The 1995 film is a post-apocalyptic action epic that became one of the most famous examples of a troubled Hollywood production. Set in the distant future where the polar ice caps have completely melted, it depicts an Earth almost entirely submerged in water. Plot & Setting
Survivors live on makeshift floating communities called "atolls" or on individual boats, scavenging for resources like "dirt" (highly valuable soil) and fresh water. Waterworld(1995)
The Mariner reluctantly helps a woman named Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and a young girl named Enola (Tina Majorino). Enola has a map to "Dryland"—a mythical last piece of land—tattooed on her back. The 1995 film is a post-apocalyptic action epic
Kevin Costner stars as The Mariner , a solitary, nameless drifter who has mutated to survive in this environment, possessing gills and webbed feet. The Mariner reluctantly helps a woman named Helen