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The Towering Inferno

Movie (1974)


At the opening party of a collosal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

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Released: Dec 14th, 1974
Budget: $14,000,000.00
Revenue: $116,000,000.00

The Towering Inferno Main Cast

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Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
plays Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
plays Doug Roberts
William Holden
William Holden
plays Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
plays Susan
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
plays Harlee Claiborne
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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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  • Both novels were inspired by the construction of the World Trade Center in the early-1970s, and what could happen in fire in a skyscraper. In Richard Martin Stern's novel, "The Tower", the fictional 140-floor building was set next to the north tower of the World Trade Center. The climax of the novel was centered around a rescue mounted from the north tower of the World Trade Center.
  • Movie Goof (revealing mistake): At the beginning of the movie when we first see the tower, it's easy to tell that it's a fake/added building because it's slightly moving.
  • Movie Goof (crew or equipment visible): Near the beginning of the movie, when the helicopter is taking off, the cameraman and other crew walk into left-hand side of shot.
  • At Steve McQueen's insistence, he and co-star Paul Newman had to have exactly the same number of lines of dialogue in the script
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