With tom hanks, felicity jones, irrfan khan, ben foster. The towering inferno, one of irwin allens best efforts as movie producer, actually probably his best effort considering the other disaster film that came after in the late 70s irwin allen who was producer of the film also directed some scenes aswell even thou john guillerman was credited as director for the film john directed the action. The third film of the langdon trilogy starts out a bit messy, mirroring the protagonists lack of memory, but soon finds its footing. The making of the disaster movie, the towering inferno. The film reunites the two lead actors from reindeer games 2000. Tony walks into his kitchen and finds the stove on fire. The towering inferno is a 1974 american drama disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an ensemble cast led by paul newman and steve mcqueen. Kevin costner made his film debut in sizzle beach, u. The towering inferno1974, the spectacular disaster film that brought steve mcqueen and paul newman together on screen, is a piece of well crafted hollywood entertainment that is enjoyable even after 45 years. The poseidon adventures narrower focus and greater character depth marks it ahead of the towering inferno qualitywise, but i still really enjoyed this film, despite its fairly sizeable flaws.
Carlos the bartender being an allaround nice guy to everyone. Nov 10, 2017 first of the pair of original 1974 making of featurettes which show the making of irwin allens production. The ending is a very eerie reminder of 911 with the tower collapsing and the dust enveloping part of the city. When i was an impressionable teenager in 1975 i saw towering inferno 4 times at the cinema, still a record for me, and despite the years and jaded view of middle age, this is still a thrilling film, mainly because the effects are so realistic, no cgi then, and the characters are. Oct 29, 2009 the film was called hell, and it duly became hell. Such is the case with towering inferno, and my cousin vinny. Just before the fire starts on the 81st floor, a man is shown telling an elderly couple that business offices only go as high as 80, and that 81120 is exclusively residential. In short, the towering inferno is not as good as the disaster movie the poseidon adventure, let alone comparable to the greatest disaster film. After making the towering inferno in 1974, superstar steve mcqueen takes himself off the market. First of the pair of original 1974 making of featurettes which show the making of irwin allens production. May 14, 2019 the towering inferno 1974, the spectacular disaster film that brought steve mcqueen and paul newman together on screen, is a piece of well crafted hollywood entertainment that is enjoyable even after 45 years. In 1979, he comes out of retirement to make tom horn and the hunter.
An absolutely spectacular cast, and a topnotch technical team, are the pillars on which the towering inferno is based, a film built with the precision of an architect. Everything about the towering inferno was a oneupsmanship of the standard disaster film. He says to his father, played by robert wagner, its like the towering inferno in here. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. The towering inferno is a 1974 american action disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an allstar cast led by steve mcqueen and paul. The towering inferno the towering inferno 1974 is the towering accomplishment of the 1970s cinema of disaster. This forced the studios into a first for hollywood as they. I noticed light edge enhancement through the film, and this contributed to mild softness. The towering inferno is one of those movies that is so perfectly crafted that it should be studied in film schools. When robert langdon wakes up in an italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with dr.
Towering inferno 1974 filming location steve mcqueen paul. If the weather conditions were bad enough to land, but good enough to drop a man, then a helicopter would have been able to drop ladders, nets or cradles to lift people up. It stars tom hanks, reprising his role as robert langdon, alongside. Towering inferno 1974, juggernaut 1974, avalanche 1978, and beyond the poseidon adventure 1979. Skyscraper is a 2018 american action film written and directed by rawson marshall thurber, and starring dwayne johnson, neve campbell, chin han, roland moller, noah taylor, byron mann, pablo schreiber and hannah quinlivan. Good, wellwritten and dark novel, which focuses mainly on the psychological issues people caught in a trap go through. Blueprint collection partial complete set of movie storyboards. The disaster film trend reached a zenith in 1974 with the combined releases of airport 1975 the first airport sequel, earthquake and the towering inferno. The making of the towering inferno, 1970s film 32041 youtube. The towering inferno is a 1974 american disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an ensemble cast led by paul newman and steve mcqueen. The making of a blockbuster towering inferno behind the scenes. The biggest stars battled a towering inferno in 1974 hollywood.
Its as though general motors and chrysler combined their respective brainpower and manpower and went dutch treat on the bill to produce. The towering inferno is a nearly threehour suspense film for arsonists, firemen, movietechnology buffs, building inspectors, worry warts. And yet, towering inferno trumps poseidon adventure where it probably mattered most to allen. Where dragonball evolution is pretty cut and dried. Towering inferno by irwin allen, john guillermin irwin. This one deals with a burning building, a skyscraper to be exact. Not long after ohallorhan arrives, he asks jernigan for a list of business tenants from 8185, which jernigan replies most are yet to move in and those that have are not working at night. The behind the scenes drama of 1974s the towering inferno. Airport 1975, earthquake, and the towering inferno respectively. But later they show a helicopter easily dropping chief ohalloran on the roof. This forced the studios into a first for hollywood as they joined forces to make one movie instead of making the gamble to. The most popular and critically lauded of the cookiecutter disaster movies of 1970s, the towering inferno set the highwater mark for the genre. Irwin allen, the director and producer of such science fiction adventures and disaster epics as voyage to the bottom of the sea, the poseidon adventure and the towering inferno, died.
Towering inferno 1974 filming location steve mcqueen. The towering inferno is a brawny blockbuster of a movie, by far the best of the mid1970s wave of disaster films. Consequently, everything about towering inferno means business compared to the goon show undercurrent of poseidon adventure. The film follows johnson as a former fbi agent who must rescue his family from a newly built hong kong skyscraper, the tallest in the world, after it is taken over by. In the early 70s, disaster films were the most sought after. Steve mcqueen took a fouryear hiatus from acting after making this film. Steve mcqueen and paul newman are in a movie together, and its not a racecar movie. He makes an art film of ibsens an enemy of the people in 1976. The film director john guillermin, who has died aged 89, started on cheap british b films in the 1950s and progressed to such bigbudget spectaculars as.
Following his immensely popular disaster movie the poseidon adventure. Towering inferno 1974 filming location steve mcqueen paul newman duration. The climax of the novel was centered around a rescue mounted from the north tower. Towering inferno behind the scenes paul newman steve mcqueen. He rejects several highly publicized multimillion dollar deals. It is entertaining primarily because of paul newmans performance and presence, but the towering inferno quickly loses sight of. Avoiding a headtohead, they decided to pool their resources and the result was the towering inferno. It was the second highest grossing film of 1974 behind only blazing saddles and was nominated for 8 academy awards including best picture and supporting actor for fred astaire, of which it won three for cinematography, editing and song. Everything you always wanted to know about the towering inferno, including great and unique pictures. Richard chamberlain who played original 1974 film of the towering inferno. The towering inferno 1974 letterboxd your life in film.
Octoberdecember three disaster films are released in three consecutive months. Jul, 2016 the behind the scenes drama of 1974s the towering inferno. Best song, and two of the most technically coveted awards for best cinematography and best editing. The towering inferno appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. The towering inferno firstrate visual spectacle the new york. He then starred alongside paul newman as a sffd chief in the disaster drama the towering inferno 1974. Inferno is a 2016 american mystery action thriller film directed by ron howard and written by david koepp, loosely based on the 20 novel of the same name by dan brown. The towering inferno 1974 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers.
The poseidon adventure, earthquake, and the airport movies make up a classic niche genre, in which the towering inferno garners a top spot. Though the films eight academy award nominations may seem laughable today, theres no denying infernos strength at tapping the eras sense of morbid paranoia. The tower towering inferno remake inky binky posts. The film is nearly 2 hours long and i wasnt really expecting too much from it. Behind the scenes of a classic disaster film from the 1970s. Irwin allen produced the film as well as directed the major action. What follows is a fast, breathless riddle hunt through several. The dan browns international bestseller is brought to life in this film directed by ron howard cinderella man with screenplay by david koepp and starred by tom hanks oscar winner for philadelphia 1993 and forrest gump 1994 as the symbol expert named robert langdon, felicity jones as dr. To those who give their lives, so that others may live to the firefighters of the world. However, as patrick said, it hasnt aged particularly well and today remains mainly watchable only as a. Directed by john guillermin, the film is a coproduction between 20th century fox and warner bros. The towering inferno the american society of cinematographers. A fascinating behind the scenes insight into the making of the epic disaster film the towering inferno.
Right from the opening scene, were locked into familiar, boxticking territory. The towering inferno is a 1974 american disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an. With only a few seventiesera limitations revealed by the highdef format of the film, the towering inferno still holds strong as the benchmark of what disaster movies the kind of films roland emmerich attempts to make should be all about. This films allstar cast includes steve mcqueen, paul newman, fred astaire, richard chamberlain, jennifer. In richard martin sterns novel the tower, the fictional 140story building was set next to the north tower of the world trade center. Feeney, who offers a generally interesting account of the making of the film.
Sienna brooks, and together they must race across europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. This film was one of the best of the disaster movie genre that was all the rage in the 1970s. Jul, 2016 the poseidon adventures narrower focus and greater character depth marks it ahead of the towering inferno qualitywise, but i still really enjoyed this film, despite its fairly sizeable flaws. Sep 05, 20 the towering inferno is a 1974 american action disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an allstar cast led by steve mcqueen and paul newman. The towering inferno was a huge hit upon its release. The making of a blockbuster towering inferno behind the. Both novels were inspired by the construction of the world trade center in the early1970s, and what could happen in a fire in a skyscraper.
Natalie wood was at her dazzling best in every picture ive ever seen of her arrival to the premiere of the towering inferno. In terms of box office, the towering inferno did well, grossing almost ten times its budget. The towering inferno 1974 the towering inferno 1974. The making of a blockbuster towering inferno behind the scenes paul newman steve mcqueen. The respect that develops between ohalloran and roberts during the crisis. At the end of the film, steve mcqueens fire chief cites that very ballpark figure as the fictional glass towers head count. As written by stirling slilliphant, the story concerned the worlds tallest building on its grand openingwhen shoddy constructions causes a fire that traps hundreds of people above the eightyfirst floor. Jun 28, 2019 behind the scenes of a classic disaster film from the 1970s. Bodies in towering inferno are, as paul newman and premieres bad movies we love say, hamburgers, consumed for the protein of allens alleged civic altruism.
The towering inferno 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fred koenekamp and joseph biroc win the oscar for cinematography for the towering inferno at the 47th academy awards. The making of network and the fateful vision of the angriest man in movies. The making of the towering inferno video wmv, 37mb the joseph musso collection. The art of towering 2006 video making of featurette the towering inferno. Apr 24, 2010 with only a few seventiesera limitations revealed by the highdef format of the film, the towering inferno still holds strong as the benchmark of what disaster movies the kind of films roland emmerich attempts to make should be all about. The towering inferno is a 1974 american action disaster film produced by irwin allen featuring an allstar cast led by steve mcqueen and paul newman. Allen then managed to negotiate a deal that found fox and warner combining forces on a single film. Or rather, steve mcqueen hated paul newman, and would refer to him as fuckwit. This irwin allen film was directed by john guillermin king kong 1976, nominated for eight academy awards including best picture, and it took home awards for best cinematography, best editing, and even best song. Possibly the finest example of a seventies disaster film alongside the poseidon adventure, the towering inferno stuck two of the three biggest hollywood stars of the decade together in a fight to save hundreds of people from a fire in a newlybuilt skyscraper in san francisco. Hyatt regency hotel, embarcadero center, san francisco the lobby, though, with its glass elevators, is the hyatt regency san francisco, 5 embarcadero center, a dizzying location seen also in mel brooks high anxiety and scifi adventure time after time.
The towering inferno 1974 fred astaire in the towering inferno 1974 the towering inferno 1974 paul. Well, in the 1970s, it was a big fad to make bigbudget disaster movies with a large cast. Dragonball, the towering inferno, and my cousin vinny. On disc 2, the special edition continues with amc backstory. But this 1964 flop by henrigeorges clouzot shouldnt blind us to his genius. Though not a bad presentation, the transfer disappointed. The film claims a rescue by helicopter was impossible.
From actively assisting in the rescue to making ice cream sundaes for the children. This movie was made in 1974 that is 41 years ago with oldfashioned special effects that actually work better than todays cgi effects. Towering inferno behind the scenes paul newman steve. It inspired the making of the towering inferno film which took a quite different turn towards the end hollywood loves its heroes and happy endings the book is rather more realistic and abrupt, which in this case i prefer.