The Towering Inferno (1974) Movie REACTION!

[@vincentsaia6545]

In preparing for his role, Steve McQueen hung out at a firehouse. While he was there the alarm went off and the firemen asked him to come along. He went and helped the firemen put out the fire. On the way back to the firehouse one of the firemen turned to Steve McQueen and said, "My wife will never believe it when I tell her what happened tonight." McQueen replied, "Neither will mine."

[@tonyadams2373]

Very cool to see you recognizing the actors from my generation that most younger people are unaware of. Good job Madison.

[@nickstark8640]

FUN FACT: the producer of both the Towering Inferno & the Poseidon Adventure is Irwin Allen. His wife was given a role in both films. She’s the mayors wife in this film and the ships nurse in Poseidon. Once again really enjoyed your reaction. The movie Earthquake came out the same time as Towering Inferno, and is another star-studded ensemble cast.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

And both were scored by the one and only John Williams too.

[@RachelXKnight666]

You can tell they were made by the same producer. Both absolute epics

[@jorgenlundin8100]

The Towering Inferno (1974) is one of my all time favorite movies (and it stars two of my favorite actors Paul Newman and Steve McQueen)

[@johnbrennan4449]

"Towering Inferno" reunited Paul Newman & Robert Wagner from "Harper" & Steve McQueen & Robert Vaughn from "Magnificent 7". Newman & McQueen also co-starred in "Somebody Up There Likes Me", 18 years prior to this film.

[@hartspot009]

You are a gift to the "reaction" world Madison. Intelligent, insightful, and immersive. Love ya!

[@MadisonKThames]

🥹❤️

[@matthewhildebrandt1901]

I was impressed with how many actors you recognized. This was truly an all-star cast. Jennifer Jones was a great actress...she is the one who fell out of the elevator, which was also a shocking moment for me when I first saw it. Crazy movie!

[@charlessheifer2264]

Jennifer Jones received an Oscar for Best Actress in "The Song of Bernadette".

[@Mascro1977]

Two rules for watching this movie 1. Cheer when Robert Wagner dies 2. Cry when Jennifer Jones dies

[@marcbcn]

What to do when Richard Chamberlain dies?

[@JonCeres]

I'm Agree with that! Did you know that Natalie Wood Washington offer first for the role that PlayStation Faye Danaway? And Jennifer Jones's Daugther die Earl 80's jumping from an elevador in a skyscraper? This was devastating for Jones

[@JonCeres]

​@@marcbcnapplause

[@ramonacosta2647]

William Holden was in an excellent WWII movie called Stalag 17. Definitely worth checking out.

[@trhansen3244]

If you really want to see him young watch 1940 film Our Town, which features one of the most horrifying afterlife depictions in film history.

[@MuncleJim]

Don't Forget 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

[@gregkirby9059]

Stalag 17 a great movie

[@lynnturman8157]

He's got tons of great movies he was in.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

There's a whole series of 1970's disaster films... The Andromeda Strain Airport 77 (the origin of the Airplane spoof) The Omega Man Earthquake The Cassandra Crossing Meteor The Swarm (cheesy) The Medusa Touch The China Syndrome

[@trhansen3244]

My favorite is Robert Wise's The Andromeda Strain, based on Michael Crichton's excellent novel. The China Syndrome would be better if it made more sense and it tries to show nuclear plants realistically and it fails in that regard. The Omega Man is a very good apocalyptic movie based on the classic Richard Matheson novel. I haven't seen the others.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Robert Wise's film of THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN is a classic!

[@marysweeney7370]

70s disaster movies are the best! I think Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure are the best examples.

[@duvall5jd]

Can’t forget Airport and Earthquake!

[@johnbrennan4449]

"Airport 1975" (1974) & "Airport '77" (1977) were even better than "Airport" (1970), while "Earthquake" (1974), "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure" (1979), "Concorde: Airport '79" (1979) & "When Time Ran Out" (1980) not so much.

[@waterbeauty85]

My first Faye Dunaway movie was "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) starring Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker and Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow.

[@markpekrul4393]

And of course the same actor/stuntman who played the fireman that fell from the elevator car was the same actor who fell from the upside down table into the skylight in The Poseidon Adventure - Ernie Orsatti. Several actors were in both films actually.

[@trhansen3244]

Quite impressive stuntwork.

[@markpekrul4393]

@@trhansen3244 And for baseball fans, Ernie's father, Ernie Sr., played for the Gas House Gang Cardinals in the 1930s...

[@danielesteve8359]

Yep. Bernie Orsatti. R.I.P..

[@charlesowens6400]

Ernie Orsatti. I was an extra in "Sorority Boys" in 2001. He was the stunt coordinator on that film. I did not see him though since the stunts were in scenes I was not involved in. He appears in the behind the scenes segment on the DVD. Unfortunately in the credits of that film, he was misscredited as Ernie "Ersatti". @@danielesteve8359

[@charlesowens6400]

​@@danielesteve8359Ernie

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

Not nearly enough people react to this film. An absolute masterpiece!

[@joel65913]

This was HUGE when it was released hot on the heels of The Poseidon Adventure and along with the 1970 Airport really kicked off the disaster movie craze with ever diminishing results. A couple things-Susan Flannery's character (she was the secretary that was having an affair with Robert Wagner) didn't jump out of the window, she was thrown out from the blast when she broke the glass. While Faye's role was more the devoted girlfriend than a part with depth it was a real stepping stone for her at the time. She had broken out in Bonnie & Clyde in 1967 but had struggled through a series of indifferent films over the next few years, with The Three Musketeers and Chinatown just previous when this became a megahit it led her into her most fruitful and powerful period as a movie star culminating in her Oscar for Network a few years later until Mommie Dearest seriously derailed her career. What this gets right that Poseidon Adventure did as well (and Airport for that matter) is that it lets you become familiar with the characters before the disaster hits so you have a pull and an interest in them while they struggle. It's something that seems to be lost nowadays where they plunge right in and the viewer is left wondering "Who is that again?"

[@zedwpd]

You cant watch the Towering Inferno without watching Earthquake. Faye Dunaway is still alive at 82 years.

[@BDUBZ49]

Madison, you're correct about using the stairs instead of elevators. In modern buildings in instance of fire the alarms should sound, the elevators should automatically recall to the ground floor (fire dept can still operate with keys), and all stairwell doors should automatically unlock.

[@vytallicaq.6881]

John Williams also did the score for a GREAT movie from that same year called Conrack. Based on a true story about a white teacher assigned to a class of poor black kids living on an island off the coast of South Carolina in the 60's. Jon Voight is fantastic in the role, and the kids as well. Very uplifting story, as we see the kids slowly start to develop a sense of confidence and love of learning from the inspiring influence of this great teacher. More people should see that forgotten gem. And we need more teachers like him!

[@ManicReactions]

Prior to the release of Airport (1970), the airlines were begging the studio not to release the film for fear it would discourage passenger air travel. Arthur Haley’s novel was based on a true story. My first ever celebrity crush came from this film, then 25-year-old Jacqueline Bisset. Helen Hayes won her 2nd Academy Award for her performance.

[@trhansen3244]

Let's us be very honest right now. Helen Hayes' performance was not anywhere near Oscar worthy. But the same can be said about most of the nominees since 2010. That's when woke started taking over the Oscars.

[@batape1965]

@@trhansen3244 WTF is wrong with you? What does Helen Hayes winning an Oscar have to do with your BS "woke" claims? Does crap like Forrest Gump winning mean Hollywood was conservative back in the 90's?

[@antonyperry]

If you'd like to see Faye Dunaway in a far better part along with the great Steve McQueen, The Thomas Crown Affair is the film to watch. The chemistry between them reaches boiling point. She's also in a great film with Jack Nicholson called Chinatown. Steve McQueen however was at the peak of his film career around the late sixties and into the seventies. So Bullitt, The Getaway and Papillon are the films to watch. Thanks for your reactions anyway Madison.

[@nedworcester4395]

For the most sensual chess game ever; view the “Thomas Crown Affair” with Steve & Faye

[@ronlackey2689]

Bonnie and Clyde was one of my favorite Dunaway roles.

[@765kvline]

My favorite Dunaway role was that in "Network." What a great movie!

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Want more Faye? The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen is a must-see! So glad you enjoyed this movie, Madison. It brought back memories of watching it in the movie theater back in 1974

[@janescribner8258]

Chinatown, also! Such a great cast, the story!!!, cinematography, direction (Roman Polanski). Faye, Jack Nicholson (in his prime!), and the legendary John Huston. What-a-movie.

[@jamesharper3933]

Faye Dunaway is also in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie The Thomas Crown Affair. Steve McQueen movies have been seriously overlooked by KZbin reactors. Great reaction as always.

[@Hapsard]

Yes ... People should watch the Great Escape and the Sand Pebbles!

[@jamesharper3933]

@@Hapsard Those movies too! Hard to fathom how the King of Cool could be so overlooked on KZbin. Love With the Proper Stranger and The Hunter are others.👍

[@trhansen3244]

I hear she was a difficult person but I think one of the most beautiful actresses and quite talented.

[@Hapsard]

It's funny. When I think of Faye Dunaway, all I can see her as is Mrs. Pendrake in Little Big Man ... Even though Chinatown and Three Days of the Condor are favorites. Is Dustin Hoffman always getting seduced by older women? 🤣 (Madison, you would like Little Big Man from 1970 too!)

[@sreggird60]

By the way that was Fred Astaire and his lady was Jennifer Jones. Stars of a earlier era.

[@chuckvelten5337]

Saw this when it came out in the movie theater back in '74 at the age of 9. And have seen it probably a half a dozen times or more since then. But always remember the first time I saw it in the theater. Not coming long after the Poseidon adventure. And of course the planet of the apes films. There was some great movies that came out from the mid to late '60s to the late '80s.

[@williewilliams6571]

YES! Such a great film, I've been waiting for someone to do a reaction. I first saw this and JAWS at a drive-in as a boy. NOW you need to do "Earthquake" to complete the 1970s disaster film trifecta.

[@ronlackey2689]

Remember it at the movies "Senserouuuuund!" lol

[@williewilliams6571]

@@ronlackey2689 "At select theaters"

[@neilmcdonald9164]

I've seen this and Poseidon Adventure countless times both guilty pleasures🎩

[@charmawow]

Nothing at all to be guilty about😊

[@romerjusu3804]

I have both on DVD.

[@pepsiman990]

The older gentleman, the one who was a con-man, was Fred Astaire. He was a LEGEND in movies from the 30's into the 40's and 50's. He was THE GUY that you got on your film if you were making a musical and wanted dancing. And if you wanted your movie to really be great you got Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers. If you want to see them in their prime watch, Swing Time (1936), Top Hat (1935) Some other great ones by Fred, Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Royal Wedding (1951) This one featured a ground breaking scene where Fred dances up the walls and across the ceiling.

[@PiraticalBob]

The "must see" movies starring Fay Dunaway are *Bonnie and Clyde* and *The Three Musketeers* and *The Four Musketeers,* where she plays Milady de Winter.

[@frankcoderniz6032]

Great reaction Madison! I really love the fact that you know or have at least heard of the stars in the older movies,mad respect to you for that! And yes you need to watch Earthquake and Airport,both great disaster movies.

[@jhilal2385]

Fred Astair was very famous as a dancer and romantic lead actor. he played an almost identical con-man role in the original 1979 "Battlestar Galactica" TV series.

[@danielesteve8359]

Yep, father of the real Starbuck.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Quite right about Fred. Unfortunately, he was also a lousy singer!

[@charlessheifer2264]

The villain was played by Richard Chamberlain. On television he starred as "Dr. Kildare" for 5 seasons in the 1960s. Overnight he became a major tv star.

[@ckobo84]

I remember his as Father Debrickasare from "Gone With The Wind".

[@rebrox6545]

So glad to see that you’re watching this movie, I’m old enough to have seen this In cinema in the UK, it’s always been my favourite of all the big disaster movies. It always amazed me how many top actors Even though Paul and Steve didn’t get along during the filming.

[@tarahoughton1370]

great reaction! " I'm exhausted ".... yup That's the same thing my mother and I said to each other after seeing this in the movie theater. :) It was very exhausting to watch... One very much feels like they went through the entire ordeal. Wonderful reaction as usual ...

[@danielesteve8359]

I loved your reaction on this & "The Poseidon (...)". The most natural of all, and full of empathy for the characters. I'm sure you must b a very empathic person. By the way, you look a lot like a talented actress called Terri Garber ;)

[@patcurrie9888]

Saw this in the theater when 10-11, my 2nd movie ever. What the hell were my parents thinking? You're right the older gal in the white dress was the most horrifying, played by old Hollywood actress Jennifer Jones her 'love' interest was GIANT actor Fred Astaire

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

I know. We all took it rough when Mrs. Mueller fell from the scenic elevator. It was rough getting to know a little about Dan Bigelow, and his secretary, and then watching her fall, but the kids were close to Lisolette, and Harlee was in love with her, she had a kitty, was so sweet, and she made it down the nightmare monkey bars and everything, just to fall from the elevator and hit the building on the way down. They really knew how to get ya invested in characters and then take them away horribly in this movie. This was one of my first childhood top favorites, along with The Poseidon Adventure, and Damnation Alley, to name a few.

[@waldorfstatler3129]

....and now for the next of the 'big three' disaster movies of the 1970s, 1974's Earthquake. Like the Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno, Earthquake has an all star cast; Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Richard Roundtree, Barry Sullivan, Victoria Principle, Walter Matthau and others. Worth a watching. Loved your reaction Madison.

[@Alfredo-xf3ml]

At that Time Paul and Steve were both great stars. They did not want to appear in the opening credits one after another, so the studio put their names in the same shot, One before the other and the other over the first. So the both were satisfied

[@celestemcallister1307]

Steve McQueen was originally cast as the Sundance Kid,Paul Newman didn't want to work with SM,the rest is history..

[@ianlove1215]

If you read the names top to bottom Paul is 1st, names read left to right Steve is 1st. Also they had the same number of lines in the script.

[@Kurtiscott]

Apparently all stemming from SM’s insecurities. Allegedly

[@minnesotajones261]

@@ianlove1215 They did the same in Jaws with Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw's names.

[@carlosurdaneta4361]

Madison: "Roger, you guys, Roger! I told you, the moment I saw him I was like..., nope, don't trust him! He has one of those faces!" Hahahaha!!😄😂🤣 If she only knew the irony of what she said! Richard Chamberlain, the guy who played 'Roger', first became famous on American television by starring as a very trustworthy doctor on the tv series 'Dr. Kildare' from 1961-66.😄😄

[@gina7288]

He was also very handsome, I was gutted when he fell off the chair lift although he had just kicked two men to their deaths before he went screaming down.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

A great reaction to this fantastic film, Madison. From the early '70s through to the early '80s there was a run of Disaster Films this being one of the best. The cast in this was a who's who of actors, even big names who would have played the leads in many films have quite small parts in this, like Robert Vaughn who was in The Magnificent Seven along with Steve McQueen, Richard Chamberlain played the guy you hated, and the guy who got burned running through the room which was on fire was Robert Wagner, as I said a literal who's who.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

The most famous man to get away with murder in America, OJ Simpson.

[@flmlvr]

Irwin Allen bought the rights to "The Tower" - only to find out that Warner Brothers had bought the rights to a book called "The Glass Inferno", both about burning skyscrapers. Allen wisely suggested that instead of competing against each other, they should go in together on this project and split the profits. So yes, Allen decided to combine the two titles and hence "The Towering Inferno".

[@rickardroach9075]

5:42 That’s why he plays a Catholic priest in _The Thorn Birds._

[@billrab1890]

As always I loved your reaction. When the commercial for this movie aired on TV every kid or at least every boy my in the United States around my age begged their parents to take them to see this movie. I saw it in the theater at the age of 9. My mother took me, my brother and four friends to see the matinee and we had a great time. The 70's was a great time to be a kid. We were all tough for the most part and played outside all day. We weren't fragile and overly sensitive like todays kids. It was a great time for movies, music and even TV shows because of the limited number of channels and the fact that most people only had one TV set we all watched the same shows so we had something in common that we all shared.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

In modern building design, most of the following applies: - Elevators are one of the first things shut down. Active elevators return to the floor of origin. - Sprinklers and Halon gas are interspersed throughout the building. They can be accidentally tripped on, but must be manually turned off. - Water hose connections exist on every floor so that firefighters can plug in close to the fire. - Stairs are reinforced concrete because heat in fire can melt steel. Steel might be used for railings, but stairs themselves are usually girder reinforced concrete. - Air evacuation would be highly unlikely, as one explosion from the fire could hit the helicopter and send it down on top of the firetrucks. - The firemen are definitely wearing 1970's gear. Today's firemen are far better suited to handle such a fire. The problem is that this kind of structure is almost certainly going to collapse as they portray it. Water weighs a lot, and unless you can keep water on the fire it will just reignite. You'd probably use an oxygen squelching foam. My father was a fireman in the 1970s and was fighting a fire in a four story building. As he was walking down and was in a doorway on the second floor, the top two floors collapsed bringing him to his knees in the doorway. He was able to clear the debris and walk down to an ambulance. Two vertebrae in his neck were crushed and had to be fused together. He was close to retirement and they let him do light duty to finish out. - The use of Halon in machine rooms would be common to prevent serious fires stemming from core fires. Halon might also be used in other areas where people don't normally exist. Halon removes oxygen, snuffing out fire rapidly. Computer servers rooms and mechanical rooms can issue a brief warning for personnel to exit and then blow. There was one that was accidentally triggered in a room where a mainframe I worked with was active. The many manuals were in the room. There was a ten-second warning and the doors sealed and you heard it go off. When the fire department arrived to put out a potential fire, there wasn't a fire, but all the manual were strewn all over the place. Gave us an idea of how powerful the Halon release was. There are better systems however. Halon is harmful to humans and to the environment. There are still places where it is used as a backup system. It was largely "banned" from new sales in the mid 1990s. It was very widely used in the 70s and 80s. - Changes in architectural design make it possible to Evacuate floors as much as possible, but if the building is structurally compromised (9/11) it can/will collapse and the people inside will die.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Madison, glad you enjoyed this classic film. I was surprised about your comment about Richard Chamberlin (Roger), tbh I think this is the only film I`ve seen him portray a villain. In the `60s he was the dashing young lead in the Dr. Kildare Tv Series, that apparently had ladies hearts a flutter. Then once again, in the Musketeer trilogy of films of `73,74 & `89, he was Aramis, with the same effect.

[@gina7288]

Yes you're right Richard Chamberlain is definitely an heart throb especially in Dr Kildare he does play a good part in this as a baddie but still hot I always cover my ears up and look away when it's his time to fall of the chair lift.

[@chuckvelten5337]

I also suggested on your channel when you did the Poseidon adventure. That this should come next. I don't know if you saw my comment or not. But I did suggest it. Keep up the good work.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, but won for Best Film Editing and Best Cinematography.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

But not script or original story, because it was terrible. 😂

[@Kurtiscott]

Nominated for 8, Won three (including best song). cheers

[@JonCeres]

Nominated for 9 Oscars.....not 7 or 8......9 nominations and winner of 4 Oscars

[@josephmayo3253]

Very good reaction Madison. Disaster flicks were a mainstay of the seventies. It was a great opportunity for star studded ensembles. A change of pace with loads of stars, and a healthy dose of 80s cheese is The Cannonball Run. It's fun, light hearted, and will give the safety blanket a well deserved rest.😊

[@minnesotajones261]

LOVE CANNONBALL RUN! It's so bad it's awesome!

[@trhansen3244]

Disaster films were the thing in the early 70s, waned by the end of the 70s. There was a resurgence in the mid 1990s, which more or less lasted for several years with varying results. But then that went away. I guess Joe Biden is a disaster.

[@alauer2101]

or Hooper

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

It sounds like Madison would have preferred that other movie: The Tower That Had A Small Fire But They Put It Out And Nothing Much Happened :)

[@goldenager59]

Well, _I'd_ be willing to give it a go! 😉

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

Yes Madison this film was based on 2 books. The first book was the Tower, and the other The Glass Inferno what started out as a bidding war for the rights to the Tower which Warner Bros got, followed by 20th Century Fox now 20th Century Studios owned by Disney got the rights to the other book The Glass Inferno lead Irwin Allen to convince both Fox and Warner to work together to make their adaptations into one film hence the Towering Inferno was born. The majority of the film uses the plot from the Glass Inferno including blowing the water tanks, while the Tower’s elements such as the breeches buoy came from that book. Both books were written due the construction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The former was set in New York & the tower from The Tower was built next to the North Tower it was called the World Tower in that story, while the latter was set in a unknown US city. The tower from the Glass Inferno was called the National Curtainwall Building aka the Glass House.

[@christophero1969]

I loved watching this movie on a Sunday afternoon, on TV, as a kid. Your channel brings back memories.

[@foglight11]

I am really glad you watched this. Oddly enough, it has always been one of my comfort films. I loved the excitement of all the disaster films I watched with my dad when I was young. I am glad you got to see it and I wish more people would :)

[@boomeister2]

I saw this movie back in 1974 when it came out in theatres. Watching it now after 9/11, I can't help but relate it to what those people in the towers were going through. You are the first reactor that has mentioned that.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

You left off the scene at the end between McQueen and Newman (their only shared scene) where they agree to work together in future to make safer buildings! Great scene....

[@jamesdamiano8894]

A couple of more Paul Newman movies to watch are "The Hustler" and it's years later follow up "The Color Of Money" which also stars Tom Cruise. And a funny hockey movie called "Slapshot". I haven't seen these disaster movies in so long it's fun seeing you watch them and seeing all the famous actors of the time in them. I still maintain going back to The Poseodeon adventure that you watch "Emperor Of The North" because of Ernest Borgnine. It also stars Lee Marvin and Keith Carradine. I really think you'd like it.

[@stephenphelps777]

Interesting bit of trivia, Sheila Allen, who plays the Mayor's wife, also played the nurse in The Poseidon Adventure!😊😊😊😊😊

[@jamesharper3933]

Add Bullitt, Tom Horn, The Getaway and Thomas Crown Affair to your list of must watch Steve McQueen movies. Especially Tom Horn (western).

[@tallhair]

I like Junior Bonner and The Sand Pebbled

[@tallhair]

Pebbles

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

Bullitt!

[@darrenallison9236]

The film that changed my life. The daddy of all disaster movies. My father took me to see this on its release, I was about 10 years old, eyes wide open, jaw dropping experience, the sound of those sirens pounding out in the cinema - my love affair with film began right here. Loved it then and still love it today - it set the bench mark for all disaster movies and it’s still (imo) never been topped. I still have the original cinema poster framed and on my wall. What a cast, what a score, it ticks all the boxes.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

The security guard chap is OJ Simpson.Fred Astaire was genuinely scared of the water at the end.🎩

[@joshuameyer8544]

John Williams did the score to this film 1 year before Jaws and 3 years before Star Wars A New Hope

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

He also did the theme for Irwin Allen's classic TV show The Time Tunnel (1966-67).

[@AllenJones-w3p]

The score to "The Towering Inferno" also included a majestic, superbly orchestrated ballad called "We May Never Love Like This Again ", beautifully sung by Maureen McGovern.

[@reesebn38]

A perfect follow up to The Poseidon Adventure. I again remember seeing The Towering Inferno in the theatre. I was 10, I sat through it twice. Great cast in this movie!! I think I am more of a Paul Newman fan than Steve McQueen. I was an Irwin Allen fan from when I was a little kid. In the late 60s my favorite tv shows were Lost in Space & Land of the Giants. When I was 4 I would get my friends to play Land of the Giants. A perfect game for kids. I aways had to play Steve. The cool Captain.

[@Hapsard]

lol ... I haven't thought of Land of the Giants in years!

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

The Time Tunnel was Irwin Allen too.

[@reesebn38]

@@user-gt2uf8cq9y And Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

I liked Gary Conway's portrayal of Steve Burton on LOTG. And Heather Young(who played Betty Hamilton) was a real cutie!

[@reesebn38]

@@AllenJones-w3p He's still alive!. Also found out Gary is an accomplished musician.

[@bradbarter8314]

The 70s was amazing that they were able to have not just a small handful of major sctors but like this movie have at least a dozen of major movie stars. If I were to start of list of everyone I recognized it would be it's own paragragh and am certain I would forget a few. It's really a treat to have them all gathered together in one movie.

[@LM-tl5bd]

Thank you for your review. Loved seeing your reaction to this classic! Newman and McQueen were awesome in this one- the whole cast works so well together. You should also see Earthquake and the Airport films and they would be great to review.

[@gregmcdougall4773]

I remember watching it in the theater when I was 12 or 13. My legs were shaking throughout the whole movie.

[@laurakali6522]

Gotta watch Earthquake. 1974. We saw it in what they called Sensurround so it felt like the earthquake was really happening. Oddly, I just realized I was 11 or 12 when I saw it and have no idea who would have taken me to see it because my parents definitely would not have. Ah, the 1970’s. In 1977 there was the movie called Rollercoaster also with huge stars at the time and they used Sensurround as well. I know I saw it but have no memories of it.

[@briankearns976]

Thanks!

[@MadisonKThames]

Thanks so much, Brian!!

[@theashrook6129]

Watched this when I was little. Made a big impact. Looked for it not long ago and now have it, The Poseidon Adventure & Earthquake on VHS. Not a bad catastrophe trilogy.

[@danjarrett]

So Glad someone is doing a Reaction to this Great Movie. I was 14 when this Hit the BIG Screen. Thanks for Sharing.

[@artursandwich1974]

And I forgot Richard Chamberlain was in it - one of my favorite (if not the favorite) underappreciated actors.

[@paulpeacock1181]

Madison, you should check out the disaster flicks from the 1930’s. San Francisco starring Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy chronicling the 1906 earthquake of SF. John Ford also made a disaster film called Hurricane which has a pretty impressive special effects for its time

[@thomashumphrey48]

Have This On Blu Ray 😊 Very Good Release 👍👍😊

[@debbiethompson3460]

I was 13 when this came out and we went to see it right away, because my dad loved the disaster movies. At the time, the special effects were absolutely incredible! It was movies like these that made me fascinated by the stunt people. When something really horrid is happening, I take myself out of the story a little (calms me down) and I watch how the stunts are getting done.

[@helicoptersrkool]

💯 No CGI can replicate those stunts and those death scenes would still be heavily watered down if released today.

[@rxtsec1]

Faye Dunaway is best known for Bonnie & Clyde, Chinatown & her academy award winning performance for the movie Network which she starred In with William Holden

[@trhansen3244]

Quite an actress. I guess people hated her so much in the Joan Crawford biopic it basically halted her career. Plus, I heard a rumor she once voted for a Republican.

[@brom00]

I'm so happy to have grown up in the 70's. It was a great time for film. You're right, this movie had a bit of a resurgence after 9/11. Inferno opened about a year and a half after the WTC. I'd love to see you sample some of the great sci-fi from the decade as well, like Silent Running and The Omega Man.

[@Renegade2786]

Three words I have to say about this film. *City of Fire* 6:01 And this guy reminds me of Stockton Rush.

[@greggnelson9334]

The actor who played the villain was Richard Chamberlain. Fun fact -- he was Jason Bourne in the original Bourne Identity. Yes, the Matt Damon flick was a remake.

[@athos1974]

I haven't seen this since the 1980's on cable tv. It definitely hits differently now, since 9/11 Especially since I am from NYC. The firefighter scenes were unsettling.

[@richardkilroy3248]

Love this movie and loved your comments and emotional reactions. (especially when Jennifer Jones falls from the elevator - the 1974 audience gasped and you had the same reaction)

[@thunderstruck5484]

Great movie saw at the theater, fun times! Thanks again!

[@jayceec3178]

This was my favourite movie in the early 70s (1974) along with The Poseidon Adventure 1972. Back in those days, movie were so much more entertaining than those of today. I don’t think it ever got to TV watching, never been on KZbin. I’ve just looked it up and Apple TV is renting it for $4.99. So I have a fantastic movie to watch tonight. 😁😁

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

Hi, Madison! I live on the high floor of a high rise apartment myself, so I totally understand your fears and share them! But you're doing great with the Disaster Epics. I would direct you towards Earthquake with Charlton Heston next! Keep up the great work!

[@ericjanssen394]

Now that you’ve seen the two best 70’s disaster movies, that leaves Earthquake, Airport ‘77, and The Hindenburg. And for more 70’s Faye Dunaway, there’s Network, Chinatown, and John Carpenter’s early script for Eyes of Laura Mars. (And the ‘84 Supergirl, but for different reasons.)

[@ronlackey2689]

That bad guy is Richard Chamberlain. He was Pilot Major Blackthorne in the miniseries "Shogun". You probably don't do miniseries but it was outstanding! I learned so much about Japanese culture and history. The novel by James Clavell the series was based on was amazing too.

[@davejennings9460]

She did a great reaction to Lonesome Dove not to long ago.

[@ronlackey2689]

@@davejennings9460 Nice. Hope she does Shogun then. Excellent series.

[@garymottmann9401]

I saw it when it opened in the theaters 50 years ago. I was 8. Still one of my all time faves👍

[@grahamsangster1042]

I still watch this at least every 5yrs when it's on normal tv,love the older films,even tho i'm the older one now haha big half century

[@jackprescott9652]

The fireman who was afraid to go down in the rope when the power was cut off, was played by Scott Newman, the son of Paul Newman.

[@joeyartk]

If you like early 70's disaster movies, you have to watch the one that started them all. Airport from 1970.

[@trhansen3244]

Airport is actually a very good movie. I expected to hate it.

[@terpcj]

Definitely.

[@otisroseboro5613]

R.I.P To Some Of The Actors Who We're In This Movie, Still Miss You All, Great Reaction To This Great Classic Movie

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Most of this cast is gone now, yes.

[@otisroseboro5613]

​@@LarryFleetwood8675Pretty Much

[@jamesalexander5623]

The Mad magazine version was called "Towering Sterno"! You'll get it.

[@Bandido894]

'One of these days there will be 10 000 died in these firetraps' (Mcqueen at the end) Something bad ominous for the future in 1974. 😯 From Faye Dunaway movies I recommend 'The eyes of Laura Mars' reaction. Very underrated psychologic thriller.

[@christopheryochum3602]

Madison! I kept wondering how they made the building look so freaking realistic. They actually built a 70-feet-tall model. Holy cow. Hope you didn't wear out your blanket too much. :)

[@tofersiefken]

The '70s had some great disaster movies. I've already watched Madison's reaction to The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and now The Towering Inferno (1974). The other big franchise was the Airport franchise from which movies like Snakes on a Plane (2006) originate. The spoof Airplane (1980) borrowed a lot of tropes from the franchise as well, which is why the exaggerations in the spoof connected with audiences familiar with the franchise when it was released. Airport (1972), Airport 1975, Airport '77, and The Concorde: Airport '79 were the four that I recall watching while growing up.

[@vincentsaia6545]

The young fireman who was afraid of falling waa played by Paul Newman's son, Scott

[@Hapsard]

Ok, I've said this before, but i need to say it one more time ... Paul Newman in Hombre (1967). Last time, promise. William Holden in good guy rolls (sort of) - Stalag 17 (1953) and Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 ... with Obi Wan Kenobi!). Steve McQueen? Can't do better than the Great Escape (1963 ... another packed cast). lol ... The problem is, there are so very many great movies that no one is reacting to 😢

[@AllenJones-w3p]

The little boy who briefly appears near the beginning of the film is Mike Lookinland, best known as Bobby on "The Brady Bunch".

[@helicoptersrkool]

Can't wait to watch this reaction later. Poseidon reaction was awesome and intense so I know the reaction for this classic will be on another level. 🙌

[@javix2013]

And filmed with real fire, nowadays scenes like this are no longer made, everything is replaced with CGi. Another movie filmed with real fire is Backdraft from 1991 with Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro and a great cast, and considered one of the best movies about firefighters, I think you will like it.

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

The Waltons house fire episode used real fire. There's a KZbin video that says how they did it.

[@mauriceedwards9588]

I've seen this so many time me and my sister used to watch this all the time and all the Airport films as well.

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

For some reason(s), there was a plethora of disaster movies back in the 1970's. Whether it was 'The Towering Inferno', 'Earthquake' 'Airport', 'The Poseidon Adventure', 'Avalanche', etc. 'Jaws' I suppose could be classified as being part of this genre. Most of these movies tended to have all star casts and massive special effects (for the time).

[@hannejeppesen1809]

3 actors with incredible blue eyes, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

[@charmawow]

I was a tad young to see this at the cinema so the first time I saw it was on TV Christmas 1979. It was the most nerve wracking and suspenseful movie I had ever seen! I still watch it regularly to this day. An ex girlfriend and I would often have heated conversations about who would play who in a remake! Btw, Richard Chamberlain, (the guy you wouldn’t trust!), for many years played one of the most trusted characters on TV, Doctor Kildare.