The harpoons were out for "Waterworld" long before it sailed into theaters in July 1995. Despite being headlined by Kevin Costner (still hot property off the back of "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "The Bodyguard" and "Field of Dreams"), the dystopian sci-fi movie's rapidly bloating budget had a bloodthirsty movie press circling like hungry sharks.
The production had also experienced the sort of shooting challenges that only happen at sea, while that age-old problem of creative differences had led to the premature departure of director Kevin Reynolds (who, perhaps ominously, hadn't always seen eye-to-eye with Costner when they'd joined forces on "Robin Hood").
