In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Practical Effects
Real floating sets, real stunts, real sunburns.
Costume
Costner's gilled mutant look: weirdly committed.
Production
Most expensive film ever... briefly.
Director
Kevin Reynolds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The floating atoll set weighed over 1000 tons and sank during production—twice.
This was briefly the most expensive film ever made, and its box office failure nearly killed the aquatic blockbuster until Avatar swam back.
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