Laugh and point fingers all you want. I proudly admit that I love “The Towering Inferno.” What’s not to like about big name stars in big time peril? I finally got around to buying the new special edition dvd of the film last night. Oh. My. God. I was totally surprsied by what a super job Fox Video has done. I knew that I was gonna get two discs packed with audio commentaries, deleted scenes and tons of “making of” featurettes and documentaries. What I didn’t expect was the reproduction of the movie’s original press book and lobby cards. Whoo! Plus, it cost under $15! Double Whoo!!! Let me tell you … I am in some Irwin Allen heaven right now.~
I saw this in the theater when I was three. It may have been the first movie I ever saw in the theater and I was totally in love with it from the start. I wanted to be a fireman for most of elementary school.
I saw that the DVD was coming out, but didn’t look at what it included and was going to pass. That sure is cheap. Damn you, Charles. I’m going to have to go out and get it now. And I mean right now…at lunch…be right back.
Hey Chaz…I bought the first edition when it came out, but picked up the new one with the double dvd and I too was impressed with the extras. The lobby cards were cool. Several hours of behind the scenes stuff and Irwin pimping the theatre owners on his upcoming films was great. Paul’s intense blue eyes and Faye’s face before her facelifts. Awesome.
ttrentham:
Always happy to be an “evil influence.”
fstclss:
Yeah. Faye Dunaway was quite stunning in the old days. Her face lift(s) sure have destroyed that.
The great disaster movie of my youth – along with The Poseidon Adventure. The new editions of these are so purty with all of the fancy packaging. the press book is fun – love the pic of O.J.!
PS – gracias for the PSB!
yeah, i have the old no frills dvd edition of ‘the towering inferno’, and i replaced my no frills ‘poseidon adventure with the new freakin’ ay 2-disk set — may all time fav disaster flick. they honest to god don’t make ’em like they used to. god bless you, irwin allen, where ever you are!