Movie Description
In a flooded future Earth, people cling to man-made floating islands for survival. When a tyrannical madman driving a supertanker over the world in search of "dry land" invades one of these islands a mysterious wanderer named the "Mariner" rescues a woman and her adopted daughter from the slaughter and they embark on a quest that could save mankind. Academy Award Nomination: Best Sound.
| Credits | | Producer: | Charles Gordon | | Cast: | Michael Jeter, Tina Majorino |
| Details | | Edition: | Multiple language options Widescreen | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital - 5.0 - English
Dolby Digital - 5.0 - French
Dolby Digital - 5.0 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Production Notes
Cast and Crew Bios
Film Highlights
Original Theatrical Trailer., Released theatrically in the USA July 28, 1995.
A Universal and Lawrence Gordon presentation of a Gordon Co./Davis Entertainment Co./Licht/Mueller Film Corp. production.
Shot in anamorphic widescreen. Color by DeLuxe.
Sound in DTS stereo.
The film cost $175 million, which works out to $1.3 million per minute. Thanks to extremely good overseas box office, where it pulled in about $166 million (nearly double its domestic gross), "Waterworld" managed to earn back its cost.
Additional credits: Scott Robertson, L. David Silva, Melanie Grefe, David Hallinan (assistant directors); Sean McCarron (2nd unit assistant director).
Visual Effects: Sean Phillips (digital effects supervisor); Chris Edwards (digital imaging supervisor); Andre Bustanoby (3D Tracking).
Additional Visual Effects: Composite Image Film, E-Film, Pacific Ocean Post, 525 Post Production, Editel, OCS Freeze Film.
The film earned $88.2 million at the box office in 1995.
Editorial Reviews
"...A 2 1/4-hour aquatic pursuit pic with bruising stunts, fun-to-watch performances, a dozen good chortles and imposing Panavision renderings of post-apocalyptic crud....[WATERWORLD] clearly has the makings of a cult movie..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today - p.1D - Mike Clark
"...The Existential Raft Drama....Exciting and even funny..."
Entertainment Weekly - pp.66-8 - Ty Burr (01/26/1996)
"Highlighted by some action scenes unlike anything seen before and effective in creating a unique landless universe in a perilous future..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (07/24/1995)
"...The world the Mariner inhabits ranks with Costner's performance as one of the film's most successful creations....WATERWORLD has some haunting underwater visual moments..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (07/28/1995)
"...WATERWORLD is a decent futuristic action picture with some great stunts..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/28/1995)
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