Waterworld

1995 film directed by Kevin Reynolds
Movie film Q272595
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Waterworld

Summary

Waterworld is a film[1]. Waterworld ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,634 views/month, #817 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waterworld's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Waterworld was directed by Kevin Reynolds[4].
  • David Twohy wrote the screenplay for Waterworld[5].
  • Peter Rader wrote the screenplay for Waterworld[6].
  • Waterworld's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[7].
  • Waterworld's genre is action film[8].
  • Waterworld's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • Waterworld's genre is post-apocalyptic film[10].
  • Waterworld's genre is dystopian film[11].
  • Waterworld's based on is recorded as Waterworld[12].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Dennis Hopper[13].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Jeanne Tripplehorn[14].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Tina Majorino[15].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Michael Jeter[16].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Kevin Costner[17].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Gerard Murphy[18].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Jack Black[19].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Kim Coates[20].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Jack Kehler[21].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Leonardo Cimino[22].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Robert Joy[23].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Sab Shimono[24].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Zakes Mokae[25].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was John Fleck[26].
  • A cast member of Waterworld was Lanny Flaherty[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1995-08-01[30]

  • Community tags: film score, soundtrack[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6643268e-bbe0-386d-9619-ea8a2d1a86a8[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kevin Costner[33], John Davis[34], Charles Gordon[35], and Lawrence Gordon[36]. Waterworld was directed by Kevin Reynolds[4]. Screenwriters include David Twohy[5] and Peter Rader[6]. Cast members include Dennis Hopper[13], Jeanne Tripplehorn[14], Tina Majorino[15], Michael Jeter[16], Kevin Costner[17], and Gerard Murphy[18].

Publication

Publication dates include July 28, 1995[37], October 13, 1995[38], September 21, 1995[39], and 1995[40]. The original language of Waterworld was English[41]. Genres include action film[8], science fiction film[9], post-apocalyptic film[10], and dystopian film[11]. Waterworld was distributed by video on demand[42].

Subject and Themes

Waterworld's main subject is seamanship[43].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[44], 47%[45], and 56/100[46].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mad Max inspired Waterworld[47].

Why It Matters

Waterworld ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,634 views/month, #817 of 94,065).[2] Waterworld has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Waterworld is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] . wikidata.org.
  32. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] . wikidata.org.
  34. [46] . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] . wikidata.org.
  39. [43] . wikidata.org.
  40. [47] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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