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Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)

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The Towering Inferno

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Edited into

    • "St. Elsewhere" The Abby Singer Show (TV Episode 1988)

      Stock footage from the movie is used for the high-rise building fire and footage of fire trucks racing down city streets.
    • The Green Fog (2017)

      Clips used

Featured in

    • Star Wars: Music by John Williams (TV Movie 1980)

      Example of John Williams Music
    • Stairs (TV Movie 1986)

      Clip shown.
    • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (Video 1989)

      clips shown
    • Hollywood's Hottest Stunts (Video 1990)

      Clips / Footage.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" City Slickers/Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead/Jungle Fever/An Angel at My Table (TV Episode 1991)

      A clip is shown during the Ron Howard interview.

Features

    • The Towering Inferno: Putting Out Fire (Video 2006)

      Discussed

Referenced in

    • O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (TV Movie 1974)

      O.J.'s appearance in this movie mentioned.
    • "Good Times" The Dinner Party (TV Episode 1975)

      Willona comes in and explains about how her dinner turned out
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Mel Brooks/Susan Blakely/Bob Rosefsky (TV Episode 1975)

      Mentioned by Johnny Carson as he introduces Susan Blakely
    • "Good Times" The Enlistment (TV Episode 1975)

      JJ mentions movie by name
    • "The Jeffersons" Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend (TV Episode 1975)

      Louise says if they used a candle for every year of Mother Jeffersons' cake it'd be the Towering Inferno.

References

    • Tea and Sympathy (1956)

      quoted

Remade as

    • The Burning Train (1980)

      Adapted from The Towering Inferno, with the setting changed from a skyscraper in San Francisco to a train in India.

Spoofed in

    • Drive-In (1976)

      Skyscraper is on fire due to the lack of safety by the builder.
    • "The Sonny and Cher Show" Episode #2.5 (TV Episode 1976)

      spoofed in "The Towering Poseidon Quake Port Hinden Jaws Follies '78"
    • The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

      Segment: "That's Armageddon".
    • "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" Scooby's Desert Dilemma/Stuntman Scooby/Mummy's the Word (TV Episode 1980)

      "Sky High Inferno" is a spoof of that movie.
    • "SCTV Network" Towering Inferno (TV Episode 1982)

      the episode's plot

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