manny!" "No, Manny!" "Manny!" "Hold on, Linda!" "Manny." "Belle." "What?" "Belle." "Oh, Manny!" "Are you all right?" "l think so." "You're not hurt?" "No, I don't think so." "Jesus Christ, what happened?" "We've turned over." "It's okay." "Linda?" "Linda, honey, you all right?" "Hi." "Where the hell have you been?" "Where do you think?" "Flying around on my ass." "Please..." "... helpme." "Help me, please." "Teddy?" "Ted?" "Must go to the lifeboat stations." "Soon." "Very soon." "Please..." "... gotothelifeboatstations." "Listen to me, everybody!" "I want you all to stay where you are." "Help will be here any minute." "This ship is equipped with watertight compartments." "So just remain calm." "Keep your positions." "Help is on the way." "Sis!" "Help is on the way." "Susan!" "Susan!" "Robin, are you all right?" "Yes, sir. I'm all right." "But I can't" "Robin?" "Reverend Scott." "Can you help me?" "What are you doing up there, Sis?" "That's a stupid question!" "Are you hurt?" "l don't think so." "Just stay perfectly still." "You wait right here." "It'll be all right." "Hold on, Sis." "Over here, everybody!" "Listen to me, give me some help." "Gather around." "Pull it tight." "Let's make a net." "Tuck it down tight." "All right, boys." "Pull it tight." "That's it." "All right, hold on." "Come on, Susan!" "Jump, we'll catch you!" "I can't!" "Don't be afraid!" "Jump!" "Trust us!" "Come on, you can make it, Sis!" "Come on and jump, Susan!" "You can make it." "Susan, you can do it." "Now, come on." "It's a cinch." "Come on!" "That's it, keep coming." "Come on." "Come on, jump!" "Sis!" "Are you all right?" "Yes." "Sis!" "Okay." "Listen to me, everybody!" "Listen to me, please!" "Please stay where you are!" "Reverend Scott?" "Who is it?" "It's me, sir, Acres." "Could you help me down?" "I've injured my leg." "Hang on, we'll get you down." "Grab that." "Pull it out." "Grab hold." "Excuse me, Reverend, my name's James Martin." "lsn't it better to go up?" "What do you mean?" "It seems that any rescue would have to come through the hull." "The hull?" "You mean the bottom?" "My God, that's right." "We're upside down." "We've got to go up." "Acres, where's that lead to?" "To the galley, sir." "You stay there, we're coming up." "Wait." "How do you figure going through the bottom?" "It's solid steel." "Aft, sir, at the outlet of the propeller shaft." "Kid, this isn't some toy boat, so you let us figure it out, huh?" "I'm sorry, sir, but Charley, the third engineer..." "... hetoldme thatbytheshaft , the hull was only one-inch thick." "Look, do you know how thick one inch of steel is?" "It's one inch less than two inches." "We're climbing up!" "All of us!" "is there a ladder there, or something we can climb with?" "No, sir, this is the linen service area." "Tablecloths?" "Yes, sir." "We can knot them together." "Wouldn't be strong enough." "What we need is a" "Something like that, the Christmas tree." "Come on, give me a hand." "No." "You gonna give us a hand?" "No." "Didn't you hear the purser?" "He said to stay put and keep calm." "Help will be here." "l'm staying right here." "There he goes." "That's my old man." "Linda." "Everything by the book!" "You stay the hell out of this!" "You get your ass with us, mister." "Hey..." "... watchyourlanguage,preacher." "You sound like you come from the slum!" "You son of a bitch, go help him!" "Okay, okay." "Who the hell does he think he is?" "Clear the way!" "Come on, clear the way!" "We're gonna lift on three." "Get over." "One!" "Two" "For God's sake, Reverend, that's suicide!" "We're cut off from the world." "Maybe we can get to them." "Now, get out of the way." "Pray for us but don't do this!" "Climbing up will kill you all!" "Sitting on our butts isn't gonna help us either!" "Maybe by climbing up we can save ourselves." "You got any sense, you'll come too." "Grab hold." "On three!" "One!" "Two!" "Up!" "Holy mackerel, it's heavy." "All right, forward!" "Hold it!" "Let's upend it." "Bring it up to your waist." "Stand by, Acres!" "Good for you, Mr. Rosen." "All right, come on, everybody!" "Push!" "Come on, push!" "Get the bottom!" "Anchor the bottom!" "Keep it up now!" "Put some muscle into it!" "Be careful there." "Keep it straight!" "All the way up!" "All right, Reverend." "Come on, push!" "Come on!" "Come on, Rogo!" "Catch it, hold it!" "Don't let it tip over!" "Good." "Easy." "That's it." "That's it." "Acres, watch out." "Stand clear." "We did it." "Acres, can you anchor it up there?" "Yeah, I think so, sir." "Good man." "Mr." "Rosen." "Yeah?" "Get your wife." "Are you all fixed up there, Acres?" "Yes, sir." "Let's start climbing up." "I need a monkey." "Are you game?" "Yes, sir!" "Good boy." "Climb up inside as far as you can go." "Then come out and Mr. Acres will give you a hand, okay?" "No sweat." "It's a cinch!" "Come on!" "Now the rest of us." "So you get us up there, then what?" "Through the kitchen and deeper until we reach the hull." "That way." "Then you kick out the bottom and swim ashore, huh?" "Or yell, "This is the police," and it'll open up." "Don't be a smart-ass." "Susan, you're first." "You can't climb in a gown, so it'll have to come off." "Okay?" "Go up the same way Robin did..." "... anddon'tlookdown." "Okay." "Excuse me, Reverend, what about all those other people?" "I'll keep them moving." "Try and get the others to join." "Okay, Miss Rogo, up you go." "You have to take off the gown." "Like hell she will!" "She can't climb in that, too tight." "She's got nothing under it!" "Just panties." "What else do I need?" "What do you mean, what else?" "Give her your shirt." "My" "Come on." "Linda..." "... nexttimeyouput somethingon like I told you to put on." "How you coming, Susan?" "All right!" "Good girl." "Ladies and gentlemen, there's very little time." "Please, everybody, you heard what the reverend said..." "... he'stakingus up  to the engine room." "Please, everyone, come this way." "Mr." "Martin!" "We're staying right here." "Can't you see the logic?" "What are you doing?" "l want you..." "... togivethistoour little grandson, huh?" "Why?" "I'm going somewhere you're not?" "Tell me something, Manny." "What is it now?" "How long you think since we told each other "l love you"?" "Who knows?" "Twenty years?" "Yesterday?" "I love you." "Not many people have had that." "Put it back on." "You'll give it to him yourself." "No." "Mrs." "Rosen..." "... wehaveto go rightnow ." "Mr. Scott, a fat woman like me can't climb." "l'll wait here with the others." "l'm afraid I can't allow that." "Listen to him, Belle." "There's something different up there than there is down here?" "Yes." "Life." "Life is up there." "And life always matters very much..." "... doesn'tit?" "Yes." "All right, so I'll climb." "Please, Ted." "You've got to wake up." "We've got something we've got to do." "You know how disorganized I am without you." "Wake up." "Miss?" "Miss?" "I think you should come with me." "Leave him?" "Oh, I can't." "I can't leave my brother." "He's all I've got." "What's your name?" "Nonnie." "Nonnie..." "... yourbrother'sdead." "Did you like his music?" "I would have danced to it..." "... ifI 'dhadsomebodytodancewith." "Come, please." "Come with me." "Please." "Come on, Belle." "l can't!" "You can." "It's just a little higher." "I can't, Manny, I'm stuck." "I'm stuck in the spokes!" "Yes, you can." "l can't, Manny!" "I can't!" "What's happening?" "What is that?" "What's down there?" "Good girl." "Excuse me for getting so familiar." "What else could you do?" "Mrs. Peter Pan, I'm not." "All right, Belle, let's get up." "Come on, come on." "That's it." "There we go." "You ready?" "Follow her." "Wait a minute." "Don't you ever say "please"?" "lf it'll get you up that tree..." "... please." "This is Nonnie, she's coming with us." "What about the others?" "Nobody will listen." "They have more confidence in the purser than in us." "You help her up, Mr. Martin, and then you follow her." "You didn't say what you thought of my sermon." "You didn't ask me." "l'm asking you now." "You spoke only for the strong." "I'm asking you to be strong." "Come with us." "I can't leave these people." "I know I can't save them." "I suspect we'll die..." "... butI can'tleavethem." "They don't want to go." "They've chosen to stay." "Why should you?" "What good's your life then?" "What's it all been for?" "I have no other choice." "John, I'm not gonna give up." "Can I have your attention?" "May I have your attention, please?" "That's the way out." "That's our only chance." "Don't listen to him!" "We must stay until help arrives." "Help from where?" "From the captain?" "He's dead." "Everyone above us before the ship turned over is dead." "Because now they're under the water." "That's not true!" "lt is true, you pompous ass!" "There's nobody alive but us!" "And nobody's going to help us except ourselves." "It's up to each one of you." "It's up to all of us." "Together." "Now, for God's sake, come with me." "I order you not to go!" "He knows nothing about this ship." "He's right." "Mind your own business!" "God bless." "God bless you." "Here, sir." "Here, sir." "Here you are." "l appeal to you for the last time." "You don't know what you're saying!" "I know this much:" "The sea will keep pouring in." "We'll keep settling deeper." "We may even go under..." "... beforewecutour way out ." "But it's a chance." "We might make it." "If you stay here, you'll die!" "We are staying with the purser!" "Couldn't talk anybody else into it?" "We're on our own." "Let's get inside." "Get them inside!" "Get in!" "Let's get to the tree!" "Hold it!" "One at a time!" "Don't panic!" "Goddamn it, get off my back!" "Don't panic!" "One at a time!" "Get off my hand!" "One at a time!" "Take it easy!" "Give me your hand, Reverend!" "Give me your hand!" "I'm going under!" "Help me, help me!" "I'm going under!" "I'm going under!" "I'm going under!" "Help me, help me!" "Please!" "Oh, my God!" "I don't want to die!" "Please help me!" "Please!" "Don't hang on me!" "Help me!" "Which way to the kitchen, Acres?" "This way, sir." "What is that?" "Fire, sir." "That's a special fire door, eh?" "Yes, sir." "It's a safety door." "lt closes at high temperature, right?" "Yes, sir." "So any fire would be out of oxygen-- Smothered, wouldn't it?" "That's the theory, sir." "Let's test it." "Get them to stand away from the door." "Hold it!" "Do you know what a flash fire is?" "I won't let you kill us!" "I'm going through that door, Mr. Rogo." "You can either close that door behind me or try to stop me." "Now, what's it gonna be?" "I always thought I was gonna catch it in some tenement by some criminal." "Okay, open it." "Move back against the bulkhead, please." "Would you move back?" "Thank you." "Over there." "Here." "Get back!" "Go on!" "Get back, all of you!" "Excuse me, Mr. Rogo." "What if he doesn't come back?" "So, how the hell do I know?" "Well, we have to do something." "We have to formulate some plan." "Meanwhile, what do I tell the others?" "Tell them to bring out their hymn books and start singing." "Get back!" "Get back!" "Okay." "Okay, what?" "Acres." "Where does the companionway by the kitchen lead to?" "Down to" " Up to Broadway, sir." "What's Broadway?" "Service way that runs along the ship." "Does it lead to the engine room?" "I don't know much about below deck but there might be access from there." "There is!" "You again?" "Sorry, sir." "Robin, how do you know about Broadway?" "I went there with my engineer friend." "He called it Broadway when he took me to the boilers." "That's it then." "You're taking his word for it?" "Why not?" "He's just a kid!" "Mrs." "Rosen, no more Christmas trees." "I'd be grateful." "Can you make it, Acres?" "Oh, yes, sir." "I'm fine, sir." "Fine." "Get your brother." "Nonnie, come on." "Belle, we have to go." "Let's go." "There's a lot of dead bodies in there." "Don't touch anything, it's hot." "No!" "Manny, the fire will burn us." "We'll go back!" "For 30 years you've given the orders, now obey mine." "We're going through!" "I'll take care of you!" "Acres, is this the only way?" "Yes, sir." "We'll need something to pull you up with." "Reverend, try this." "Acres, you first. I need you." "Rogo, give him a hand."