Followed by
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Version of
The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV)
Poseidon (2006)
Edited into
The Return of the Movie Movie (1972)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
- several shots of the engine room and all of the exterior explosion shots are all from "The Poseidon Adventure"
References
Titanic (1953)
- Mike Rogo suggests if things get worse to start singing "Nearer my God to Thee".
"Batman: The Joker Is Wild (#1.5)" (1966)
- The 'Man Riding Dolphin' statue from musuem was reused in the Poseidon ballroom.
Referenced in
Inside 'The Swarm' (1978) (TV)
- mentioned once
Divine Madness (1980)
- Bette does an imitation of Shelley Winters in this movie
"Saturday Night Live: Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (#11.18)" (1986)
- Mentioned during Actors on Film
Men of Respect (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (#4.23)" (1992)
- "And now back to the Posidon Adventure"
Nunsense (1993) (TV)
- When the Rev. Mother Superior sniffs Rush, she pretends to be Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure
"The Simpsons: Whacking Day (#4.20)" (1993)
- "I played Panicky Idiot #2 in The Poseidon Adventure"
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
"Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge: (#1.4)" (1994)
- Alan says he watched in his hotel room dubbed in French.
Daylight (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)
- Servo (singing) There's got to be a morning after...
"Friends: The One Without the Ski Trip (#3.17)" (1997)
- Mentioned by name
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Space Mutiny (#9.20)" (1997)
- Mike: There's the cast of The Poseidon Adventure coming the other way.
"Dawson's Creek: Hurricane (#1.5)" (1998)
- Reference to the movie
"Father Ted: Speed 3 (#3.3)" (1998)
- Father Ted and some priests talk about it and then watch it.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Pumaman (#10.3)" (1998)
- Tom: "Apparently, the house capsized, and he and Shelley Winters had to climb up through the basement."
"Xena: Warrior Princess: Tsunami (#3.19)" (1998)
- The basic premise of passengers trapped in an upside-down ship underwater is "borrowed" from the movie.
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gorgo (#10.9)" (1998)
- Crow makes a reference to Shelley Winters' famous swim in this film.
"Pokémon: Pokémon Shipwreck (#1.16)" (1998)
- The episode is very much like this movie, in which Ash and his freinds are trapped in a capsized ship
Free Enterprise (1998)
- Mentioned by guest at Mark's party.
"South Park: The Succubus (#3.3)" (1999)
- A character sings the theme tune to this movie several times.
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (#11.3)" (1999)
- Servo: (describing an Ernest Borgnine film)...Ernest also leads a bunch of people out of a huge capsized ocean liner...
Intrepid (2000)
- a capsizing ship
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- referenced as part of the documentary
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
"Gilmore Girls: The Fundamental Things Apply (#4.5)" (2003)
- Lorelai alludes to the film and talks about Shelly Winters drowning.
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (2003) (TV)
"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth (#1.6)" (2004)
- One of the great tragedies listed by Garth at the start.
"High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)
- Mentioned by name
"Angel: Time Bomb (#5.19)" (2004)
- Gunn: "This place just went Poseidon on my ass. I don't know which way is up."
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
- mentioned once
"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Nelly (#30.1)" (2004)
- The song from the Poseidon Adventure is heard at the end of 'The Escalator'
Bollywood and Vine (2004) (V)
- character compares himself and another character with Gene Hackman and Carol Lynley in Poseidon
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- One character says what's happenning is like in the Poseidon Adventure.
Ride the Wild Side (2005) (V)
- mentioned once
"Little Britain: (#3.4)" (2005)
- Travel agent tells a lady he can get her on the ship where they filmed the movie
"Family Guy: Peter's Daughter (#6.7)" (2007)
- Meg swimming through the house corridors like Shelley Winters in ship.
"Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (#4.0)" (2007)
- The voyage through the ship
One, Two, Many (2008)
- mentioned in dialogue
"Moonlight: Click (#1.14)" (2008)
- Mick recalls telling a reporter about an adventure aboard a ship, the reporter wrote a book about it, eventually becoming the movie.
Milk (2008/I)
- Movie marquee seen in background when Milk mounts a soap box to give a speech.
Uncomfortably Personal (2009)
- Shares a character name, both are female swimming champions
"90210: Zero Tolerance (#1.23)" (2009)
- A question about whether this was filmed where Prom is being held
2012 (2009/I)
- Cruise ship capsizes after being struck by monster wave
Featured in
Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV)
- Stock footage and unused special effects footage of the miniature oceanliner were used in this TV-movie.
Unsichtbare Gegner (1977)
- Scenes from "The Poseidon Adventure" are shown on a television set.
Precious Images (1986)
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
- shown in a montage
Beyond Titanic (1998) (TV)
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000) (V)
- footage is shown from this film
Chump Change (2000)
- A script writer goes to see "The Poseidon Adventure" and gets re-energized as to what movie-making is all about.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
- This film is #90 on the list.
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
"Hollywood Science: Disasters at Sea (#1.2)" (2006)
- Clips shown.
"The Girls Next Door: Hot Chocolate (#5.1)" (2008)
- a clip is shown when Bridget thinks about falling during her trapeze act
Spoofed in
"The Sonny and Cher Show: (#2.5)" (1976)
- spoofed in "The Towering Poseidon Quake Port Hinden Jaws Follies '78"
Airplane! (1980)
Dead End (1985)
- Ernist Borgnine zombie in upside down room
"The Simpsons: The Wettest Stories Ever Told (#17.18)" (2006)
- The third story in the episode is a direct spoof of the 1972 film.
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