Review of The Towering Inferno (1974) by Grant K — 19 Apr 2014

Wow....brilliant.....amazing......i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie.......i think that steve mcqueen (.R.I.P.), paul newman (.R.I.P.), william holden (.R.I.P.), faye dunaway, fred astaire (.R.I.P.), and, in her final film, Jennifer Jones (.R.I.P.), play good roles/parts thorughout this movie.......i think that the director of this drama/action/adventure/mystery/suspense movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....

Small parts played by actors who appeared in The Poseidon Adventure, which Irwin Allen also produced, include John Crawford, Erik Nelson, Elizabeth Rogers, Ernie Orsatti, and Sheila Matthews. The acrophobic fireman who was afraid to rappel down the elevator shaft was played by Paul Newman's son, Scott. Mike Lookinland, formerly Bobby Brady in The Brady Bunch, appeared as Phillip Allbright, the boy who shares the staircase adventure with Newman and Jennifer Jones. Maureen McGovern was the woman singing at the party.

Its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie.......i think that this is such an enjoyable classics movie 2 watch.....

McQueen, Newman, and William Holden all wanted top billing. Holden was refused, his long term standing as a box office draw having been eclipsed by both McQueen and Newman. To provide dual top billing, the credits were arranged diagonally, with McQueen lower left and Newman upper right. Thus, each appeared to have "first" billing depending on whether the credit was read left-to-right or top-to-bottom,the first of countless times in which billing would be displayed this way in films. McQueen is mentioned first in the film's trailers. In the cast list rolling from top to bottom at the film's end, however, McQueen and Newman's names were arranged diagonally as at the beginning; as a consequence, Newman's name is fully visible first there.

McQueen and Newman were promised the same pay and number of lines, which meant that one had to shoot additional scenes to equalize the dialog.

I think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch its such a brilliant classics movie 2 watch its so really well directed I think that this is such a brilliant classics movie 2 watch with a great cast throughout this movie I think that this is such a brilliant movie 2 watch.......