This is the first trip since we got married.
Yeah, and why we didn't fly, I'll never know.
Well, since I'm in charge. let's make a toast.
Great. What do we drink to?
To love.
Here here, to love. [to Mike] To love, dummy!
Oh.
Mike Rogo
Ernest Borgnine · 16 quotes
Reverend Frank Scott
Gene Hackman · 13 quotes
Linda Rogo
Stella Stevens · 12 quotes
Primary cast
11 quotes
Captain Harrison
Leslie Nielsen · 5 quotes
Belle Rosen
Shelley Winters · 3 quotes
James Martin
Red Buttons · 3 quotes
Manny Rosen
Jack Albertson · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Mike Rogo & Linda Rogo (10), Reverend Frank Scott & Mike Rogo (6), Reverend Frank Scott & Linda Rogo (5)
The Poseidon Adventure quotes
Page 2 of 3What the hell happened? You didn't pull the rope.
I got trapped. Mrs. Rosen freed me.
Thanks Mrs. Rogo, if it hadn't been for you, none of us-- [discovers Mrs. Rosen is dead] Aww, Jesus!
Go back and tell the others.
And what do I tell him?
Tell him nothing!
Ya had a lotta guts, lady... a lotta guts.
You know what it means to be picked out from all the people aboard to sit at the Captain's table on New Year's Eve? Well, I'll tell ya what it means. It means that all your worries about those other women looking on ya is a lot of bull.
He only invited you because you're a Detective Lieutenant. Why don't you just go without me?
And what am I supposed to do at midnight? Kiss the Captain?
Don't knock it.
Mr. Linarcos
Order Full Ahead, Captain.
I have already told you Mr. Linarcos, we don't have enough ballast yet to run at Full Ahead.
Mr. Linarcos
I suggest we talk privately. (Linarcos and the Captain meet separately from the crew) I did not suggest Full Ahead, Captain. As the new owner's representative on this ship, I ordered it!
Goddammit man the Poseidon is too fine a lady to be rushed to the junkyard on her last voyage.
Mr. Linarcos
We're already three days behind schedule. And it's costing my consortium thousands of dollars every day to maintain a wrecking crew. I demand we dock Monday night-
And I can't afford to gamble with the lives of my passengers!
Mr. Linarcos
Your business is to deliver this ship where we want it, when we want it!
Running an unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous!
Mr. Linarcos
I am sure-
Especially one as old as this!
Mr. Linarcos
I am sure I don't have to remind you of my legal right to have you relieved of command. Three other officers aboard this ship have their Master's License. Now, order Full Ahead!
You irresponsible bastard.
Mr. Linarcos
Your business is to deliver this ship where we want it! When we want it!
Running an unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous!
Mr. Linarcos
I'm sure!
Especially one as old as this!
Mr. Linarcos
I'm sure I don't have to remind you of my legal right to have you relieved of command. Three other officers here have their Master's License. Now, order Full Ahead!
You irresponsible bastard.
Nurse Gina Rowe
[patiently]
They're suppositories, Mr. Rogo. You don't swallow them.
Then what the hell do you do with them?
For Christ's sake, I know what to do with suppositories! Just get them outta here!
Purser For God's sake, Reverend, what you're doing is suicide!
We're cut off from the rest of the world. They can't get to us. Maybe we can got to them. You've said enough, now get out of the way.
Purser Pray for us, but don't do this! [to the others] Climbing to another deck will kill you all!
And sitting on our butts is not gonna to help us either! Maybe by climbing out of here, we can save ourselves. If you've got any sense, you'll come along with us. [to Rogo] Grab ahold.
Through the kitchen and go deeper and deeper in the ship till we reach the hull. That way!
And you just kick out the bottom and we swim ashore, huh?
Or maybe you could yell "This is the police" and it'll open right up!
Don't be a smart ass!
Your place is with the living. If you don't come with us, her death is meaningless, now come on.
All right, you go first. I want to stay with her a little longer.
You've got one minute.
Robin Shelby Why don't you shove it?
Susan Shelby [angrily]
Don't you ever say that to me again!
Robin Shelby Shove it! Shove it! Shove it!
[Linda is about to climb up the Christmas tree]
Ok Mrs. Rogo, up you go. But you'll have to take off that long gown.
Like hell she will!
She can't climb in it. It's too tight.
She's got nothin' under it!
Just panties. What else do I need?
What do you mean what else do you need?!
Give her your shirt.
But...my...
Come on.
Linda, next time you put something on like I told you to put on!
Nonnie Parry [The deck behind the group is flooding rapidly.]
How long will we stay afloat?
Robin Shelby The Andrea Doria stayed afloat 10 hours before she sank.
You see, Nonnie, everything's gonna be alright. We have a long time to go.
Come on, keep moving, keep moving.
[Angry at the Doctor for leading his group of 44 the wrong way]
: You're going the wrong way, DAMMIT! The BOW'S UNDERWATER!
[Appealing to the survivors in the ballroom]
: I wanna appeal to you the last time. I know this much; the sea's gonna keep pouring in, we're gonna keep settling deeper and deeper, we may even go under before we get up to the bottom to cut our way out! But it's something to try, it's a chance, we might make it. You stay here, you'll certainly die!
[looking up to God]
What more do you want of us? We've come all this way, no thanks to you. We did on our own no help from you. We did ask you to fight for us but damn it, don't fight against us! Leave us alone! How many more sacrifices? How much more blood? How many more lives? Belle wasn't enough. Acres wasn't. Now this girl! You want another life? Then take me! [turns to face the suriviors] You can make it, keep going! Rogo, get them through!