Reverend Frank Scott

Reverend Frank Scott is the protagonist in the 1972 movie The Poseidon Adventure. He's a brave priest who guided a group of 10 people (Including him) during the fictional SS Poseidon disaster. He is portrayed by Gene Hackman, an actor who is famous by its apparitions in movies like The French Connection, Superman II and much more.
He is portrayed by , an actor who is famous by its apparitions in movies like The French Connection, Superman II and much more.
==History==
He initially meets ''Chaplain John'', who convinces him to give a speech of Christian encouragement to the passengers. At midnight he was celebrating New Year's Eve with Mike Rogo and Linda Rogo, until a rogue wave capsized the ship. They survived the capsizing and he decided to reach the emerged bottom of the ship to get out. He tried to convince the rest of the crew to follow him, but the others wanted to stay with the purser, But the ballroom was flooded, killing the rest of the survivors. He initially guided the survivors to a ventilation shaft to reach the bottom, but Acres, a waiter who was following him, fell into the boiling water below and got lost. Later, the group found some several survivors guided by doctors but decided not to follow them and go in the opposite direction, which led to the engine room. The engine room was underwater and they had to swim to cross it. As he crossed, an iron panel collapsed trapping him. He was later rescued by Belle Rosen, an elder woman formerly a swimming champion. Unfortunately, later Belle suffered a heart attack due to the effort and died: Her husband Manny noticed that and remained shocked, to the point of refusing to proceed. Then, the remaining survivors had to walk along other suspended beams, but Linda Rogo accidentally fell and died. Her husband Mike Rogo blamed the reverend for Linda's death, but before their fight could proceed, they discovered that a valve suspended in the void was blocking a door leading to the bottom of the ship. Upset by the deaths of Acres, Belle and Linda, he blamed God by telling him he wanted another life, and decided to hang on the valve by turning it and freeing the passage. The door was successfully unlocked and the reverend Scott, realizing that he sacrificed for everyone, died by dropping himself into the flames below. The 6 survivors then got out of the ship and were rescued by the naval air rescue.
==Trivia==
*He is based on the reverend Frank Scott from the original novel by Paul Gallico.
*In the 2005 movie remake, his role is imitated by the Bishop August Schmidt.
==External links==
*Reverend Scott on the Poseidon Adventure Wiki
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