The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

  • Director: John Guillermin
  • Writer: Richard Martin Stern,Thomas N. Scortia,Frank M. Ro
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 14, 1974
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Flammendes Inferno
  • "The Towering Inferno" is a disaster film directed by John Guillermin and Irwin Allen , starring Paul Newman and Steve McQueen . The film was released in the United States on December 14, 1974.
    The film tells the story of a skyscraper in downtown San Francisco that caught fire due to poor construction. The chief of the fire department rescued people and put out the fire with the assistance of the building's engineers. After several twists and turns, the giant water tank on the roof finally blasted the fire out   .

    Details

    • Release date December 14, 1974
    • Filming locations 2898 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Irwin Allen Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $14,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $116,000,000

    Gross worldwide

    $116,000,000

    Movie reviews

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    • By Mittie 2022-12-19 17:20:03

      Heroes of Fire

      Disaster movies are not to my appetite, and I feel tedious and tedious. The early foreshadowing is too long and it does not look like a disaster movie at all. It is also very boring. It is unexpected but not a surprise.

      Maybe it’s because I’m going to make a firefighting movie recently and I watched many related movies, but it wasn’t until the moment when two firefighters risked their lives to search and rescue their wounds, I realized the greatness of firefighters a little...

    • By Allan 2022-11-28 20:44:22

      It's not as hot as the water depth

      It's a cool autumn, so change your short clothes with long sleeves. But the long sleeves didn't stop you from sneezing in the morning. In fact, sneezing has nothing to do with the increase or decrease of clothes, but the trouble that people with mild asthma often encounter during the summer and autumn seasons. But why do they almost always fight after waking up? There is a saying that the five senses that a person should continue to work on after falling asleep are: listening, touching, and...

    • By Nelle 2022-10-26 00:51:30

      Horror

      Damn! It’s really scary, ah ah ah ah ah, I still have shadows now, why is it so ah ah ah ah ah, my heart can’t be calm for a long time, I think it’s incredible, how can someone jump out of that place in the middle, Damn it! It's really a show operation. You can't watch more foreign movies. You must have a strong psychological quality. I can't sleep anymore. There are also evil heroes, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah...

    • By Annetta 2022-04-26 06:01:02

      High-rise version of "Titanic"

      The high-rise version of "Titanic" is lengthy. The idea is very good. As the avant-garde era disaster giants gathered in the 70s, the basic framework of the script is very good, but the narratives of the various lines are too average and a little boring. As a 145-minute feature film, the climax scene that came in the last 20 minutes lacked the effective emotional paving and substitution in the front. At the end, the deep-fried cistern also made people feel that there was a lack of waves. The...

    • By Thora 2022-04-26 06:01:02

      If death is approaching

      Suppose you know that there is a problem with the quality of the building you designed. What will you do?
          Suppose you know that an unpredictable fire broke out directly below your large banquet, what would you do?
          If you have just finished lingering with your lover, you find that there is already dense smoke outside the house, you have been trapped in a tall building by the fire, and the phone cannot be connected. What will happen to you?
          If the gas in the corridor...

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    • By Gudrun 2023-09-30 22:04:36

      At that time, this movie was...

    • By Christelle 2023-09-27 22:50:23

      160 minutes without a cold field, this is not easy. Looking back at the 1970s, the popularity of disaster films is also worth mentioning.

    • By Else 2023-09-13 22:06:34

      Disaster films from thirty-five years ago can be shot to this level, but now disaster films are still a pile of...

    • By Jess 2023-09-12 18:58:05

      The accident happened quickly, and then there were all kinds of desperate situations. I felt that all kinds of out of control after the super high-rise fire were shot. The two heroes are not afraid of water and fire, and they are made of special materials. Chamberlain played a selfish villain, although he did not appear in many scenes, he was quite...

    • By Karlee 2023-09-07 18:12:26

      Counting the stars series, but I especially like the dance king, and his old man's ending is so bleak.... The metaphor of the building is better than the big ship; the era theme of technological panic is more suitable for filming than environmental protection; the salt...

    Movie plot

    A grand inauguration reception is being held on the top floor of a skyscraper in downtown San Francisco. Hundreds of well-dressed celebrities, gentlemen and ladies were indulged in the atmosphere of beautiful scenery and fine wine. Suddenly a raging fire emerged from the lower floor. Soon, the flames mixed with dense smoke gradually spread to the top floor, and all the guests were besieged inside the building. Seeing the fire...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Paul Newman and Steve McQuay were paid $1 million plus 7.5% of the film's box office.
    Many dangerous scenes Paul Newman and Steve McQueen have done by themselves. Paul Newman had skin allergies on his face due to heavy smoke and burned his hands. Steve McQueen also injured New Zealand's ankle, which caused the producer to temporarily modify the script and let him sit down and finish filming a few scenes.
    During the filming of the film,...
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    Background creation

    In 1973, Irwin Allen and Fox participated in a bid to purchase the copyright to an upcoming novel "The Mansion". After leaving Warner, Irwin Allen imitated the story outline of "The Mansion" and compiled a script called "Glass Hell", and immediately entered the pre-filming preparations. Then Irwin Allen facilitated the negotiations between Fox and Warner's senior management. In Irwin Allen’s plan, he himself will be the director, and...
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    Evaluation action

    "The Towering Inferno" can be said to be a masterpiece of its kind in special effects movies. The action scenes directed by producer and director Irwin Allen can be said to be the gems in this movie and become the most memorable part of the movie. Usually in these extremely complex action scenes, the audience will have a vague impression of the different adventures of different actors. But "The Towering Inferno" has five main action...
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    Movie quotes

    • Harlee Claiborne: Do you, er, do you believe in destiny?

      Lisolette: [grins] I believe in all good things.

    • James Duncan: Have someone call me when the fire department arrives. In the meantime, get into your dinner jacket, come on up, and join the party!

    • Harlee Claiborne: I brought you up here tonight to sell you a thousand shares in Greater Anaheim Power and Light.

      Lisolette: Is it a good investment?

      Harlee Claiborne: There is no Greater Anaheim Power and Light! Only the certificate I had printed. I must say, I think you'd have admired the artwork. Beautiful engraving.