Post by Zone Fighter on Dec 2, 2006 21:46:00 GMT -8
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Steve McQueen - Chief Michael O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman - Doug Roberts
William Holden - James Duncan
Faye Dunaway - Susan Franklin
Fred Astaire - Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely - Patty Simmons
Richard Chamberlain - Roger Simmons
Jennifer Jones - Lisolette Mueller
O.J. Simpson - Harry Jernigan
Robert Vaughn - Senator Gary Parker
Robert Wagner - Dan Bigelow
Susan Flannery - Lorrie
Sheila Mathews - Mrs. Paula Ramsay
Normann Burton - Will Giddings
Jack Collins - Mayor Robert Ramsey
Don Gordon - Kappy
Felton Perry - Scott
Gregory Sierra - Carlos
Ernie Orsatti - Mark Powers
Dabney Coleman - Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers - Lady in Buoy Chair
Ann Leicester - Guest
Norman Grabowski - Flaker
Ross Elliott - Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soulé - Johnson
Carlena Gower - Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland - Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy - Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman - Young Fireman
Paul Comi - Tim
George Wallace - Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton - Technician
William H. Bassett - Leasing Agent
John Crawford - Mr. Callahan
Erik Nelson- Wes (Utility Worker)
Art Balinger - Announcer
Lcdr Norman Hicks - Pilot
Ltjg Thomas Karnahan - Co-Pilot
This Irwin Allen disaster movie is the opposite of The Poseidon Adventure. Instead of going up to escape drowing, people want to go down to escape being burnt. The SS Poseidon was on its last voyage, set to be scrapped. The Glass Tower is brand new. And the brother in this film is older than the sister (although both are just children).
On the night of its dedication party the world's tallest building, "The Glass Tower", burts into flames, traping a bunch of bigwigs in the party room on the top floor. The original plans called for the most advanced (for 1970s) systems which would have kept a fire on one floor from spreading to another, but the architect's original plans were not followed. The builder and electrical engineer cut corners shaving 4 million dollars off the original budget. As a result nearly 200 people died in the fire. And the building was ruined.
Steve McQueen play Fire Chief Michael O'Hallorhan who does not appear in the film until the building is on fire.
Paul Newman is archetect Doug Roberts, his design specs for the eletrical systems were not followed, resulting in the fire and in the failure of systemes intended to surprese a fire.
William Holden is builder James Duncan. Blames his son-in-law for the fire but son-in-law accuses him of being just as guilty of making cuts and taking kickbacks.
Richard Chamberlain is Roger Simmons the crooked electrical engineer who accepted kickbacks and who did did not follow the original design spects.
Susan Blakely is Patty Simmons, daughter of the builder and unhappy wife of the electrical engineer.
Robert Vaughn as Senator Gary Parker is one of the bigwigs trapped on the first floor.
Fred Astaire is Harlee Claiborne an eldery conman who intendes to seperate a wealthy woman from some of her wealth, until he falls in love with her. Jennifer Jones is Lisolette Mueller the wealthy woman Harlee is after. Loves him too. So you know one of them is not going to make it.
Mike Lookinland was Bobby Brady in the Brady Bunch. In this he's a kid who plays his radio headphones too loud.
Several minor characters are played by people who had roles in The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
According to the IMDb after the success of The Poseidon Adventure, Warner Brothers bought the film rights to a book called "The Tower". Two months later Irwin Allen at 20th Century Fox bought the rights to "The Glass Inferno". Rather than have competing films about a burning building the studios combined their resources, to produce a single film based on both books, each paying half the cost of the film. 20th Century Fox got the US box office receipts and Warner Brothers got the rest of the world.
I think I originally saw this in a theater. I would have only been 9 or 10 at the time. There's more going on in this film, with more characters in different parts of the building but I like the smaller cast subplot less story of The Poseidon Adventure (1972) better.
The DVD includes the theatrical trailer and a cast biographty/filmography for the leading cast members.
Steve McQueen - Chief Michael O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman - Doug Roberts
William Holden - James Duncan
Faye Dunaway - Susan Franklin
Fred Astaire - Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely - Patty Simmons
Richard Chamberlain - Roger Simmons
Jennifer Jones - Lisolette Mueller
O.J. Simpson - Harry Jernigan
Robert Vaughn - Senator Gary Parker
Robert Wagner - Dan Bigelow
Susan Flannery - Lorrie
Sheila Mathews - Mrs. Paula Ramsay
Normann Burton - Will Giddings
Jack Collins - Mayor Robert Ramsey
Don Gordon - Kappy
Felton Perry - Scott
Gregory Sierra - Carlos
Ernie Orsatti - Mark Powers
Dabney Coleman - Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers - Lady in Buoy Chair
Ann Leicester - Guest
Norman Grabowski - Flaker
Ross Elliott - Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soulé - Johnson
Carlena Gower - Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland - Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy - Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman - Young Fireman
Paul Comi - Tim
George Wallace - Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton - Technician
William H. Bassett - Leasing Agent
John Crawford - Mr. Callahan
Erik Nelson- Wes (Utility Worker)
Art Balinger - Announcer
Lcdr Norman Hicks - Pilot
Ltjg Thomas Karnahan - Co-Pilot
This Irwin Allen disaster movie is the opposite of The Poseidon Adventure. Instead of going up to escape drowing, people want to go down to escape being burnt. The SS Poseidon was on its last voyage, set to be scrapped. The Glass Tower is brand new. And the brother in this film is older than the sister (although both are just children).
On the night of its dedication party the world's tallest building, "The Glass Tower", burts into flames, traping a bunch of bigwigs in the party room on the top floor. The original plans called for the most advanced (for 1970s) systems which would have kept a fire on one floor from spreading to another, but the architect's original plans were not followed. The builder and electrical engineer cut corners shaving 4 million dollars off the original budget. As a result nearly 200 people died in the fire. And the building was ruined.
Steve McQueen play Fire Chief Michael O'Hallorhan who does not appear in the film until the building is on fire.
Paul Newman is archetect Doug Roberts, his design specs for the eletrical systems were not followed, resulting in the fire and in the failure of systemes intended to surprese a fire.
William Holden is builder James Duncan. Blames his son-in-law for the fire but son-in-law accuses him of being just as guilty of making cuts and taking kickbacks.
Richard Chamberlain is Roger Simmons the crooked electrical engineer who accepted kickbacks and who did did not follow the original design spects.
Susan Blakely is Patty Simmons, daughter of the builder and unhappy wife of the electrical engineer.
Robert Vaughn as Senator Gary Parker is one of the bigwigs trapped on the first floor.
Fred Astaire is Harlee Claiborne an eldery conman who intendes to seperate a wealthy woman from some of her wealth, until he falls in love with her. Jennifer Jones is Lisolette Mueller the wealthy woman Harlee is after. Loves him too. So you know one of them is not going to make it.
Mike Lookinland was Bobby Brady in the Brady Bunch. In this he's a kid who plays his radio headphones too loud.
Several minor characters are played by people who had roles in The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
According to the IMDb after the success of The Poseidon Adventure, Warner Brothers bought the film rights to a book called "The Tower". Two months later Irwin Allen at 20th Century Fox bought the rights to "The Glass Inferno". Rather than have competing films about a burning building the studios combined their resources, to produce a single film based on both books, each paying half the cost of the film. 20th Century Fox got the US box office receipts and Warner Brothers got the rest of the world.
I think I originally saw this in a theater. I would have only been 9 or 10 at the time. There's more going on in this film, with more characters in different parts of the building but I like the smaller cast subplot less story of The Poseidon Adventure (1972) better.
The DVD includes the theatrical trailer and a cast biographty/filmography for the leading cast members.