The story surrounding Waterworld reads like its own adventure: Although those responsible were advised against filming on real bodies of water, they didn’t want to have anything to do with it – and ultimately had to pay the price. Unfortunately, the most expensive film ever at the time was not quite the success we had hoped for. But it’s still worth seeing and you’ll have the opportunity to watch it on TV today.
Today on TV: What happens in the crazy sci-fi action film Waterworld?
In a future that unfortunately no longer seems so far away, the polar ice caps have melted and the… Earth was completely flooded. But there are persistent rumors and myths that there is still land somewhere – the legendary Dryland.
When a map is discovered on the back of the young girl Enola that may show the way there, everyone is completely thrilled. The nasty smokers want to get her leather and the child’s mother takes them Help from the grim loner named Mariner (Kevin Costner), who is initially reluctant to support her. Among other things, because he has his own secrets to keep.
Waterworld was the most expensive film ever at the time and that was partly due to a storm
Waterworld director Kevin Reynolds is said to have been advised by Steven Spielberg not to shoot on real bodies of water, but in studios and tanks, but he refused. He wanted real waves for more realism. Whereupon However, a storm destroyed large parts of an extremely elaborate set which had to be expensively rebuilt.
This is one of the reasons why Waterworld was probably back then It consumed $175 million in production costs have. Until 1995, there had never been a film that was more expensive. Nowadays, however, Star Wars films or Jurassic World 2 often cost more than 400 million dollars. Waterworld only grossed a little over 264 million worldwide, which was less than hoped and expected.
Waterworld hero Kevin Costner has recently worked primarily with the western films Horizon, but also with his Yellowstone series universe and everything surrounding it made headlines. You can read everything about the Yellowstone finale with season 5, the last episodes and whether Kevin Costner is there here.
TV or stream: When and where is Waterworld coming?
The dystopian-wet end-time epic airs this Saturday, November 30th 8:15 p.m. on ZDFneo. It then lasts until 10:15 p.m. and a repeat is not planned at the moment.
But of course you also have the option of watching the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film online. This works, for example, with MagentaTV, Apple TV, Maxdome or Amazon. It is currently not available as a streaming flat rate.
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