Waterworld
Directed by	Kevin Reynolds Kevin Costner (uncredited)
Produced by	Kevin Costner, John Davis, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Andrew Licht
Written by	Peter Rader, David Twohy, Joss Whedon (uncredited)
Starring	Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, R.D. Call, Dennis Hopper, Zitto Kazann, Leonardo Cimino, Michael Jeter, Zakes Mokae, Luke Ka'ili Jr., Anthony DeMasters, Willy Petrovic, Jack Kehler, Chaim Girafi, Rick Aviles, Jack Black, Lanny Flaherty, Robert A. Silverman, Gerard Murphy
Distributed by	Universal
Release date(s)	July 28, 1995(USA)
Running time	136 min.
Language	English
Budget	$175 million +
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Problems encountered during filming led to massive budget overrun, and it held the dubious distinction of being the most expensive film ever made at the time. Some critics dubbed it "Fishtar" and "Kevin's Gate" (references to the notorious flops Ishtar and Heaven's Gate). With a budget of $175 million, the film grossed $88 million at the U.S. box office, and was initially considered to be one of the biggest flops ever made. However, the film was successful overseas. Expressed in 2005 dollars (USD), the budget for the movie was $229 million, and grossed $115.3 million at the U.S. box office and $229.9 million at the foreign box office.[1] Film studios typically receive only 55% of gross revenues, and these figures do not include promotional costs, or rental and broadcast revenues. Cost overrun is defined as excess of actual cost over budget. ... . ... Ishtar is a 1987 motion picture comedy, directed by Elaine May and starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty as Rogers and Clarke, a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who stumble into a political conflict in the fictional North African nation of Ishtar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... Look up failure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Synopsis

Some time in the future, the polar ice caps have melted, due to global warming, and the Earth is almost entirely covered with water. Surviving humans have forgotten the past, and believe in a modified creation belief that the world was created in a deluge. So entrenched is this belief that any other viewpoint is regarded as blasphemy; however, there is a common folk-belief amongst the various peoples that Dryland exists, though opinions on its physical properties vary greatly. Global mean surface temperatures 1850 to 2006 Mean surface temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans in recent decades and the projected... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... Creation beliefs and stories describe how the universe, the Earth, life, and/or humanity came into being. ... A deluge is a large downpour of rain, or a flood. ... Look up blasphemy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The surviving people can be classified into four groups:

• Drifters, individualistic loners who ply the water in small boats, collecting things and trading with one another as well as with atolls;
• Atoll Dwellers, who live in large floating constructs called atolls (in the movie, pronounced 'A-toll'). These atolls are not to be confused with the natural coral formations of the same name.
• Smokers are pirates who inhabit abandoned oil tankers. They are called such because of the smoke they make by using oil-powered equipment, such as jetskis; they all smoke tobacco, and consider cigarettes one of the most valuable treasures to be stolen. Smokers also dismiss the concept of evolution.
• Slavers are mentioned in the movie, but not shown. Their name and the fear that they inspire suggests that they kidnap, enslave, and trade in people.

The antihero is a drifter (Kevin Costner), who comes in to an Atoll to trade. For most of the film, he has no name, though some refer to him as "the Mariner." He is a genetic mutant, with webbed feet (which does occur in people) and gills (which do not). He also appears to have amplified reflexes and hand-eye coordination, along with a "sixth sense", and a natural mechanical affinity. Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean Photo: www. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jet ski is the brand name of Kawasaki Heavy Industries personal water craft. ... Trafficking in human beings (or human trafficking) involves the movement of people (mostly women and children) against their will by means of force for the purpose of sexual or labor exploitation. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Drifter can mean: one who drifts, especially a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or from job to job. ... In zoology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of an animal. ... In aquatic organisms, gills are a respiratory organ for the extraction of oxygen from water and for the excretion of carbon dioxide. ... Extra-sensory perception (ESP) is defined in parapsychology as the ability to aquire information by paranormal means. ...

The Atollers propose a deal with the Mariner: if he agrees to stay a short time — just long enough to impregnate one of their women (to help avoid the inbreeding which is prevalent in their society) — they will let him go with all the supplies he needs. However, the Mariner refuses their offer: he is clearly uncomfortable among the many people and claustrophobic surroundings of the Atoll. Angered, the Atoll's leaders have him arrested, using the excuse that he may be a spy for the Smokers. During the struggle that ensues, they are horrified to discover his mutant features; fearing him, they condemn him to be "recycled" in the Atoll's septic midden. Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal. ...

As they prepare to "recycle" the Mariner, however, the Smokers arrive in a raid, bringing with them a M45 Quadmount to shoot apart the Atoll. Their leader is the Deacon, who is the "captain" of a derelict oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez (nicknamed "the 'Deez"). They are in search of a young girl living on the atoll named Enola, who appears to have the map to Dryland tattooed on her back; one of their spies, a man who was spurned by the Mariner at the atoll, had advised them of her presence there. (The shorter theatrical version of the film does not explain how Enola acquired the tattoo, nor how she arrived at the Atoll.) An outcast in the society of the Atoll, Enola lives with her caretaker, Helen, a woman in her twenties or thirties. Helen and Enola plan to escape with Gregor (the Atoll's resident astrologer/engineer) in search of Dryland because, like the Mariner, they don't fit in. The M45 Quadmount (nicknamed the meat chopper for its high rate of fire) was a weapon used in World War II, consisting of four M2 machine guns mounted on a wheeled platform. ... A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. ... This article is about the tank vessel Exxon Valdez. ... A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin; in technical terms, tattooing is dermal pigmentation. ... Outcast is an action-adventure computer game by Belgian developer Appeal, released in 1999 by publisher Infogrames. ... An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. ...

Unfortunately, Gregor's escape balloon is accidentally released too early (with him on it), leaving Helen and Enola stranded on the Atoll as the Smokers overrun it. They release the Mariner, after they force him to agree to take them with him, and escape on his large trimaran. To create a diversion, they turn the Quadmount on the Deacon's boat, destroying the craft and causing the Deacon to lose an eye. Despite being rescued from certain death, the Mariner is displeased to have companions on his vessel, even after Helen offers to make love with him in exchange for protection. The Deacon, looking now for both revenge and Dryland, has a number of skirmishes with the Mariner in his attempts to get Enola back. Balloons, like greeting cards or flowers, are given for special occasions. ... Polynesian (Hawaiian navigators) sailing trimaran, ca 1781 A trimaran is a multihull boat consisting of a main hull (vaka) and two smaller outrigger hulls (amas), attached to the main hull with lateral struts (akas). ... The M45 Quadmount (nicknamed the meat chopper for its high rate of fire) was a weapon used in World War II, consisting of four M2 machine guns mounted on a wheeled platform. ...

Helen, meanwhile, wants to know where all the women are. The Mariner, who can breathe underwater (due to his gills), puts her in a diving bell made out of plastic and swims down to a sunken city (actually the city of Denver) to show her. As they are inspecting the sunken city, the Smokers locate and board the Mariner's vessel, capturing Enola in the process; when the Mariner and Helen return to the surface, the Smokers capture them as well. The Deacon grills the Mariner and Helen for information regarding the map, but the pair refuse to provide the Deacon with any assistance; this momentarily stuns the Deacon, who has never been refused information before. In retaliation, the Deacon has his crew burn the Mariner's vessel and shoot at the pair, forcing them to dive deep in order to survive. Since Helen cannot breathe underwater, the Mariner offers to "breathe for the both of us," which results in a prolonged kiss of life while bullets rain down around them. Diving bell A diving bell is a cable-suspended watertight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a small number of divers. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of First Aid Artificial respiration is a technique for providing air for a person who is not breathing on their own, but whose heart is still beating. ...

The Mariner chases down the Exxon Valdez on a stolen jetski and boards it. The Deacon has proclaimed a great celebration aboard the 'Deez to celebrate finding "the map to Dryland"; he rewards his crew by tossing them gifts (such as tins of "SMEAT") from his car, which is driven up and down the deck of the ship. Unfortunately, neither the Deacon nor his crew have any idea how to actually read the map; based largely on the shape of the area of Dryland, the Deacon believes that the area indicated must be Japan. The arguments that ensue illustrate that the Deacon's hold on power is precarious, and that he needs the promise of Dryland to keep himself in power; further conversations indicate that the supply of oil in the 'Deez is running low, further threatening the Deacon's hold on power. After a stirring speech — in which the Deacon manages to persuade the crew that he knows what he's doing — the crew begins to row the immense ship with huge oars, in the style of a Viking longship. (Since nobody aboard can read the map, they begin rowing without setting a course first.) This article is about the canned meat product. ... An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late... The Oseberg longship (Viking Ship Museum, Norway) Oseberg longship from the front, one of the most stunning expressions of Norse art and craftsmanship A longship tacking in the wind Longships were ships primarily used by the Scandinavian Vikings and the Saxons to raid coastal and inland settlements during the European...

After cutting a murderous swath through the bowels of the ship, the Mariner walks out onto the now-empty deck and threatens to throw a flare down into the oil holds unless the Deacon gives back Enola. The Deacon ignores Enola's warning that the Mariner never bluffs, and refuses, telling the Mariner that he would be crazy to blow up the ship. The Mariner responds by dropping the flare into the oil hold. The flare ignites the remaining oil, consuming the 'Deez in a massive explosion.

As the crew of the 'Deez runs for their lives, the Mariner manages to recapture Enola and escape the ship. They float at sea for a while, and then engage in one last battle with the Deacon (who survived the blast) before being rescued by Gregor. Gregor has joined with several other castaways and drifters in search of a place to start anew; en route to finding Enola and the Mariner, they found Helen, who has joined their quest. Gregor finally figures out the map — after the Mariner comments that the Earth's magnetic poles have reversed — and steers his balloon off in the direction of what does in fact turn out to be Dryland (Mount Everest, which was never mentioned in the original version of the film, but revealed as so in the extended cut). Gregor, Enola, Helen and the others start civilization anew on the island. The Mariner, uncomfortable with being on dry land, builds a new boat and sails off, back to his old life — but before he leaves, Helen gives him a proper name "from an ancient myth": Ulysses. “Everest” redirects here. ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus or Ulysses (Greek Odysseys; Latin: Ulixes or, less commonly, Ulysses), pronounced /oʊˈdɪs. ...

Cast

• Kevin Costner – Mariner/Trader
• Jeanne Tripplehorn – Helen
• Tina Majorino – Enola
• Dennis Hopper – Deacon
• Robert LaSardo – Smitty
• Michael Jeter – Old Gregor
• Jack Black – Floatplane pilot

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Production

Universal logo in Waterworld

The movie was intended to have a cost of approximately $100 million, but a series of transportation problems (since the movie was shot in the ocean off Kahoolawe, Hawaii), bad weather, sea-sickness from some of the cast, as well as a mysterious accident (in which one of the atolls came loose, killed a marine and crushed a number of boats) caused the budget to soar. Also adding to the multi-million-dollar budget was Kevin Costner's expensive seaside bungalow at an exclusive Hawaiian resort. All this made it the most expensive movie as of that time. Universal logo, Waterworld This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Universal logo, Waterworld This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Kaho‘olawe is the smallest of the 8 main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. ...

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The aircraft in the movie was a Helio Courier (H-295 model). The aircraft actually towed one water-skier in the movie, and the other skiers were superimposed in. Because of excessive drag, the aircraft could not attain more than a few hundred feet of altitude. In the scene where the Mariner hooks a grappling hook to the floats, the aircraft accidentally crashed, and an aircraft shop in Carlsbad, CA, had to provide another aircraft for the studio, which delayed filming. The plane was sold back to the fabricator, and is still in the paint-scheme of the movie. It was painted to appear rusted and in bad repair, but it is in fact in airworthy condition.

Reception

The movie received rather mixed reviews, but audiences were shocked by the film's lavish $175 million budget. It earned $88 million in the US, but managed to recover its budget abroad.[2] While it was considered one of the biggest flops of 1995, it has garnered better reviews over the years and has developed a fan base.^{[citation needed]}

Extended release

An unfortunate editing decision left out one important fact: when the Mariner, Helen, and Enola arrive on Mount Everest, they find a shack with the skeletons of a man and a woman. Also in the dwelling are tattoo implements, dyes, and designs that match Enola's tattoo. In the extended version, these people are revealed to be Enola's parents; thus explaining why she had the tattoo of the location. Unfortunately, while explaining that, it left open why people on "dryland" would need to make such a map, and how Enola survived and got to Helen without anyone knowing about her link to Dryland in the first place. It is suggested in the edited theatrical version by the Atoll Enforcer that Enola's parents knew they were dying. It is left to assumption that they tattooed the map on Enola so she could find her way back if she survived the basket-float.

In March 1998, Waterworld was shown on U.S. network television for the first time. The ABC network held a special two-night event of Waterworld, which included an extended version of the film — Universal and Kevin Costner took the film from director Kevin Reynolds's hands during post-production, and edited it down to the theatrical length of 133 minutes. This version added approximately 40 minutes of deleted scenes, including the Mount Everest ending, and thereby returning at least some of Reynolds's intended vision. As noted above, the original editing process had a negative impact on the narrative, and some view this extended version as a noticeable improvement on the original theatrical cut (e.g., adding to the story dramatically; adding depth to the characters; explaining previously unclear details). Some, but not all, scenes were edited due to swearing, violence, gore, nudity, and "indecent exposure" (the scene where the Mariner is urinating into a cup). The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cut scenes

• A Hydro Addict is trying to trade his hair for fresh Hydro. There are other people banging on the gates trying to get into the Atoll.
• After the Mariner's capture at the Atoll, the inhabitants of the Atoll examine his belongings. Among them, they find a Thighmaster, which they think is a torture device; a yo-yo, which they believe is an assassin's weapon used to strangle people; and a clarinet, which they think is used as a spy's listening device. This is also where the Atoll decides to dump the Mariner into the Recycling Pit.
• A scene that explains where exactly the Mariner got the jet-ski he uses to reach the Deacon's ship to rescue Enola. The survivors of the Atoll massacre are ambushed by two of the Deacon's men on jet-skis; the Mariner kills both men, and takes their weapons and one of the jet-ski craft.
• A scene that shows how Gregor managed to find Helen and the Mariner after their boat was burned down.
• At least 10 minutes worth of new scenes that further detail life aboard the Deacon's ship, including how they obtain their cigarettes and other equipment.
• A scene that reveals that the two skeletons found in the shack near the end of the movie are indeed the girl's parents, instead of just letting the audience guess it.
• Scenes that show the Mariner building the new boat he uses to leave the island at the end of the movie.
• The Mariner is also given the name Ulysses by Helen.
• Helen and Enola standing atop the cliff watching the Mariner depart before the film's end credits. As they are standing there, they uncover a plaque which tells us that they are at the peak of Mount Everest.

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Video games and novelization

Waterworld video games were made for the SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Nintendo Virtual Boy video game systems. The one made for SEGA Genesis was released in Europe. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System version was released only in Europe. The one for the Nintendo Virtual Boy was released worldwide, but the game and system are rare. There were also Waterworld computer games produced for MS-DOS and Windows. The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES (pronounced either as a word or initials), is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The Nintendo Virtual Boy is a video game console that, using a twin eyeglass-style projector, could display games in true 3-D (though monochromatic, in this case black and red). ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES (pronounced either as a word or initials), is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The Nintendo Virtual Boy is a video game console that, using a twin eyeglass-style projector, could display games in true 3-D (though monochromatic, in this case black and red). ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ...

A novelization of the film was also published to coincide with the release of the film. The ending epilogue of the book revealed that the Mariner's boat was attacked by pirates a few months later, and that he drifted back to Dryland, where he decided to stay with Helen and Enola.

Popular culture allusions

Joseph Hazelwood (left) as the patron saint of the "Smokers" in the film Waterworld. Dennis Hopper (right) saying, "St. Joe we're close, after centuries of shame."

• The tanker is revealed to be the Exxon Valdez, famous for the largest oil spill in Alaskan history (see Exxon Valdez oil spill, March 24, 1989). In fact, the Captain (Joseph Hazelwood) is referred to as "Old St. Joe" by the Deacon. In real history, the Valdez was renamed the Sea River Mediterranean, and was still in service (in the Atlantic) at the time of the movie's release.

• In Ultimate Spider-Man #98, Reed Richards makes water from his own urine, saying he got the idea from Waterworld.
• In The Simpsons, Milhouse plays Waterworld in the arcade. He has to put 40 quarters into the machine, and when the Mariner steps once, it says Game Over.
• The film is mentioned (and heralded) by Jim Carrey's character in The Cable Guy, with him repeating the line "Dry land is not a myth; I've seen it," followed by his questioning as to why moviegoers and critics found it awful, as he had seen it himself six times.

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Implausibilities

• In the extended version, a plaque is shown to them at the end of the movie, revealing that they are standing at the top of Mount Everest. While it is impossible for the water to have risen so high, it is plausible for the air there to be breathable. Air pressure at sea level changes unnoticeably as sea level varies. Even an unrealistic rise of 5 miles would decrease sea level air pressure by only about 0.25%.

• The concept of a map showing the location of dry land would have been nonsensical, given the literal lack of landmarks. Instead, the tattoo references "dry land" via coordinates in latitude and longitude, written in some variant of Chinese (as Gregor was able to interpret it with a China Airlines route map, and plotted his route using a sextant).

• Everyone on the tanker smokes, and cigarettes are considered a very valuable commodity. The presence of cigarettes in this setting is, however, extremely implausible, as most cigarettes have a shelf life of no longer than a few months, which would not be enough time for Earth's surviving population to forget that dry land ever existed.

• It is also implausible that there are still so many functioning machines, given the length of time suggested between the melting of the icecaps and the beginning of the story. Additionally, though the store of oil is shown, no refinery is shown.

• The Mariner's "mutations", specifically his fish-like gills that allow him to apparently "breathe" ocean water, are completely nonsensical. Even mammals that live underwater, like whales and dolphins, did not evolve gills. It is impossible for a warm-blooded creature to supply himself with enough oxygen using only small gills [3]. Beyond that, the complexity of developing an entirely new respiratory system without any larger gene pool having the same trait is also impossible.

• "Sea level" in Waterworld is apparently about 28,000 feet, seeing as the peak of Mount Everest is negligably higher than water level. This means the total area of dry land on Earth would be scarcely larger than an acre or two in Nepal. Furthermore, the Mariner apparently dives under the ocean to Denver (elevation: 5,280 feet), which is implausible considering he would have to dive over 23,000 feet and withstand the ensuing pressure. He would also have to travel tens of thousands of miles over unmarked ocean to find the few square acres of dryland on the other side of the planet.

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Stunt Show at Universal Studios

The two Universal Studios Theme Parks in Universal City, California and Osaka, Japan feature a "Waterworld" stunt show among their most popular attractions. The shows include numerous stunts and special effects, including water bike jumps, high dives, pyrotechnic and gas-flame explosions, and a free-falling seaplane "crashing" through the Atoll wall into the stage's lagoon. The script weaves the movie's music with a sequel plot that begins with Helen's return to the Atoll to show the way to Dryland. Helen is closely pursued and captured by the Deacon and then rescued by the Mariner after a battle. The current official logo for Universal Studios Theme Parks Universal Studios operates a number of theme parks based around the movies it has produced. ... Universal City is the 415 acre (1. ... Osaka )   is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of HonshÅ«. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. ... An under 16s motorbike display team perform a potentially dangerous stunt A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in TV, theatre or cinema. ... Groundbreaking special effects were used in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to realize scenes that cannot be achieved by live action or normal means. ... The word pyrotechnic (literally meaning fire technology) refers to any chemical explosive device, but especially fireworks. ...

See also

• Desert planet
• List of films recut by studio
• PortuGreek

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External links

• Waterworld at the Internet Movie Database
• Float Incorporated (official web site of developers of real floating real estate and platforms) [4]