The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) Quotes

The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) is a television show that debuted in 1970 . The Poseidon Adventure ended its run in 1970.

It features Irwin Allen as producer, John Williams in charge of musical score, and Harold E. Stine as head of cinematography.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) is 117 minutes long. The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Ernest Borgnine as Mike Rogo, Stella Stevens as Linda Rogo, Carol Lynley as Nonnie Parry, Red Buttons as James Martin, Eric Shea as Robin Shelby, Leslie Nielsen as Captain Harrison, Pamela Sue Martin as Susan Shelby, Byron Webster as Purser, Fred Sadoff as Mr. Linarcos, and John Crawford as Chief Engineer Joe.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) Quotes

Eric Shea as Robin Shelby

• (Eric Shea) "Why don't you shove it."
• (Pamela Sue Martin) "Don't you ever say that to me again."
• (Eric Shea) "Shove it. Shove it. Shove it."

• (Eric Shea) "Sis? Susan."
• (Pamela Sue Martin) "Robin. Reverend Scott."
• (Pamela Sue Martin) "Can you help me?"
• (Eric Shea) "How'd you get up there, sis?"
• (Pamela Sue Martin) "That's a stupid question."

• (Terry) "Susan, would you like to dance?"
• (Eric Shea) "Sis."
• (Terry) "I was just asking -- if you'd like to dance."
• (Pamela Sue Martin) "Yes, I'd like to."

• (Eric Shea) "The third engineer promised to show me the propeller shaft."

• (Eric Shea) "Don't worry, Mrs. Rosen, I once helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish in Hawaii."

• (Eric Shea) "I'm sorry Mrs. Rosen, I didn't mean it to sound like that."
• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "What, I miss something?"
• (Eric Shea) "When I said I helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish. I didn't mean that I thought you weighed that much."
• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "All that's going on and THAT'S what you're worried about?"
• (Eric Shea) "Sure, what else?"
• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "You're a good boy."
• (Eric Shea) "Tell my sister."

Ernest Borgnine as Mike Rogo

• (Ernest Borgnine) "Linda, Linda honey, you all right?"
• (Mrs. Linda Rogo) "Hi -- where the hell have you been?"
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Where do you think? Flying around on my ass."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "She's got nothin' on underneath."
• (Stella Stevens) "Just panties. What else do I need?"

• (Ernest Borgnine) "I think what I don't like about you, Scott, is your attitude. Or does it go deeper than that?"
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "Maybe we're two of a kind, Mr. Rogo. You don't like looking at yourself."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "What do we do, goddamit? What do we do?"
• (Stella Stevens) "Pull him back. Pull him back."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "Linda. Ya hear me?"
• (Stella Stevens) "Will you shut up. I'm busy in here."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "You. Preacher. Murderer. I started to believe in your promises, that we had a chance. What chance?"

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "Give her your shirt."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "My shirt?"
• (Stella Stevens) "Come on."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Linda, next time you put something on, like I told you to put on."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "You get your ass down here with us, mister, right away."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Hey -- You oughta watch your language, Preacher. You sound like you come from the slum, or somethin'."
• (Stella Stevens) "You son of a bitch, go help him."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "Are you gonna give us a hand, Mr Rogo?"
• (Ernest Borgnine) "No. Didn't you hear what that Purser said. He said to stay here and keep calm. Help will be here, and I'm staying right here."
• (Stella Stevens) "There he goes, that's my old man."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Look Linda."
• (Stella Stevens) "Everything by the book."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "Through the kitchens and go deeper and deeper in the ship till we reach the hull. That way."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "And you just kick out the botton and we swim ashore, huh?"
• (Stella Stevens) "Or maybe you could yell 'This is the police' and it'll open right up."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Don't be a smartass."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "Wait a minute. This is no god**** engine room."
• (Stella Stevens) "Then where the Hell are we?"
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "There was a corridor leading to the engine room."
• (Mr. Manny Rosen) "But now it's underwater."
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "All right. We'll swim through it. Give me the rope."
• (Stella Stevens) "You've gotta be kidding."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "She's right. If the corridor's underwater what about the engine room?"
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "It's in the clear. It's one deck up. It's above us. We'll swim through the bulkhead, down a short corridor and up a companionway. It can't be more than thirty five feet at the most."
• (Stella Stevens) "Oh, is that all."
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "We can do it. Trust me, we can do it."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "That's enough outa you, Mister."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "Ya had a lotta guts, lady -- a lotta guts."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "Aww, Jesus."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "You better watch your language, Preacher. You sound like you come from the slum or something."
• (Stella Stevens) "You son-of-a-bitch. Go help him."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "You weren't on the streets that lon. How many guys did you know. Do youn realise how slim even one of those characters is on this boat."
• (Stella Stevens) "You don't have to shout."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "I said do you realise --"
• (Stella Stevens) "I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID."

• (Nurse Gina Rowe) "They're suppositories Mr Rogo. You don't swallow them."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Then what the hell do you do with them?"
• (Stella Stevens) "For Christ's sake. I know what to do with suppositories. Just get them outta here."

• (Ernest Borgnine) "This is the first trip since we got married, you know."
• (Stella Stevens) "Yeah, and why we didn't fly I'll never know."

• (Mr. Manny Rosen) "Something must have happened to them. I tell you. Belle would have signalled."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Okay. That does it. I'm going through to find out what's happened."
• (Stella Stevens) "Oh no you're not. You'll drown too."
• (Mr. Manny Rosen) "Let me go, Mr Rogo. It's my wife."
• (Stella Stevens) "Let him go, Mike."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "I'm going through. All of you stay put till I get back."
• (Stella Stevens) "Mike, please."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Take it easy, baby. I'll be back."

Carol Lynley as Nonnie Parry

• (Carol Lynley) "I can't swim."
• (Red Buttons) "You can't?"
• (Carol Lynley) "No -- not a stroke."

• (Carol Lynley) "Did you like his music?"

Leslie Nielsen as Captain Harrison

• (Leslie Nielsen) "You irresponsible bastard."

• (Leslie Nielsen) "Martin."
• (Martin, Wireless Operator) "Yes, sir."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Get off a Mayday."
• (Martin, Wireless Operator) "A Mayday, sir?"
• (Leslie Nielsen) "That's right, I said Mayday. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday."

• (Leslie Nielsen) "It seems to be piling up in those shallows -- By the way, happy New Year."
• (First Officer Larsen) "Thank you, sir. Same to you."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "What's its speed?"
• (First Officer Larsen) "60 knots, sir."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "It must be mountainous --"

Red Buttons as James Martin

• (Red Buttons) "What'll I tell the others?"
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Tell 'em to break out their hymnals and start singing "Nearer My God To Thee"."

• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "All you need is a pretty wife."
• (Red Buttons) "I think perhaps I've been a bachelor too long."
• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "Sure, you're too busy taking all those pills."

Stella Stevens as Linda Rogo

• (Stella Stevens) "He only invited us because you're a Detective Lieutenant. Why don't you just go without me."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "And what am I supposed to do at midnight? Kiss the Captain?"
• (Stella Stevens) "Don't knock it."

• (Stella Stevens) "We're sinking and nothings going to keep us from drowning."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Keep moving."

• (Mr. Manny Rosen) "He's right Mrs Rogo, there are air pockets all over this ship."
• (Stella Stevens) "Air pockets?"
• (Mr. Manny Rosen) "Yes, just because that deck flooded doesn't mean this one will."

• (Stella Stevens) "So that's the cat this ship is named after, huh?"
• (Leslie Nielsen) "That's right, Mrs Rogo. The Greek God Poseidon. God of storms, tempests, earthquakes and other miscellaneous natural disasters. Quite an ill-tempered fellow."

• (Stella Stevens) "Jesus Christ. What happened?"
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "We've turned over."

• (Stella Stevens) "Just shoot me Mike. For Christ's sake just shoot me."

• (Mrs. Belle Rosen) "You see, swimming through corridors and up and down stairwells I'm the only one trained to do things like that."
• (Stella Stevens) "Will you shut up?"

• (Stella Stevens) "Shut up. Shut up. C'mon get up this god****ed ramp."
• (Red Buttons) "Nobody can be as composed as you are Mrs Rogo."

• (Stella Stevens) "I'm going next. So if ole' fat ass gets stuck, I won't get stuck behind her."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "I said don't look down."
• (Stella Stevens) "Okay, okay."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "I said I was gonna get everybody out of here and goddamit I'm gonna do it."
• (Stella Stevens) "Well, what do you want us to do?"

• (Stella Stevens) "Come here, you lousy cop."

• (Reverend Frank Scott) "Lets make a toast."
• (Stella Stevens) "Great. What will we drink to?"
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "To Love."
• (Stella Stevens) "Here here. To love. To Love. To Love, dummy."
• (Ernest Borgnine) "Oh."

John Crawford as Chief Engineer Joe

• (John Crawford) "Chief here. Go ahead."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Joe, what the hell's going on down there? Is there nothing more you can do with those stabilizers?"
• (John Crawford) "There's nothing wrong with the stabilizers, so there's nothing more I can do with them. Besides, I've got my hands full with this pump. You know damn well what the trouble is; it's the bastard Linarcos."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Would you care to repeat yourself? He's standing right here."
• (John Crawford) "Good. I hope he heard me."

Fred Sadoff as Mr. Linarcos

• (Fred Sadoff) "I did not suggest full ahead, Captain. As the new owner's representative on this ship, I ordered it."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Damn it man, the Poseidon is too fine a lady to be rushed to the junkyard on her last voyage."
• (Fred Sadoff) "We're already three days behind schedule. And it's costing my consortium thousands of dollars every day to maintain a wrecking crew. I demand we dock Monday night."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "And I can't afford to gamble with the lives of my passengers."
• (Fred Sadoff) "Your business is to deliver this ship, where we want it, WHEN we want it."
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Running an unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous."
• (Fred Sadoff) "I'm sure --"
• (Leslie Nielsen) "Especially one as old as this."
• (Fred Sadoff) "I'm sure I don't have to remind you of my legal right to have you relieved of command. Three other officers aboard this ship have their Master's License. Now, order Full Ahead."

Byron Webster as Purser

• (Byron Webster) "For God's sake, Reverend, what you're doing is suicide."
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "We're cut off from the rest of the world. They can't get to us. Maybe we can get to them. You've said enough, now get out of the way."
• (Byron Webster) "Pray for us, but don't do this."
• (Byron Webster) "Climbing to another deck will kill you all."
• (Reverend Frank Scott) "And sitting on our butts is not going to help us either. Maybe by climbing out of here, we can save ourselves. If you've got any sense, you'll come along with us."

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