He was CEO of Columbia Pictures when the studio made "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind.". Hollywood horror master, Wes Craven, who directed "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream," died on Aug. 30 from brain cancer. He was 83. Chronicling the fictional razing of a 135-story San Francisco high-rise, Inferno wasregardedby critic Roger Ebertasthe best of the mid-1970s wave of disaster films. The moviestowering budget was so large it required two major studios Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox to fund it in Hollywoods first such joint venture. The actor is best known for starring in Disney's "The Love Bug" and "That Darn Cat.". Wayne Rogers, popularly remembered for playing Trapper John in the hit series "MASH," died from complications of pneumonia on Dec. 31 at the age of 82. She was 77. Louis Jourdan, star of "Gigi" and "Octopussy," died in his Beverly Hills home on Feb. 13 at the age of 93. Cinemorgue Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. [2] However, in Los Angeles on the night of November 19, he took a fatal dose of valium with alcohol and other drugs. For we knew that in one metropolis after another death traps reach to the sky and each day countless numbers of people ascend to their cubicles high above the streets, blindly putting their faith in the sleek beauty of towering glass and aluminum. Leonard Nimoy, famed actor who portrayed Spock in the classic sci-fi series "Star Trek," died Feb. 27 after a long battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Duncan can be a bit cruel at times, such as the scene during his phone call with Michael, where he doesn't believe that the fire started at the 81st floor, right before the firefighters arrives at the Glass Tower. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001). She was 46. That night, a group of people in the city were preparing for the opening night, and at the same time, the glass tower opens to the public, and the whole building begins to light up entirely, and they begin to go up to the promenade room on the 135th story floor to have a party. The actor said he never realized that Scott might not want to be like me and ride in a race car or on a horse, and that I never did think to say to him: Scott, would you like to go out on a horse? We had no idea how ominous a presage our film would be. Yet, according to the man showing an apartment to a couple near the beginning of the movie, the commercial tenants only go up as far as 80. . When the film was released, we were assailed by cries from all the injured builders and architects. It was from the rooftop of the same building that psycho-killer Scorpio took potshots at SF citizens in Dirty Harry. The movie ends with Cheif O'Halloran walks away to his car and he drives away exhausted as the film fades to black as the blue screen credits roll in. Zer0Day. I first saw The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen's 1974 contribution to the burgeoning 1970s movie genre of disaster epics, in the theater upon its original release. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three out of four stars and praised it as "the best of the mid-1970s wave of disaster films". Charmayne "Maxee" Maxwell, Brownstone singer, died Feb. 28 after falling on a shattered wine glass and cutting her throat. Guillermin had been ill for some time, but his death was unexpected, Redman said Wednesday. Born November 11, 1925 Died September 27, 2015 (89) Add to list Awards 2 wins & 3 nominations Photos Known for The Towering Inferno 7.0 Director 1974 Death on the Nile 7.2 Director 1978 King Kong 5.9 Director 1976 Paper Gallows 5.3 Director 1950 Credits Edit Director41 Writer7 "60" minutes correspondent Bob Simon died in a car crash in New York City on Feb. 11. Both novels were inspired by the construction of the World Trade Center in the early-1970s, and what could happen in a fire in a skyscraper. Richard Chamberlain got a bunch of kickbacks and took the easy way out, and now look whats happening! Although they had no dialog together because Scott's scenes were with Steve McQueen, both Newmans can be seen in the film's finale. Jonathan Crombie, best known for starring in the 1985 telefilm "Anne of Green Gables," died of a brain hemorrhage on Apr. Director John Guillermin Writers Shortly before the inferno started to happen there is a pretty good scene where a lot of people are dancing around on the top of the 135-floor skyscraper. Singer/songwriter Lesley Gore, best known for her hit "It's My Party," died Monday, Feb. 16 after a battle with cancer. It is a real movie. In Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Towering Inferno deals medium Fire damage to one foe. They begin to lose hope, which causes many people to start to panic, Robert Simmons tries to steal the buoy, even going as far as dropping Senator Gary Parker to his death, but another explosion breaks the buoy loose and Simmons falls to his doom. Interior shots of the building were of San Francisco's Hyatt Regency. Its written by Stirling Silliphant, whose best script was the great In The Heat of The Night. O'Halloran sees a bunch of dead firemen who didn't make it, Doug also accepts O'Halloran's bitter comment about architects and the need for them to consult the fire department on how to build skyscrapers. Paul's character is on the steps with Faye Dunaway, while Scott is one of the two firemen carrying a man on a stretcher down the plaza steps to California Street at the Bank of America building in San Francisco. The film also stars William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, O. J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Gregory Sierra, Dabney Coleman and in her final role, Jennifer Jones. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Patty is also grief-stricken by the death of Simmons, and Duncan consoles his grieving daughter and promises that such a tragic disaster will never happen again. Classic 1970s disaster movie about a fire that breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. The blessed difference in this case between life and art is that only a few dozen people were working that night in the First Interstate building. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. <i> Stirling Silliphant, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, wrote the screenplay for "The Towering Inferno."</i>. Gospel singer Andrae Crouch won seven Grammy awards and was Oscar-nominated for "The Color Purple." He had started to drink heavily, and was arrested for minor alcohol-related offenses. Bess Myerson died Dec. 14 at age 90. What follows is over two solid hours of people saving themselves and others, interspersed with shots of the building going up in flames, a couple of burning people falling to their deaths, and a rescue copter blowing up. They then try the other door, but it appears stuck. List is made up of a variety of actors, including Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway. I want my work to stand on its own merit." I much prefer the kind where monsters or giant bugs stomp on cities. Redman says Guillermin was underrated, a great British character and an urbane, sophisticated, and cultivated guy. His last theatrical feature was King Kong Lives in 1986. What do they want of me, Hotch? I found it a bit monotonous, I must admit. Police later ruled out foul play, according to local media reports. Disaster movies mostly sat out the 80s. He was 64. Legendary producer and Emmy winner, Jerry Weintraub, died at his home in Palm Springs on July 6. He was 89. Producer and friend Nick Redman confirmed Guillermin's death. Another was in a critical state in hospital. She was 97. So we made our movie, and in my script I came down hard and unremittingly on builder apathy and subcontractor shortcuts--in short, I opted for human safety rather than for maximum profits to the builders and developers. People loved escaping disasters. Natalie Cole, a Grammy-winning R&B singer and the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, died on Dec. 31 at the age of 65. Joe Voci, former TV executive who helped launch "Murphy Brown" died from brain cancer on Feb. 7. Maybe they just oughta leave it the way it is. Only sections of the building were actually constructed for the actors and stunt people to perform their scenes. Murray Weissman, the veteran awards strategist behindseven Academy Award Best Picture winners, died of pancreatic cancer on Dec. 28. According to Turner Classic Movies, the two studios had been planning similar films Warner Bros. The Tower andFoxs The Glass Inferno and decided to split their respectivescripts, budgets and profits. and "The BFG," died on Nov. 4. Amanda Peterson, who played Patrick Dempsey's love interest in 1998's "Can't Buy Me Love," was found dead in her Colorado home on July 6. The Towering Inferno was one of those films in 1974 that . This was the inspiration for his 1979 book Nothing Lasts Forever which eventually was made into the film Die Hard (1988). The Towering Inferno Drama 1975 2 hr 44 min English audio A dedication ceremony at the world's tallest skyscraper turns into a high-rise catastrophe when a defective wire in its. It has all the grit and sincerity of a 70s drama, plus the mouth-watering modern architecture office set, and all of those amazing actors you listed above (you didnt include Chano from Barney Miller!). But when Doug calls Duncan, Duncan insists the fire won't spread and insists that Doug attend the ceremony. She was 65 years old. Get our L.A. After all female guests were escaped by using the buoy, Roger Simmons tells Duncan they're going next, anger Duncan so much that he punches him and throws him into the wall, and he states that he would be the last one of this building, including his son. After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father established the Scott Newman Center, which is dedicated to preventing drug abuse through education. Meanwhile, Senator Parker and James Duncan suggest "those with stout hearts and trim waistlines" use the stairs. not so happy to be first on the elevator now, are you? The genre took off (thank you!) John Nash, the inspiration behind "A Beautiful Mind," was killed in a car crash with his wife on May 23. Alan Scott Newman (September 23, 1950 November 20, 1978) was an American film and television actor and stuntman whose most prominent roles were in The Towering Inferno and Breakheart Pass. The ending is very emotional, Duncan consoles his grieving daughter and promises that such a tragic disaster will never happen again. He was 83. Chris Pine finally sets the record straight, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Review: A reimagined Secret Garden fails to flower anew at the Ahmanson Theatre, Whats on Khlo Kardashians face? This is the final film to involved with Jennifer Jones. The scared, the selfish, the greedy. Suppose the fire strikes around, say, 3 p.m. One executive, paunchy, just back from a three-martini lunch, has to walk from the 21st floor to the roof. Meanwhile, the two firefighters laboriously trek up to the 135th floor and succeed in blowing open the door, but the stairway below has been destroyed, and with the power failing, the best hope to evacuate the Promenade Room now is helicopter landing on the rooftop helipad - which disintegrates when several panicking partiers rush to the chopper and it has to swerve out of the way and promptly crashes. The Towering Inferno 1974 F.U.L.L Movie. The film stars Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones. Percy Sledge, best known for his #1 hitWhen a Man Loves a Woman," died from natural causes on Apr. Tony Lara, star of Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" died on Aug. 8 after suffering a heart attack. He was 88. Melissa Mathison, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind "E.T." The following release of this film, Author Roderick Thorp, the author of the story series of The Detective had watched the film and later made a novel called Nothing Lasts Forever and would later become the new film series called Die Hard, which it was released nearly fourteen years after the released of the film, with a similar premise. Newman also played small parts in TV series during 1975, such as Marcus Welby, M.D., Harry O., and S.W.A.T.. During the same year, he also appeared in the Charles Bronson film Breakheart Pass. British character actor Roger Rees, known for roles ranging from "Cheers" to "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," died on July 10 at the age of 71. Which given the times was hardly surprising. Peggy Charren, a pioneer in educational programming, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. The film was re-dubbed in 2003 for the German DVD release. There was no immediate indication if others. When the fire begins, Michael O'Hallorhan is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror as a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground burns. Al Molinaro, who played malt shop owner Al Delvecchio on "Happy Days," died at age 96 on Oct. 29. If you want to answer the questions, "Who starred in the movie The Towering Inferno?" 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 so presented well (if a bit archly at times). Omar Sharif, the 83-year-oldEgyptian actor known for "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," died from a heart attack on July 10. He is best remembered for originating the role of Leatherface in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre.". 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers had both planned high-rise conflagration movies, based on two separate books, The Tower and The Glass Inferno. Theyre re-releasing The Towering Inferno, and some public-relations whiz has managed to get us onto Page 1. Shortly after its release, high-rise fires began killing people all over the world--in Sao Paulo, in New York--and the critics were silenced. When O'Halloran is first setting up the forward command on 79 he asks Jernigan for a list of business tenants on 81 or above. He was 19. Amazing cinematography that were both well done by Frederick James Koenekamp, and Joseph Biroc. ", English actor Nigel Terry died on Apr. Dean Jones died from Parkinson's disease on Sept. 1, at age 84. 14 at age 73. They went back to the Promenade room, where a lot of people were tied up, ready for their massive water explosion that was caused by explosive charges, creating a massive flood all over the skyscraper, the two men fall to their deaths, while one statue falls onto him, dying instantly. You can view additional information about each The Towering Inferno actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. She was 96. Towering Inferno, also known as Tower Inferno (, Tawinferuno)?, is a Fire Fusion Spell. He was 13. Which, to be fair, isnt horrible or anything. 26. At the opening party . A group of security guards suddenly notice a huge smoke below the doorway on the 81st floor, and they reported to the fire departments and a group of firefighters were on their way to investigate the 81st floor's doorway. I LOVE The Towering Inferno. Robert Loggia, the 85-year-old Oscar nominee best remembered for his roles in "Scarface" and "Big," died in Los Angeles on Dec. 4. 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