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The Towering Inferno (1974)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 13  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Runtime: 5 hrs 35 mins

Synopsis: One hundred and thirty stories of glass and steel pierce the landscape, a monument to architectural know-how and the power of money. But the builders have taken some cash-saving shortcuts, and it takes just one spark from an electric current to set off a disaster. During a celebratory party... One hundred and thirty stories of glass and steel pierce the landscape, a monument to architectural know-how and the power of money. But the builders have taken some cash-saving shortcuts, and it takes just one spark from an electric current to set off a disaster. During a celebratory party full of wealthy movers and shakers, the tower bursts into flames, and chaos erupts as the raging force of nature envelopes the structure. A courageous fire captain on the outside and the desperate architect trapped inside struggle to save the guests from the fire created by their greedy manipulations. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Jones

Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Producer: Irwin Allen, Stirling Silliphant
Composer: John Williams

DVD Info

Release:

May 9, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 4.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - English
  • Mono - Spanish
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
  • Disc 1: THE TOWERING INFERNO - Widescreen Version
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - 1. F.X. Feeney - Film Historian
  • 2. Mike Venzina - Special Effects Director, Branko Racki - Stunt Coordinator (Specific Scenes)
  • Disc 2: THE TOWERING INFERNO - Supplemental Materials
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Scenes
  • Featurettes - 1. "Inside the Tower: We Remember"
  • 2. "Innovating Tower: The SPFX of An Inferno"
  • 3. "The Art of Towering"
  • 4. "Irwin Allen: The Great Producer"
  • 5. "Directing the Inferno"
  • 6. "Putting Out Fire"
  • 7. "Running On Fire"
  • 8. "Still The Worlds Tallest Building"
  • 9. "The Heart of Disaster: Stirling Silliphant"
  • 10. "AMC Backstory: THE TOWERING INFERNO"

Additional Products:

  • Lobby Cards

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Cole Smithey
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03/01/08
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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3/4

Towering Inferno's glass-spangled erection burns with an uncontrollable lust for spectacle.

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05/08/06
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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For pure disaster-time spectacle, the short list begins (and basically ends) with Poseidon and Inferno. They're time-capsule genre classics that just never get old.

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04/28/06
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
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3/5

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07/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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2/5

Scared me as a kid. Bored me as an adult.

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11/10/04
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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4/5

a camp classic disaster movie

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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3/4

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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3/5

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01/29/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies
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2/5

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01/29/04
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca
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3/5

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02/27/03
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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3.5/5

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix
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2/5

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09/02/02
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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1/5

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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3/5

No review available.

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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4/5

for camp value only

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07/26/02
David Poland
Hot Button
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5/5

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01/01/00
Almar Haflidason
BBC
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