awkward disaster mishmash have a team of scavenger come across the overturn s. s. poseidon and hop to loot it before it go under for good . irwin allen sequel to his 1972 blockbuster the poseidon adventure arrive in theater seven year later . never mind that nobody care anymore and why give u such a shoddy production and fill with dim character and miscast actor and only to trash the memory of your big hit . one might end up feel really sorry for michael caine and sally field and peter boyle and jack warden and karl malden and shirley jones be it not for their lose at sea expression ( good for a few stray laugh ) . there a moment when saintly jones be tempt into take some treasure just for herself and she timidly start stuff her pocket that be an unintended hoot . the film be a career bungler for all concern and most especially allen and who never quite recover from this . from .