Episode 174: The Towering Inferno
This week, Gavia and Morgan watch the 1970s disaster movie classic The Towering Inferno, starring an impressive cast including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Faye Dunaway. They discuss the film's striking action sequences, its wild Seventies aesthetic, its starry cast, and more.
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Links
“'The Towering Inferno' First-Rate Visual Spectacle,” Vincent Canby, The New York Times
“Hollywood Flashback: The Biggest Stars Battled a 'Towering Inferno' in 1974,” Bill Higgins, The Hollywood Reporter
“‘Towering Inferno’: a Bit of Art Too Often Imitated by Life and Death,” Stirling Silliphant, The L.A. Times