What If Anything Do You Remember About The Film The Towering Inferno? From Memory?

[Scarlett]

Interested to know if it was really as I memorable as I think it is!

[tonyav]

Lot's of big name stars in it.

[Jackdaw33]

Never saw it so nothing.

[Mamyalynne]

Heat.

[tonyav]

Was there some kind of party / reception going on up on the top floor when the fire broke out.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Richard Chamberlain being a heel.
William Holden being honourable.
Steve McQueen looking earnest.
Fred Astaire winning an Oscar.

Untypically I can't remember (because there's always some high-class totty in this kind of film) who the female lead was.

[-Talbot-]

An exceptionally tall building on fire.

[Zacs-Master]

Shoulder pads and fire. Lots of fire.

[Baldric]

Hoses.

[hellywelly4]

Steve McQueen, that's all really.

[Mamyalynne]

That's all you need really.

[cassa333]

Didn't they put the fire out by emptying the swimming pool at the top out?

[tonyav]

Helicopters.

[Stephen_G]

(Sorry to be pedantic)

vetuste_ennemi wrote

Fred Astaire winning an Oscar.

Nominated, but never won. Did get a Golden Globe and a Bafta in a Supporting Role. The film did win 3 Oscars though.

The only thing I remember is that Irwin Allen produced the film (He was behind such TV Series as Lost In Space, Land Of The Giants & Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, among others).

[-Talbot-]

King Kong?

[gness]

It was the first film MrG and I saw together and the film that made me decide that when I stay in a hotel I'll not have a room above the sixth floor..... :-)

[-Talbot-]

Dumb beaver?

[237SJ]

I don't think I have ever seen it

[-Talbot-]

Dumb beaver sounds a bit random but no... watching Family Guy on ITV2 and Peter the dog and a dumb beaver are chatting about 'The Towering Inferno'

[-Talbot-]

Peter and the dog (Brian) ... not Peter the dog.

[david small]

It was pedestrian and boring. Too many egos trying to steal scenes. 2 out of 10.