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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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