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. Harris Wittels, co-executive producer of NBC's "Parks and Recreation," died Feb. 19 of an apparent drug overdose at age 30. Jack Ely, former member of The Kingsmen and singer of "Louie Louie," died on Apr. Alan J. Hirschfield died on Jan. 15 at the age of 79. Great acting from the casts, especially for Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and the female, and male casts as well, not only that but Steven McQueen and Paul Newman's performances as Architect Doug Roberts, and Michael O'Hallorhan were spectacular, and both of them are pretty memorable at the time, and it also has likable characters, especially with a cute kitty at the apartment room in the film. She was 83. Jonathan Crombie, best known for starring in the 1985 telefilm "Anne of Green Gables," died of a brain hemorrhage on Apr. ", Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Mixed media artist Pamela Smith Hudson was told to stay in one lane. She refused, KISS announces the absolute final shows of their End of the Road farewell tour, Review: The gorgeous new movie Pacifiction will hypnotize you. Musician Scott Weiland was found dead in his tour bus just before a concert in Minnesota on Dec. 3. My first consultant was a fire marshal in San Francisco. It was a wonderful time for the visitors and guests are having a great time at the top of a skyscraper, with a group of singers, drinks, dancers, and many more. To find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you'll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. He was 73 years old. These incendiary deaths, plus the falls from high up in the hundred-and-thirty-eight-floor tallest skyscraper in the world, are, in fact, the film's only feats, the plot and characters being. ", English actor Nigel Terry died on Apr. Alberta Watson, the actress who played Sen. Madeline Pierce on the series "Nikita", died March 21 after battling cancer. Omar Sharif, the 83-year-oldEgyptian actor known for "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," died from a heart attack on July 10. Two years later, Guillermin would release a titular remake of the 1933 film King Kong for Paramount. 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. Stirling Silliphant, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, wrote the screenplay for "The Towering Inferno. Sawyer Sweeten (L), who played young Geoffrey in "Everybody Loves Raymond," died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Apr. Thats it. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for this post. Although they had no dialog together because Scott's scenes were with Steve McQueen, both Newmans can be seen in the film's finale. Meanwhile, in the security room, Harry Jernigan (O.J. When I spotted the front page of the Los Angeles Times last Thursday, I thought, How extraordinary! 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.He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman.After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father established the Scott Newman Center, which is dedicated to preventing drug . He appeared in such films as "Mulholland Drive," "Eraser" and "Fletch.". 2898 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, USA. He died Jan. 8 at age 72. Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the youngest actor and first African-American to play Jean Valjean in Broadway's "Les Miserables," died on Aug. 29 after accidentally falling off of his mother's fire escape. Epic story, even though the movie is nearly three hours long, but the movie has rooms of thrills, blazing suspense, excitements, and thrilling moments throughout the film. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. I still cannot decide if the ending would actually put the fire out, but who cares, that countdown still gets to me. She was 52. All subsequent releases on DVD and Blu-ray feature this new dubbing, many TV airings as well. He was 48. . Stuart Scott, an anchor on ESPNs SportsCenter news show, died on Jan. 4 at age 49 after battling cancer. They try the first exit, but immediately find smoke when they open the door. The Tower, 1,688 feet (515 m) tall and 138 stories, marketing the world's tallest building in San Francisco. By the late 1960s, Scott had dropped out of college and started to take jobs as a stuntman in his father's films, making over five hundred parachute jumps to become a certified instructor. document.write("This page was last updated on " +document.lastModified+ ""), The Towering Inferno location: the entrance lobby: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, The Towering Inferno location: the entrance to the doomed tower: Bank of America World Headquarters, California Street, San Francisco, The Towering Inferno location: the mansion of cheapskate electrician Simmons: Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. This same background of San Francisco that was made for \"The Towering Inferno\" was also used 7 years later, for the \"futuristic\" 23. century San Francisco, in the 1982 film \"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\". But by the millions the public believed us, and so did the firefighters. The film was re-dubbed in 2003 for the German DVD release. He was 77. He was 63. Scott attended expensive private schools from some of which he was expelled for bad behavior.[2]. Well, yes, of course it will. And I learned that each building has its own procedure for fire drills and evacuation. They went into Roger Simmons's house, the son-in-law of James Duncan confronts Simmons about the wiring. He is survived by a daughter, granddaughter and his wife of 16 years, Mary. At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. Robert Loggia, the 85-year-old Oscar nominee best remembered for his roles in "Scarface" and "Big," died in Los Angeles on Dec. 4. He woke up and later took that idea and turned it into The Detective sequel, Nothing Lasts Forever, in 1988, Die Hard was released with a similar premise to the movie. He was 55. 27. Maybe The Poseidon Adventure holds up better? 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. 16. What do they want of me, Hotch? What linked them together was the idea of following the hugely successful Airport with films about plane disasters. Actor Dick Van Patten, known for his comedic work on "The Love Boat" and "Eight Is Enough," died in his home on June 23rd at age 86. All of f****** Hollywood seems to have screenplays they want me to give to him. His last two commercial hits, 1974s The Towering Inferno and 1976s Network pretty much wrapped up his decades-long career. Oscar-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, who worked on "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," died from a heart attack on Apr. [2], Scott Newman felt burdened by his father's fame, and sought to carve out a distinct identity. Get our L.A. The Towering Inferno "scream" used in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, and Star Trek II & III - YouTube Excerpt from The Towering Inferno. The film was labeled ridiculous and exaggerated by spokesmen of the building industries. All three of them were huge hits. He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman. The world is a rough place, these movies tell us, through no fault of our own. Directed by John Guillermin Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by John Williams Cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp . I hope youre proud of yourself, Richard Chamberlain! Doug Roberts: I don't know. Doug Roberts was still in the hallways, covering in smoke, and they founded two children, including Lisolette Mueller (Jennifer Jones), and they begin to find their way out. Warmer storms could cause problems, Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being programmed to see race first, Justin Biebers Justice world tour canceled after several postponements, How strong is Dominions defamation case against Fox News? Lots of terrifying, and memorable moments from here and there, such as when you're riding on the chair connecting to the second skyscraper, not only that but it had a bunch of explosive jumpscares, which terrified many viewers who were watching the film. Its shot well enough. The Towering Inferno was released on December 14, 1974, and it was generally well-received by critics and audiences alike. 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers had both planned high-rise conflagration movies, based on two separate books, The Tower and The Glass Inferno. It is a real movie. Over the course of his long career, Guillermin directed numerous Hollywood legends, including Peter Sellers, Bette Davis, Paul Newman, Orson Welles and Fred Astaire. Joe Voci, former TV executive who helped launch "Murphy Brown" died from brain cancer on Feb. 7. What happened to it? Meanwhile, He proceeds to 81, but before he arrives Doug, Will, and other executives spot the smoke and the fire erupts into the hallway, engulfing Will Giddings. Mary Ellen Trainor, best known for playing Dr. Woods in all four"Lethal Weapon" movies and Sean Astin's mom in "Goonies," died at her home on May 20. This is the several times that Irwin Allen has shown to have good skills as a producer, and his concept of the movie since he produces. . 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. Released in 1974 and directed by John Guillermin, it stars Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and a host of other big Hollywood names. The power suddenly cuts off, leaving no power due to a massive fire destroying the electrical systems, deactivating the passenger elevators. 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. with Airport in 70, hit its stride with The Poseiden Adventure in 72, and peaked in 74 when over a two-month span The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, and Airport 75 opened. The film begins in a presume almost-near distant future, Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) is traveled by helicopter, and it flies through the shores of the west coast of California, and the countrysides with mountains until they reach the clouds and flies through the Golden Gate Bridge at the San Francisco Bay, and goes past a city hall, and they landed on The Glass Tower where James Duncan is standing and waiting for Doug Roberts to get off of the helicopter, who has been returned from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper and meeting for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for developer James Duncan (William Holden). We had no idea how ominous a presage our film would be. [2] He also took on menial jobs and refused to ask his father for financial help. He was 76. Doug Roberts and Will Giddings go to Ducan's office and show a damaged cable. The tower, 1,688 feet (515 m) tall and 138 stories, is the world's tallest building. I dont have anything . Myerson became the first Jewish woman to claim the Miss America crown in 1945. Director John Guillermin Writers British director John Guillermin, known for "The Towering Inferno" and 1976's "King Kong," died on Sept. 28 at age 89. "[2], In 1980, Paul Newman established the Scott Newman Center, dedicated to helping healthcare professionals and teachers educate children about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. He was 89. Producer and friend Nick Redman confirmed Guillermin's death. The film stars Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones. She was 68. What is so compelling about those films is that they incorporate (well, the good ones anyway) just the right amount of all of the other genres to keep the majority of viewers interested: action, mystery (as they solve the problem), serious drama, and of course, romance. 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. The actor is best known for starring in Disney's "The Love Bug" and "That Darn Cat.". What if people around him panic? stuck in a disaster with Newman and Dunaway? It received a 70% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10 on the same site, and according to the site's consensus states: "Although it is not consistently engaging enough to fully justify its towering runtime, "The Towering Inferno" is a blustery spectacle that executes its disaster premise with flair." Flights: San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA 94128 (tel: 650.821.8211), Travel around: BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), Stay at: the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 (tel: 415.788.1234), Please send any corrections or additions to info@movie-locations.com. He was 86. She was 96. She was 43. A scar strip, Thank you for asking, she says, Dreamville just announced its 2023 festival lineup and now everybody wants a ticket, Ozzy Osbourne rejects notion of retiring after canceling tour: Im not dying, Oscars diversity improved after #OscarsSoWhite, study shows. 27. A glaring example of this shortfall is our own City Hall; in Los Angeles, sprinklers were not required in newly built high-rises before 1974. 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 Marque Lynche, Mouseketeer and "American Idol" semifinalist, was found dead in his New York apartment on Dec. 7 at the age of 34. Louis DiGiaimo, a veteran casting director whose credits include The Godfather, died on Dec. 19 after suffering a stroke earlier this year. Educational documentaries. Another was in a critical state in hospital. What do I want of me? Legendary singer Ben E. King died on Apr. 28 at the age of 71. He has directed actors such as Paul Newman, Jessica Lange, Lee Van Cleef, Steve McQueen, Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Orson Welles,Angela Lansbury, George Peppard, David Niven, Jeff Bridges, Jack Warden, Richard Chamberlain, William Holden and Faye Dunaway. He was promptly rushed to the hospital where he died at the age of 58. Excerpt from The Towering Inferno. 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. The climax of the novel was centered around a rescue mounted from the north tower. "Time Magazine" film editor Richard Corliss died on Apr. The blockbusters of their era. Dean Jones died from Parkinson's disease on Sept. 1, at age 84. He also assaulted a police officer, kicking him in the head in a squad car after being arrested for vandalizing a school bus while drunk. The Towering Inferno location: the mansion of cheapskate electrician Simmons: Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco. Following his passing, Stefanie Powers, William's girlfriend at the time of his death. Jernigan then catches up with him and hands him the cat. The Towering Inferno And Other Past Disasters, Four Movies To Look Forward To This Summer. Another explosion occurs in the middle of the skyscraper, causes the passenger elevator off its track, and plunges Lisolette Mueller into her death. Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of John Lennon, died April 1 after a brief battle with cancer. Its Memorial Day Weekend, folks, and movie-wise you know what that means: nothing but the biggest, loudest, most astrogivastantical epics ever conceived of by humankind will be on display at your local movie palace. Airport 75 also has a long lead-in before the disaster (a small plane smashes into the cockpit), but thats the best part of the movie, meeting all the ridiculous people (it doesnt hurt that many of these scenes were used to comedic effect in Airplane!, including just playing the nun on guitar bit without changing a thing). I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Surviving Disaster S01E02 - Towering inferno. 15. 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. He was 90. He was 73. But we felt no sense of triumph or vindication. During the day, electric power in a huge basement room was suddenly destroyed and causes a fire somewhere on the 81st floor, not knowing anyone that the fire is hiding inside the closet. A look back at the stars of movies, television, media and music who we lost this year. 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. I then did a six-city survey of high-rise buildings in America. Chinatown, Bonnie and Clyde, The Towering Inferno, The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, The Ten Commandments, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cars, The Towering Inferno, Top Hat, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Sunset Boulevard, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, The Best Live Action Film Franchises for Kids, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Full Cast of The Towering Inferno Actors/Actresses. "60" minutes correspondent Bob Simon died in a car crash in New York City on Feb. 11. It impressed me with how little in the way of plot or even story it gets away with. Doug goes to his wife named Susan Franklin (Faye Dunaway), and when the two renew romantic acquaintances, she reveals that she has received a long-sought promotion - which throws a wrench into their plans to move to the countryside to have a family. Instead we had volcanoes, meteors, ice ages, etc., disasters inspired by the latest achievements in special effects. Today's film, The Towering Inferno (1974) follows Poseidon Adventure (1972) in time, but the two, along with Earthquake (1974) are the classic examples of the kinds of disaster films which were spawned in the 1970's. Helped set up the William Holden Wildlife Foundation and Educational Center in Kenya. Haskell Wexler, a two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer, died on Dec. 27 at the age of93. Which is indeed the mark of the disaster movie: hours of derring-do. 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. and "The BFG," died on Nov. 4. He was CEO of Columbia Pictures when the studio made "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind.". The triage ward toward the end a seemingly endless stream of broken and dead firefighters. Anita Ekberg, a Swedish actress best known for her role as a movie star in LaDolce Vita, died on Jan. 11at age 83. She was 22. Only sections of the building were actually constructed for the actors and stunt people to perform their scenes. Marjorie Lord, who played Danny Thomas' wife on the popular sitcom "Make Room for Daddy", died from natural causes in Beverly Hills on Nov. 28. Richard Glatzer, co-writer and director of the Oscar-winning film "Still Alice", died March 10 after a long battle with ALS. Disaster movies! Brooke McCarter, best known for co-starring in "The Lost Boys" with Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric, died from a liver condition on Dec. 22. When Scott was still a young boy with two younger sisters, Susan and Stephanie, his father moved to California to further his career, leaving his family in New York City. All material Copyright 2023 The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations [8] His father told Hotchner: "There's nothing you can say that will repair my guilt about Scott. The man is definitely a weirdo, I told myself, until as the interview progressed he began to educate me about fires and death by smoke inhalation and by toxic fumes from burning designer furniture. He was 83. Roberts accepts O'Hallorhan's offer of guidance on how to build a fire-safe skyscraper, and he drives away, exhausted. Guillermin had been ill for some time, but his death was unexpected, Redman said Wednesday. Many survivors begin to walk all the way down into the lobby and the outside, Harlee is informed that Lisolette didn't make it, and in grieving disbelief, he impotently yells out her name; Jernigan finds him and gives him her cat, Elke, whom he holds, tearing up both in grief and in shame at himself. But glaring gaps remain, Hoda Kotbs enigmatic Today absence finally explained on air: Hodas OK. Its the 70s equivalent of Con-Air: stupid, full of famous faces looking for a little fun and a fat paycheck, and lots of shit blowing up. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001). You dont have to yell. 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. Mike O'Halloran quietly goes to the Promenade Room and confronts Jim Duncan to evacuate the area, and Duncan reluctantly proceeds. A couple of the deaths are actually fairly gruesome - particularly one scene when people trapped in an elevator get "cooked". He was 13. It is the very first film to have two distributions at one film, with a co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Allen began to receive awards and citations and honorary helmets from fire marshals from coast to coast. I want my work to stand on its own merit." Interior shots of the building were of San Francisco's Hyatt Regency. He was 52 years old. Im Paul Newman Jr, you know what I mean? Charmayne "Maxee" Maxwell, Brownstone singer, died Feb. 28 after falling on a shattered wine glass and cutting her throat. British filmmaker also helmed 1976s King Kong, starring Jessica Lange, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. She was 46. Elizabeth Wilson died from natural causes on May 9. 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. He was 83. Will it? Guillermin is survived by his wife, Mary, and daughter from a previous marriage, Michelle. If we pull together, and if, say, Heston or Newman or Lancaster is in charge of saving our asses, theres no doubt well overcome. The Poseidon Adventure is good, or at least better, mostly because of Gene Hackman and Shelly Winters. Jaws is a good example of this winning combination for that era, and Id say Die Hard is the best for the 90s resurgence. Amazing cinematography that were both well done by Frederick James Koenekamp, and Joseph Biroc. 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. She was 42 years old. Exterior shots used the Bank of America building (at 555 California St.) with an additional 50 stories of matte paintings added. List is made up of a variety of actors, including Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway. The 83 year old directed the first entry in the documentary "Up" series. I dont have his luck. Or for him to show up somewhere or another. New York Times media columnist David Carr collapsed in his office on Feb. 12. Melissa Mathison, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind "E.T." The mansion of snivelly cheapskate electrician Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain) is 2898 Vallejo Street at Baker Street, in the classy Pacific Heights district. 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