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48-604: Beneteau or Bénéteau ( French pronunciation: [beneto] ) is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States. The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holding other prestigious brands, such as Jeanneau and its multihull subsidiary Lagoon in 1995. Shipwright Benjamin Bénéteau  [ fr ] founded

96-599: A flare into the oil reservoir. The ship is engulfed in flames, and begins to sink. The Mariner rescues Enola and escapes via a rope from Gregor's balloon. The Deacon fires at the balloon, shaking Enola into the ocean. As the Deacon and two of his men converge on her, the Mariner makes an impromptu bungee jump from the balloon to grab Enola. The Deacon and his men's jet-skis collide, causing an explosion which kills all three. Gregor eventually manages to decipher Enola's tattoo. Following

144-661: A record sum for a film production at the time . Filming took place in a large artificial seawater enclosure similar to that used in the film Titanic two years later; it was located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii . The final scene was filmed in Waipio Valley on the Big Island , also referred to as The Valley of Kings. Additional filming took place in Los Angeles , Huntington Beach , and Santa Catalina Island , and

192-406: A "Dryland" still float around, but most consider it a myth. The Mariner, a lone drifter, arrives at an atoll on his trimaran to trade dirt - a rare commodity - for supplies. When the locals discover he is a mutant, with gills and webbed feet, several accost him and he kills one in self-defense. As a result, the Mariner is sentenced to be drowned in a tank of compost . As the sentence proceeds,

240-501: A B in Entertainment Weekly . He commented that while its massive budget had paid off by genuinely creating the sensation of a world built on water, the film generally came off as a second-rate rip-off of The Road Warrior , with weaker, slower-paced action sequences and less startling villains. He praised Costner's performance, but found the film's environmental message pretentious. James Berardinelli of Reelviews Movie Reviews

288-628: A bad name for itself in the United States, but it did really well in Europe and Asia. I think the studio sort of shot themselves in the foot by announcing it was so over budget, blah blah blah, it's going to be a failure... All this came out before we released it in the States. But I enjoyed it." In retrospect, Director Kevin Reynolds said: "My own personal take on the picture is that I don't think it's any better, any worse than most summer blockbusters, it's somewhere in

336-421: A feast for the eyes and ears." Mick LaSalle , reviewing the film the week of its release on home video, argued that it did not deserve some of its more negative reviews, since "despite its confused impulses and occasional slow spots, Waterworld ... has an elusive, appealing spirit that holds up for more than two hours. It's a genuine vault at greatness that misses the mark -- but survives." He commented that while

384-628: A movie in the early 1980s; he would go on to co-write Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). After several rewrites, Kevin Costner and Kevin Reynolds joined the Waterworld production team in 1992. The film marked the fourth collaboration between Costner and Reynolds, who had previously worked together on Fandango (1985), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and Rapa-Nui (1994), the latter of which Costner co-produced but did not star in. Waterworld

432-470: A squall while tied to the mast of his trimaran. Professional surfer Laird Hamilton was Kevin Costner's stunt double for many water scenes. Hamilton commuted to the set via jet ski. Mark Isham 's score, which was not recorded for approximately 25 percent of the film and had only demos completed, was reportedly rejected by Costner because it was "too ethnic and bleak", contrasting with the film's futuristic and adventurous tone; Isham offered to try again but

480-569: Is in private hands in San Diego, California . For many years, the racing version was kept on a lake at Universal Studios Florida , before being restored for use as a racing trimaran named Loe Real , which was (as of 2012) being offered for sale in San Diego. Kevin Reynolds quit the film before its release, owing to heated battles with Costner over his creative decisions. Reynolds still received full credit as director. Despite their reported clashes,

528-517: Is ultimately an ambitious misfire: an extravagant sci-fi flick with some decent moments and a lot of silly ones." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. In a 2020 retrospective, Ben Child of The Guardian described it as "a perfectly watchable sci-fi cult classic" that deserves reappraisal. He acknowledged that much of

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576-577: The 68th Academy Awards . The film's release was accompanied by a novelization , video games , and four themed attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood , Universal Studios Singapore , Universal Studios Japan , and Universal Studios Beijing called WaterWorld , all of which are still running as of 2024 . In 2500, sea level rises had swallowed every continent on Earth underwater. The remains of human civilization live on makeshift floating communities built out of scavenged materials known as atolls , having long forgotten about living on land. Rumors of

624-509: The Channel Islands of California . Before filming began, Steven Spielberg had warned Costner and Reynolds not to film on open water owing to his own production difficulties with Jaws . The production was hampered by difficulties in obtaining otherwise simple shots due to poor weather, safety concerns, and the camera crew being pushed out of position by waves. One of the floating sets sank in heavy seas, and had to be repaired. Eventually

672-520: The Jeanneau Sea-bird , were made from this new material, followed by the first sailboats in 1964. In 1970 the company was purchased by the American conglomerate, Bangor Punta . By mid-1980 the company was sold again and became part of Chatellier SA . In 1990 there was a joint venture with Italian Ferretti Craft to build a series of yachts, but the project did not last long. In 1995 the company

720-566: The Vendée département, which has produced yachts since 1957. It was founded by Henri Jeanneau, a hardware store owner, who began by producing power boats . Jeanneau specializes in monohulls , but it created a specialist multihull line, Lagoon catamarans . Jeanneau (and Lagoon) became part of Groupe Beneteau in 1995. Henri Jeanneau's first boats in 1957 were wooden outboard motor -powered dinghy designs. He quickly moved to producing boats from fiberglass and by 1960 his motorboats, including

768-567: The "Sea Eater", the sea monster seen during the fishing scene in the film. Video games based on the film were released for the Super NES , Game Boy , Virtual Boy , and PC . There was to be a release for the Genesis , but it was canceled and was only available on the Sega Channel . A Sega Saturn version of the game was also planned, and development was completed, but like its Genesis counterpart it

816-515: The Beneteau First brand. These are trawler yacht powerboats. The Swift Trawler 42 was the company's first trawler yacht and the first Beneteau powerboat to reach the U.S. Market. These are outboard powered motorboats in three different models: Antares cabin cruisers, Barracuda seafishing boats and Flyer console boats. Jeanneau Jeanneau is a French boatyard in Les Herbiers , in

864-480: The Dryland as Mt. Everest , and ends with Helen gifting the Mariner the name Ulysses . Writer Peter Rader came up with the idea for Waterworld during a conversation with Brad Krevoy where they discussed creating a Mad Max rip-off. Rader wrote the initial script in 1986 but kept it shelved until 1989. Rader cited Mad Max as a direct inspiration for the film, while also citing various Old Testament stories and

912-542: The First 30 model designed by Andre Mauric. The current First models being offered include: Introduced in 2010, the Sense range is a modern interpretation of a cruising yacht, incorporating several industry firsts, while the company continued to produce the more conventional Oceanis cruising range. It introduced innovations to the deck, superstructure, and interior design. In 2018 Beneteau purchased Seascape and rebrand it products under

960-457: The Mariner kills after a trade-gone-wrong, and a mutated shark the Mariner kills for food. After evading a trap set by the Smokers, the Mariner confronts Helen about their unusual persistence. She admits they are after Enola, for the supposed directions to Dryland tattooed on her back. The Mariner gets Helen in a diving bell and shows her the underwater remains of Denver, Colorado and the soil on

1008-450: The Mariner's back-story as he gathers clues about where he came from and why he is different. The comic expands on the possible cause of the melting of the polar ice caps and worldwide flood, and introduces a new villain, "Leviathan", who supplied the Deacon's Smoker organization. The comic hints at the possibility that the Mariner's mutation may not be caused by evolution but by genetic engineering and that his origins may be linked to those of

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1056-461: The Smokers' forces and causing an explosion that blinds its leader, Deacon, in one eye. The Mariner, Helena and Enola board the trimaran and escape. Despite his initial reluctance and gruff attitude, the Mariner slowly warms up to his companions and has a bonding moment with Enola teaching her to swim. After a brief skirmish with the Smoker's scout seaplane , the trio encounters an unstable drifter whom

1104-451: The atoll is raided by the Smokers, a formidable pirate gang that has been systematically raiding and destroying atolls. Helen, a strong-willed atoll resident, tries to escape on a gas balloon dirigible with her young ward Enola and inventor Gregor. However, Gregor accidentally departs with only himself onboard, stranding the two. Helen frees the Mariner on the condition he takes them with him. The Mariner skillfully fights his way out, damaging

1152-628: The box office at No. 1. For its first weekend, Waterworld collected a total of $ 21.6 million. At the end of its run, the film grossed $ 88 million at the North American box office, and $ 176 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $ 264 million. Taking into account the percentage of box office gross that theaters retain, which is generally up to half, Waterworld is considered a box office disappointment. After factoring in home video sales and TV broadcast rights among other revenue streams, it eventually became profitable. Contemporary reviews for

1200-486: The company in 1884, at Croix-de-Vie , France to build sailing trawlers. In the mid sixties, Benjamin's grandchildren Annette Bénéteau Roux and her brother André Bénéteau introduced a line of fiberglass boats. The main production facility is in France, with five factories in the Vendée area. However, they have one US plant in Marion, South Carolina , which produces boats for the American market and opened in 1986. Since then,

1248-400: The company include: Waterworld 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. It was distributed by Universal Pictures . The setting of the film is in

1296-503: The director and star reunited almost two decades later for the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys . Waterworld' s reported budget was $ 172 million, and a total outlay of $ 235 million once marketing and distribution costs are factored in. Because of the runaway costs of the production, some critics dubbed it "Fishtar" and "Kevin's Gate", alluding to the flops Ishtar and Heaven's Gate . The film debuted at

1344-448: The distant future. The polar ice caps have completely melted, and the sea level has risen over 7,600 m (25,000 ft), covering nearly all of the land. The plot of the film centers on a nameless antihero , "The Mariner", a drifter who sails the Earth in his trimaran . The most expensive film ever made at the time, Waterworld was released to mixed reviews from critics, who praised

1392-666: The factory has nearly doubled in size to about 250,000 square feet (23,000 m). By May 2017, the Marion plant had built more than 8,700 boats. The Marion plant was closed in September 2020 and production was moved to the existing facilities in France. Below is a list of Beneteau yacht models. These are racer/cruiser sailboats, with a higher emphasis on the racing aspects, yet are substantially equipped for comfortable cruising. They are equipped with tall fractional rigs, high performance keels and upgraded deck hardware. Introduced in 1976 with

1440-435: The film as a sort of raft with a three-bladed egg-beater windmill . When needed, levers could be triggered that would flatten the windmill blades while raising a hidden mast to full racing height. A boom emerged, previously hidden in the hull, and the two sails were automatically unfurled. Once the transformation was complete, this version could actually sail, although not as well as the dedicated racer. The transforming version

1488-401: The film succeeds at its high ambitions for isolated moments, the clash between its earnest ambition and intrusive flashiness makes it generally fall short of its reach. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 66 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Though it suffered from toxic buzz at the time of its release, Waterworld

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1536-476: The film were mixed. Roger Ebert gave Waterworld 2.5 stars out of 4 and said: "The cost controversy aside, Waterworld is a decent futuristic action picture with some great sets, some intriguing ideas, and a few images that will stay with me. It could have been more, it could have been better, and it could have made me care about the characters. It's one of those marginal pictures you're not unhappy to have seen, but can't quite recommend." Owen Gleiberman gave it

1584-418: The futuristic setting and premise, but criticized the execution, including the characterization and acting performances. The film also was unable to recoup its massive budget at the box office despite being the ninth highest-grossing film of 1995 ; however, the film did later become profitable owing to video and other post-cinema sales. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound at

1632-430: The map, the balloon party discover Dryland, covered with vegetation and wildlife. They also find a hut with the remains of Enola's parents. The Mariner, feeling he does not belong, takes an old wooden catamaran from the island and departs, as Helen and Enola bid him farewell. The extended cut, dubbed the "Ulysses Cut", has a runtime of 171 minutes and features scenes fleshing out the characters and settings. It identifies

1680-524: The middle. I think yeah, it's certainly got its faults, but I think, you know, on another level I think it works quite well compared to some of the other big films. But by the end, people…they wanted it to be a disaster." Waterworld was released on VHS and LaserDisc on January 23, 1996. On September 9, 1997, it debuted on a THX certified widescreen VHS release. The film was then released on DVD on December 9, 1997, on Blu-ray on October 20, 2009, and on 4K Blu-ray on July 9, 2019. A novelization

1728-411: The ocean's floor, crushing her belief in Dryland. When they surface, they find that the Smokers have caught up. The Smokers capture Enola and try to kill Helen and the Mariner before the two dive underwater. The Smokers set the trimaran on fire and leave. Sorting through the wreckage of his boat, the Mariner sees National Geographic magazines and compares their images to Enola's doodles, realizing she

1776-427: The plot was illogical and absurd and some of the action set-pieces "preposterously ambitious", but argued that both of them offer excitement and B-movie charm. Kevin Costner said he's very fond of the film: "It stands up as a really exotic, cool movie. I mean, it was flawed — for sure. But, overall, it's a very inventive, cool movie. It's pretty robust." Dennis Hopper also enjoyed it, saying "I thought Waterworld got

1824-416: The production had to be extended by nearly three months, from 96 days to over 150. The state of Hawaii had more than $ 35 million added to its economy as a result of the colossal film production. The production featured different types of personal watercraft , especially Kawasaki jet skis. Kevin Costner was on the set for 157 days, working six days a week. At one point, he nearly died when he got caught in

1872-617: The story of Helen of Troy (with the main female character being named Helen in a direct reference). It is also widely believed that inspiration was taken from Freakwave by Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy , a "Mad Max goes surfing" comic strip first published by Pacific Comics in Vanguard Illustrated #1-3 (November 1983-March 1984), and continued by Eclipse Comics in Strange Days #1-3 (November 1984-April 1985). McCarthy himself had unsuccessfully tried to sell Freakwave as

1920-406: The tattoo. Regardless, the Deacon makes a grand speech, using Enola and hopes of Dryland to keep his followers' minds off their dwindling resources, then sends them back to their stations to mindlessly row the "'Dez". The Mariner infiltrates the "'Dez," confronts the Deacon, and threatens to ignite the oil reserves in the hold. The Deacon calls the Mariner's bluff, but to his shock, the Mariner drops

1968-564: Was bought out by Groupe Beneteau and became part of the largest global sailboat-building enterprise. In the mid-1990s some Jeanneau designs were built in Polish boat yards, including the Sun Odyssey 24.1 . In 2001 Ostroda Yachts of Poland became part of Jeanneau. The Jeanneau Advanced Technologies division was set up to build custom projects, such as the trimarans for the film Waterworld and some Americas Cup designs. Designs built by

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2016-731: Was cancelled prior to release. The Super NES and Game Boy releases were only available in the United Kingdom and Australia. While the Super NES and Virtual Boy versions were released by Ocean Software , the PC version was released by Interplay . The Virtual Boy version of the game was the only movie licensed game for the system. The film was released as a pinball machine in 1995 by Gottlieb Amusements (later Premier, both now defunct). There are attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood , Universal Studios Japan , and Universal Studios Singapore based on

2064-415: Was co-written by David Twohy , who cited Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior as a major inspiration. Both films employed Dean Semler as director of photography. During production, the film was plagued by a series of cost overruns and production setbacks. Universal initially authorized a budget of $ 100 million, which by mid-1994 had swollen to $ 135 million, with final costs reaching an estimated $ 175 million,

2112-412: Was designed by Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prevost and built in France by Lagoon. Two versions were built, a relatively standard racing trimaran for distance shots, and an effects-laden transforming trimaran for closeup shots. The first trimaran was launched on 2 April 1994, and surpassed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) in September of that year. The transforming version was first seen in

2160-458: Was drawing Dryland objects. Gregor, having spotted the smoke from his dirigible, finds Helen and the Mariner and takes them to a new makeshift atoll. The Mariner takes a captured Smoker's jet ski to chase down the Smokers' base of operations, the remains of the Exxon Valdez , where they manage to manufacture fuel, ammunition and cigarettes. Meanwhile, the Deacon's advisors struggle to decipher

2208-415: Was not given the chance. James Newton Howard was brought in to write the new score. Joss Whedon flew out to the set to do last minute script rewrites and later described it as "seven weeks of hell"; the work boiled down to editing in Costner's ideas without alteration. Inspired by racing trimarans built by Jeanneau Advanced Technologies' multi-hull division, Lagoon, a custom 60 foot (18 m) yacht

2256-400: Was one of the film's few supporters, calling it "one of Hollywood's most lavish features to date". He wrote: "Although the storyline isn't all that invigorating, the action is, and that's what saves Waterworld . In the tradition of the old Westerns and Mel Gibson 's Mad Max flicks, this film provides good escapist fun. Everyone behind the scenes did their part with aplomb, and the result is

2304-460: Was written by Max Allan Collins and published by Arrow Books. It goes into greater detail regarding the world of the film. A sequel comic book four-issue mini-series entitled Waterworld: Children of Leviathan , drawn by Kevin Kobasic, was released by Acclaim Comics in 1997. Kevin Costner did not permit his likeness to be used for the comics, so the Mariner looks different. The story reveals some of

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