The Towering Inferno

1975 • 164 minutes

About this movie

A dedication ceremony at the world's tallest skyscraper turns into a high-rise catastrophe when a defective wire in its systems-control panel causes an electrical flare-up. Within minutes the gala event turns into a hellish inferno, as a raging fire traps society's most prominent citizens on the top floor. Winner of three Academy Awards, this sepctacular suspense thriller features dazzling special effects and a star studded cast including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden and Faye Dunaway.

Ratings and reviews

THE Biggest and the best from the 70's Disaster Movie genre, complete with an All-Star cast, including character actors Dabney Coleman. Susan Flannery (Ex-Stephanie Forrester, B&B), and Mike Lookiland. who had just completed his fifth and final season as Bobby Brady in The Brady Bunch. The film won Oscars for its fantastic set designs and for Best Original Song, ,"We May Never Love Like This Again," performed on and off screen by Maureen McGovern.

This is one of those longer movies that I sat through twice (when it was allowed). When it was on NBC in 1980 actually audio recorded it. VCRS were a bit expensive. It has always been in my collection be it video,dvd,and now digital.

For those of you who compared 911 to the Towering Inferno they are not the same. For one thing September 11 was real life and this movie was Hollywood. Did that mean I didn't enjoy it? Not at all. While film seemed to drag at times Irwin Allen is right up there will Steven Spielberg's work. I give this movie 5 stars 1. Plot 2. Acting 3. Cinematography 4. Realistic situation 5. Irwin Allen's Creativity 6. John Williams film composing This film once scared a 14 year old version of me and thought the whole movie was disturbing now looks at the film with more maturity.