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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