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The Towering Inferno | Year: 1974 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - John Guillermin - Irwin Allen Actors/Actresses: - Faye Dunaway - Steve McQueen - Paul Newman - William Holden An epic disaster film! Not to be missed! I remember first seeing this movie at a very early age. As a child, I loved this movie for it's spectacularity. As an adult (sort of), I love it for the acting performances of it's marvelous cast. This is a disaster movie. During the seventies this type of movie was extremely popular, with timeless hits such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Airport". In San Francisco, the tallest building in the world, "The Glass Tower" has finally been completed. An awesome superstructure and the new icon of the city. With some of the best actors of that time (Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway and Fred Astaire to name a few), true drama and an absolutely convincing inferno this movie deservedly took the world by storm! Best Disaster Movie Ever Made This movie deserved the three Academy Awards that it won back in 1974, especially the Best Special Effects award - the fires were one of the key elements that made THE TOWERING INFERNO into what I think is the best disaster movie ever made. Got a Match? Somebody once asked James Garner's character on "The Rockford Files" TV show if there was nothing he wouldn't do for money. He wouldn't kill for it and he wouldn't marry for it, he said, other than that he was pretty much open to suggestions. Paul Newman and Steve McQueen must have been open to suggestions when they ok'd this turkey, and I wish they had said no. The world's tallest skyscraper is burning due to shoddy construction work, and architect Newman and fireman McQueen would like to put it out before the entire cast is incinerated. On top of the building are a million gallons of water in reserve Newman forgot about in all the excitement. Why this 2500 ton weight hasn't gone crashing into the basement we are not informed but the daring duo manage to blow up the tanks and there's your happy ending. O J Simpson rescues a cat and Fred Astaire, after a lifetime of giving the American movies some of their greatest moments, was awarded an Oscar for enduring this production. Buy The Towering Inferno at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Towering Inferno Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Towering Inferno This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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