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Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner , who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis.
Jul 28, 2020 · Waterworld Is Known As a Massive Hollywood Failure. Really, It Was Ahead of Its Time. Tanked by drama and bad press in the '90s, the post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner movie is a fever dream about...
- Michele Debczak
- The Waterworld script was inspired by Mad Max. Sixteen years before the premiere of Waterworld, George Miller launched an action franchise set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- The movie marked Kevin Costner and Kevin Reynolds's fourth collaboration. Star Kevin Costner and director Kevin Reynolds worked on three films together prior to Waterworld: Fandango (1985), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and Rapa Nui (1994).
- Waterworld was the most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release. Before it was first screened to the public, Waterworld had already gained a notorious reputation for being the most expensive film of all time.
- The movie's production was troubled from the start. Much of the blame for Waterworld going over its budget and schedule was the result of bad luck. There were numerous injuries and disasters on-set: Kevin Costner’s stunt double Norman Howell nearly died of an embolism when he surfaced too quickly during a deep-sea dive, and Costner had his own near-death experience when he got caught in a squall while tied to a 40-foot boat mast.
Sep 17, 2020 · Alamy. According to Little White Lies, Waterworld is “exceptional” in its world-building, “creating an innovative aqueous ecosystem” in which ideas about global warming can be explored. What’s...
- Gregory Wakeman
In a future where the polar ice-caps 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. Director. Kevin Reynolds. Writers. Peter Rader. David Twohy. Stars. Kevin Costner. Jeanne Tripplehorn. Dennis Hopper.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Kevin Reynolds
- 1995-07-28
Jul 28, 1995 · The movie begins with the trademark Universal globe spinning in space, and then we see the polar ice cap melting while a deep voice (not James Earl Jones for a change) sets the story in “the future,” when all of the Earth is covered in water.
Dec 16, 2014 · Waterworld isn’t as good a film, but it’s still a solid one. It’s at its best when it doesn’t leave you pointing at the screen and questioning what it’s actually doing.
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