A Titanic tale of hubris...knot-in-the-stomach scary from the moment the fire gets out of control to the last-ditch heroics that come hours later. [Blu-ray]
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07/28/09
The Towering Inferno (1974)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:15
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 35 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
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... [More]
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
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Reviews for The Towering Inferno
Towering Inferno's glass-spangled erection burns with an uncontrollable lust for spectacle.
05/08/06
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.
04/28/06
break out the popcorn, sit back, and enjoy a galaxy of stars picking up their fat paychecks and having a great time. They absolutely don't make 'em like this anymore
05/13/09
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06/24/06
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05/09/05
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09/22/08
Top Critica camp classic disaster movie
11/08/04
for camp value only
07/26/02
Scared me as a kid. Bored me as an adult.
11/10/04
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01/29/04
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03/01/08
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01/29/04
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07/14/05
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07/30/02
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