Audio problem: Just before midnight when the band is playing "Morning After" the camera pans out for a wide shot of the dance floor - the dancers are dancing MUCH too fast for such a slow song - and you do still hear the song.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
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Directed by: Ronald Neame
Starring: Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley
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Mrs. Belle Rosen: You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady.
Trivia: The scene where Belle (Shelly Winters) dives into the water was actually rehearsed by having her jump into the water. She decided to dive in while filming the scene and that take was used.
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Answer: Because he doesn't boil, there's no suggestion that the water is that hot. After Ackers falls in, and while Rogo tries to save him, there are two large explosions in the shaft; we can presume that, while Rogo was able to escape, Ackers was injured/trapped/otherwise incapacitated below the surface, and drowned.