The Purseidon Adventure (Paul Wilson)

The Purseidon Adventure Part 1 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 23, 2009
"My re-make of the 1972 classic. In my version, handbags prevail, as the ship is capsized by a GIANT PURSE. Why? Why not? In this first installment, which begins like an ad for the release of the film, turning into the film itself, we are given some character exposition. I play all roles, incl. the extras; did all the sets, sound, editng, and ...alla that. Old VHS. The days of Camcorders! T'was fun. I dare you to watch ALL installments..."

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 2 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 24, 2009
"'Poseidon Adventure' Part Two. The Dining Room. The continuing saga of my Favorite Film, as spoofed by my selves (save for the extras in the wide shots- I mean, I can't be EVERYwhere at ONCE!). The Giant Deadly Purse is ON ITS WAY - stay tuned for part three, which, I, well, actually posted a long time ago, figuring NO one would want to see what preceded or came after it. Some fans, however, urged me on."

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 3 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
April 16, 2009
"A cheesy one-man recreation of the capsizing of the SS Poseidon as per the 1972 film. Instead of a tidal wave, a giant wayward handbag slams the ship and flips it over. Why a purse? Why not? This way I could combine both my love for 'Poseidon' AND vintage ladies' handbags into one, thus allowing me to rename the piece 'The PURSEidon Adventure.' The two sequences that precede this, which I posted later, are Part One and Part Two, and others will follow.

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 4 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 24, 2009
"Part four of eight. The Christmas tree, post-capsize. This segment follows myselves as Rev. Scott, the Rogos, Nonnie, Belle, 'and the rest' in their efforts to get up to the bottom of the capsized Purseidon. Many stray handbags from deceased passengers are accrued for flotation devices. Belle Rosen gets gas."

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 5 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 27, 2009
"Part 5 of 8. Flooding of the inverted dining room, and on into the kitchens. Mrs. Rosen's gut gas does NOT let up, Mrs. Rogo finds a dress shop ('something drip dry!'), etcetera. This is part five of eight of my VHS one-man recreation of the 1972 disaster spectacle. Made over a span of seven years (sometimes I burnt out from changing clothes so often) it freaks me out to see myself AGE, or NOT, depending on when a character or scene was taped!"

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 6 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 27, 2009
"Part 6 of 8. Does it ever end? After a harrowing tour of the ship's inverted kitchens (& meeting the 'fried chefs'), our party encounters - THE SEVENTIES! Smiley faces, Macrame, daisies, Bellbottoms and Avocado at every turn. Probably the most harrowing sequence in this saga, which goes ON (And yes, I am still playing Everyone You See Here, including the corpses!) What was REALLY gross about making this, much moreso than all the bad 70's clothes and items I had to accumulate, was how SWEATING in all those costumes (the ones I wore all through the entire film save for this installment) ACTUALLY MADE THEM SHRINK. DIS-gusting. No, I never bothered dry-cleaning them between takes, because likely I would be rolling in soot, dirty water, or bilge the next day. : D"

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 7 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 27, 2009
"Part 7 of 8. From the Bilge to some more Vague Mangled Sets to SHELLEY WINTERS' DRAMATIC UNDERWATER SWIMMING SEQUENCE! Yes, I HAD to include some bad bathroom humor in here, so YES there is (home made) doo-doo. : O Get over it. So in this installment, Surreality takes over as Reverend Scott, Mrs. Rosen, and Mr. Rogo have a series of peculiar individual experiences - most notably Rogo's flashback to 'WILLARD' (another fave film of mine, which Ernest Borgnine completed JUST PRIOR to 'Poseidon Adventure' in 1971!). I just HAD to work it in, hence his references to RATS throughout this odyssey. Of note: during all the Dramatic Fiery Sequences, my mom was just off camera standing by, tapping her foot unhappily, armed with a garden hose. She did NOT like me playing with fire in my garage (WHERE ALL or most of this was taped!) whether it was the carefully pre-arranged kitchen flames or the enflamed engine room. AND there was all that POLYESTER around...For pick-up shots I ended up having to do later during 'post production' (there's ALWAYS those), the furnace room in my house served OFTEN. It was the only thing that looked vaguely engine-roomish after I had already taken down and thrown away the garage sets. I crawled in that furnace room SO many times. SIlly..."

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The Purseidon Adventure Part 8 of 8

Uploaded by: CrashingCrockery (Paul Wilson)
May 28, 2009
"The FINALE, finally! A lotta the cast finally kick, & That Vague SInger Girl re-appears! Watching this years later, a venture that began in the mid-nineties, finally completing and editing it at the behest of an art gallery owner who wished to 'debut' the thing (otherwise I would never had gotten around to putting it together, TOO many damn VHS tapes laying around with long forgotten, unlabeled footage), I watch this not and think, to quote Captain Harrison, 'Oh my God.' I would NEVER have the patience to be Every Single Character in a LONE production of this again, lest I had a CREW. Yes, all those people in the fancy end credits contributed, but only a day here, a day there! EVERYONE HAD DAY JOBS! My 'job,' as an artist and amatuer video maker, allowed me the time to do all this. So, in many ways, painting and creating the sets, finding similar costumes, editing with 80's camcorders and boomboxes, this WAS an All-By-Myself production. Good Lord..."

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