To really appreciate this film when it 1st came out. I was hooked on disaster films because this one came almost immediately after The Poseidon Adventure. This was another of the coolest movies at the time because again you could see it with the whole family with out concern of nudity or too much swearing. I also managed to buy the small paperback book that profiled the making of the movie. To this day I still cannot distinguish how the special effects were pulled off so well. I believe it won best special-effects that year at the Oscar's! The scene where the office workers are trapped in the skyscraper was actually built just about full scale on the Universal set, quite large for its time. The crumbling concrete was made of a soft mortar of sorts and was to crumble on que. I know I felt quite claustrophobic when they are caught in the make-shift hospital at the end. Yes, some of the actors were mismatched but who cared the focus of the film was the event remember! I think the advertisement was "An Epic Event" so we all knew it was a disaster flick from the get-go. And for those that don't remember (or too young to remember) the ladies had to remove their panty hose so the men could tie them around a chair they were going to hoist and lower injured people to the next floor below. Which reminds me, the scene when everyone runs for the stairs is quite horrific! Those stunt people must have went through hell! I was glad to see that women were also showing how well they could do as stunt extra's. Also, the TV added parts ruined this movie. Worse mistake they could do. Everyone stick to the original video. I still have the original movie poster along with my Towering Inferno poster. Too cool even after all these years! Way to go Hollywood you really did a wonder on this film! Sensurround was waaaayyyy ahead of its time!
Review of Earthquake
