Product Details

• Actors: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones
• Directors: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin, Mick Jackson
• Writers: Billy Ray, Frank M. Robinson, Jerome Armstrong, Richard Martin Stern, Stirling Silliphant
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, German, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
• Run Time: 268 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000KGGIZU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,203 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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  #16 in	Movies & TV > Action & Adventure > Action Stars > Steve McQueen
  #37 in	Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Stars > Astaire, Fred

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Editorial Reviews

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Towering Inferno: Disaster movies used to work because there was little certainty as to who would survive. Not so in this film, really an amalgam of two original stories, about a group of well-to-do celebrants at the top floor of a skyscraper. Cheapo electrical wiring and bad construction management cause an enormous blaze at the lower floors, steadily rising to consume the revelers. Newman's an architect, McQueen a firefighter, and Fred Astaire a kind old gentleman, for which he was Oscar-nominated. O.J. Simpson plays a security guard who rescues a cat. Now that's a disaster. --Keith Simanton

Volcano: Get mindless for awhile with this 1997 disaster flick, starring the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles as a funky place for lava to spew, plus Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche as the brave souls who know how to shut off the spout. Director Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard) wastes no time getting to the good stuff--it's happening even before opening credits are over--and neither should anyone in the mood for technical efficiency without the burden of art. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 12/05/2006

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic action and modern adventure, February 16, 2007

By	Donna (USA) - See all my reviews

Foe those that enjoy the classic disaster movies the towering inferno needs to be on the list. Volcano is a newer movie in the same genre. The critics of such movies will disclaim all the flaws they see- but the picture as a whole is a fast paced action/ drama showing epic proportions. The older movies of this type were NOT using computer graghics but many other resourceful means to make the shots look as good as they could. Enjoy and follow the action.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Value Package, December 10, 2006

By	Mr. M. Muldowney "mickey77" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Under normal circumstances these "extra free" versions of these movies would be good value at under $9.00. However, the version I purchased seems to include DISC 1 of the TOWERING INFERNO "special edition" and the not one advertised.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Anamorphic Widescreen, April 5, 2008

By	Zoom (Huntsville AL) - See all my reviews

Despite what the packaging may say, neither movie is presented in anamorphic widescreen. The menus for each DVD are 16x9 and play fine on a widescreen tv, but both movies play in 4x3 letterboxed mode and do not fill the screen.