Some humans have survived, and even fewer still, notably the. May 06, 2020 waterworld clip escape the smokers 1995 kevin costner subscribe for more movie clips here. Avontuur sciencefiction film geregisseerd door kevin reynolds. Punsters were calling the movie fishtar and kevin s gate. A nameless drifter dons a postmans uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in postapocalyptic america. With kevin costner, jeanne tripplehorn, dennis hopper, tina majorino. The movie itself, a flawed but enjoyable postapocalypse thriller, deserves better. Behind the scenes of the disaster film waterworld, the most expensive blockbuster of its time it had all the makings of a good movie. Like a western antihero, mariners desire to simply live is encumbered by those needing his assistance. Kevin costner, dennis hopper, jeanne tripplehorn, tina majorino en. Hes admitted an aversion to making followups and when dances with wolves received a sequel novel in the holy road, he ruled himself out of returning for a movie or miniseries. Even if the first movie had been a huge hit the biggest hurdle to waterworld 2 would have been kevin costner himself.
Cut to mariner kevin costner, aboard his trimaran, a sailing vessel that looks made out of spare parts from mad max. It was based on raders original 1986 screenplay and stars kevin costner, who also produced it with charles gordon and john davis. Two decades on waterworld remains a mad, fascinating folly. Costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. The mariner has been caged like a criminal when hes freed by helen jeanne. Why waterworld wasnt a flop, according to kevin costner. The waterworld movie production was the first to build full size sets and film them almost entirely while floating in an uncontrolled environment. So, at its time the most costly film ever made, waterworld also feels like. Waterworld big screen remake coming from syfy nov 27, 2012. Costner portrays a drifter who becomes caught up in the struggle between the evil deacon hopper and a childs secret key to a wondrous place called dryland. It was distributed by universal pictures the setting of the film is in the distant future. Waterworld clip escape the smokers 1995 kevin costner subscribe for more movie clips here. The 1,000 tonne floating set used up all the available steel in the.
The group find dry land and settle there, but costner goes back to the sea. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards. The first shot of an action hero is supposed to set the tone for a movie. The film also features will patton, larenz tate, olivia williams, james russo, and tom petty. The kevin costnerled production, which envisioned a future earth where the polar ice caps have melted. Taking place on an earth covered by water after the polar ice caps have melted, waterworld focuses on kevin costner s laconic mariner, a seabound wanderer soon tangled in futureworld drama involving bounties and mythical dryland. Waterworld is a 1995 american postapocalyptic action film directed by kevin reynolds and cowritten by peter rader and david twohy. Its soundtrack should have been performed on a kazoo and a rubber band stretched over a. With kevin costner, will patton, larenz tate, olivia williams. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for southern california edison, and sharon costner nee tedrick, a welfare worker. Say the phrase waterworld and chances are youll think about one of two things. Widely considered to be an expensive failure, waterworld was an epic vehicle for kevin costner, who starred in and coproduced the film, with his friend kevin reynolds as director.
May 10, 2020 the simpsons mini games kevin costners waterworld, escape from grandmas house, larry the looter. There are two fanedit versions of the movie, one called waterworld. Aug 17, 2015 1995s kevin costner vehicle waterworld is widely regarded as one of the biggest cinematic belly flops of all time. Met kevin costner, dennis hopper en jeanne tripplehorn. After the melting of the polar ice caps, most of the globe is underwater.
By the time waterworld finally came out, its underwhelming reception was a selffulfilling prophecy. In a future where the polar icecaps have melted and earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw smokers, and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, director, producer, and musician. In this futuristic thriller, earth is covered with water and the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities. Waterworld stars kevin costner as the mariner, a lone maverick with gills and webbed feet who navigates the endless seas of earth after the complete melting of the polar ice caps. Waterworld 110 movie clip revenge at sea 1995 hd youtube. For costner, waterworld offered an opportunity to try his hand at a genre unlike any he had previously encountered. In 1993, any movie starring clint eastwood and kevin costner would have seemed like an automatic hit and when you throw in that it was directed by eastwood and scripted by john lee hancock the blind side, its sort of puzzling that a perfect world failed to drum up much excitement at the box office. Cards on the table, i loved waterworld in 1995, and i love waterworld now.
Waterworld is both more impressive and problematic than you. It is directed by, produced by, and stars kevin costner, with the screenplay written by eric roth and brian helgeland, based on david brin s 1985 book of the same name. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The movie flopped so badly, all these years later waterworld is still considered one of. The films star kevin costner would remember it well, but hed probably rather forget it. The muchmaligned waterworld is now on netflix this is. Jun 27, 2011 widely considered to be an expensive failure, waterworld was an epic vehicle for kevin costner, who starred in and coproduced the film, with his friend kevin reynolds as director. Dec 16, 2014 kevin costner and kevin reynolds reteamed for one of the most notorious blockbusters of the 1990s, waterworld.
It was based on raders original 1986 screenplay and stars kevin costner. Waterworld clip escape the smokers 1995 kevin costner. The cable network is eyeing a venture into the theatrical market with a redo of this 1997 box office bomb starring kevin costner. Waterworld clips best parts 1995 kevin costner youtube. Costners career as a bankable leading man has never really recovered. Kevin costner, dennis hopper and jeanne tripplehorn star in a turbocharged actionadventure epic, unmatched in sheer excitement and heartpounding suspense. In honor of the film turning 20 years old today, here are 20 facts you may. Jul 27, 2015 months before waterworld entered multiplexes two decades ago, the movie already seemed doomed. I think most of the hate surrounding this movie had nothing to do with the quality of the movie itself. Jun 24, 2019 kevin costner ruled out waterworld 2 even if the first movie had been a huge hit the biggest hurdle to waterworld 2 would have been kevin costner himself. My kevin costner gettin all mad max on a turbo jetski beats your eddie murphy goin through the motions.
Waterworld 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 11, 2018 why did everyone want waterworld to fail, and rub their hands delightedly every time something went wrong with it kevin costner, is why. The postman is a 1997 american postapocalyptic adventure film. Widely considered to be an expensive failure, waterworld was an epic vehicle for kevin costner, who starred in and coproduced the film, with. At heart, waterworld was inherently a b movie, the sort of film people end up watching drunkenly at 3 a. Haters also railed at costners ego, and maybe even justifiably so. Prince of thieves and the bodyguard, that had made kevin costner the worlds biggest movie. With refreshing humor, groundbreaking special effects and aweinspiring action, waterworld sets a glorious high watermark for imaginative, thrillpacked entertainment. Whats good about the ending, though, is that dry land is the top of mount everest. Costner had gone from obscurity to alister in a really short amount of time. Kevin costner rescues the girl from dennis hoppers oil tanker lair. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards.
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