THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE GOOFS

When Susan jumps from a table attached to the ceiling, she isn't wearing
shoes. In the next scene, as she climbs the Christmas tree, she's
clearly wearing shoes.


When Belle decides to go underwater and save everyone's life, the
camera cuts to a closeup of her. She is fingering the swimming medal
around her neck. But the surrounding shots have her hands clasped
in front of her.


When Belle tries to talk Reverend Scott out of swimming, you can
see her medal is above her waist, but in close-ups the chain is
shorter and above her chest.


When Reverend Scott is swimming to the engine room before he
gets trapped, he swims up to the next deck, you can see the legs
and fins of a crew member visible on that deck.


A singer sings "Morning After", a slow song, while dancers are dancing quickly.


Linda Rogo had to change into her husband's shirt because she didn't wear
a bra and couldn't climb in her gown. However, when she is in the smokestack
about to climb the ladder, a bra strap is visible.


When Mr. Martin is placing all his pills out before New Years, there is no
green pill. But when Mrs. Rosen asks him about it, it's there.


As Terry falls to his death in the encased light fixture, party guests are
visible standing perfectly fine on the "ceiling"; in the next shot, all of the
guests are sprawled about the "ceiling" in different stages of injury and death.


When Reverend Scott rescues Robin from the restroom, the ship rumbles and
they are both doused with water. Seconds later, they are both shown with
dry hair which they re-wet.


At the beginning, we see Robin walk up the stairs on the port side,
but when he enters the wheelhouse it's on the starboard side.


As the ship is tipping over, a man in the dining room falls onto the
Christmas tree and grabs onto it. Although the floor had become one
of the walls, gravity is visibly still pulling him towards it. This is because
although the dining room set could tilt on hydraulics for more serious
angles, the camera was simply tilted.


Nearing the end of the film, Rev. Scott is turning the red wheel to
close the steam valve. He starts to turn it counter-clockwise (from
the Rev. Scott's side) which would open the valve. Later he is
turning it clockwise.


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