Post by teleadm on Oct 11, 2018 17:26:42 GMT
Earthquake 1974, directed by Mark Robson, screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo (!), staring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal and others.
Disaster drama, about various interconnected people's struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
It's not fun when an old favorite has collected this much dust, I had totally forgotten what a sappy soap-opera style storyline it had up until the big shake comes. Very few theatres could show it with the newly invented Sensurround sound, so I've never experienced that gimmick even when it was new. Still, it was a nostagia kick to watch it again. Lorne Greene who plays Ava Gardners' father is only 7 years older than Ava, but liked the fact that an actress who was 50+ at the time could still get a leading role, even if it's not a sympathic character. I had totally forgotten about Richard Roundtree's flying daredevil motorcycle stunts show, and Marjoe Gortner's creepy, read gay, grocery store attendant. Heston by now could do this kind of roles in his sleep, half-heroic half unsympathic, so it's no wonder he said no to do Jaws.
This was director Mark Robson's last completed movie, he died during Avalanche Express 1979.
It won an Oscar for Best Sound, and an Special Achievement Award Oscar for visual effects.
Disaster drama, about various interconnected people's struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
It's not fun when an old favorite has collected this much dust, I had totally forgotten what a sappy soap-opera style storyline it had up until the big shake comes. Very few theatres could show it with the newly invented Sensurround sound, so I've never experienced that gimmick even when it was new. Still, it was a nostagia kick to watch it again. Lorne Greene who plays Ava Gardners' father is only 7 years older than Ava, but liked the fact that an actress who was 50+ at the time could still get a leading role, even if it's not a sympathic character. I had totally forgotten about Richard Roundtree's flying daredevil motorcycle stunts show, and Marjoe Gortner's creepy, read gay, grocery store attendant. Heston by now could do this kind of roles in his sleep, half-heroic half unsympathic, so it's no wonder he said no to do Jaws.
This was director Mark Robson's last completed movie, he died during Avalanche Express 1979.
It won an Oscar for Best Sound, and an Special Achievement Award Oscar for visual effects.