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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

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Steve McQueen
plays Chief O'Hallorhan

Paul Newman
plays Doug Roberts

William Holden
plays Jim Duncan

Faye Dunaway
plays Susan

Fred Astaire
plays Harlee Claiborne

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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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