Thriller Movie Review: The Towering Inferno
Title: The Towering Inferno Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin Writers: Richard Martin Stern … (novel) Thomas N. Scortia … (novel) and Frank M. Robinson … (novel) Stirling Silliphant … (screenplay) Stars: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Robert Vaughn….. IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4392454/ HERE MAY BE SPOILERS Portions of the movie may or may not be revealed. Synopsis: 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. “To those who give their lives, so that others may live – to the firefighters of the world – this picture is gratefully dedicated.” I decided to watch this one yesterday afternoon. Why? I had seen an article on “Airplane” and that got me thinking about the seventies disaster movies. I had two hours with nothing pressing to do, so I turned it on. The movie is… Continued