There was something special about the ‘70s disaster movie boom in Hollywood that today’s cinema cannot compare to. Although technological advances in CGI have phased out practical sets and miniatures over the years, recent disaster epics such as Greenland and Twisters lack the star power that made audiences care for the characters, as well as a relevant underlying subtext. With one recent survivalist film, The Lost Bus , proving that the combination of spectacle and human drama can still succeed creatively, it might be time to give 1974’s The Towering Inferno a fresh re-imaging .

Directed by John Guillermin (1976’s King Kong , Death on the Nile ), The Towering Inferno was more than just another cash-in on the ‘70s disaster craze. It was an epic event, p

See Full Page