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Towering Inferno [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

Features:
  • cc All-new audio commentary by film historian F.X. Feeney
  • All-new scene-specific commentary by Mike Vezina, special effects director on X-Men 3, and Branko Racki, stunt coordinator on The Day After Tomorrow
  • Nine all-new featurettes: "Inside the Tower: We Remember," "Innovating Tower: The SPFX of an Inferno," "The Art of Towering," "Irwin Allen: The Great Producer," "Directing the Inferno," "Putting Out Fire," "Running on Fire," "Still the World's Tallest Building," "The Heart of Disaster: Stirling Silliphant"
  • Over 30 extended/deleted scenes
  • AMC Backstory: The Towering Inferno
  • NATO presentation reel
  • Three interactive articles from American Cinematographer
  • Original making-of featurettes
  • 1977 Irwin Allen interview
  • Still photo galleries (shot compositions, publicity, behind the scenes, conceptual sketches, costumes)
  • Original teaser, trailer, and more
View menus
    • Disc #1 -- Towering Inferno, Disc 1
    • Play
    • Language Selection
    • Language and Audio
    • English 4.0 Surround
    • English Dolby Surround
    • Spanish Mono
    • Commentary By Film Historian F.X. Feeney
    • Subtitles
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Subtitles: None
    • Scene Selection
    • Special Features
    • Commentary By Film Historian F.X. Feeney: On
    • Commentary By Film Historian F.X. Feeney: Off
    • Scene Specific Commentary By Mike Vezina, Special Effects Director on X3
    • Explosion on 81
    • Fire Chief Arrives on 81
    • "I Used To Run The 100 In 10 Flat"
    • Explosion In Stairwell
    • Roger Tries To Escape
    • Elevator Explosion
    • Breeches Buoy
    • Water Explosion
    • Play All
    • Scene Specific Commentary By Branko Racki, The Day After Tomorrow
    • Will Giddings Catches Fire
    • Battling Fire
    • Man On Fire
    • "I Used To Run The 100 In 10 Flat"
    • Fallen Stairwell
    • Scenic Elevator Brought To Safety
    • Fight Over Breeches Buoy
    • Prepping The Water Tanks
    • Water Tank Explosion
    • Play All
    • Disc #2 -- Towering Inferno, Disc 2
    • AMC Backstory: The Towering Inferno
    • Featurettes
    • Inside The Tower: We Remember
    • Innovating Tower: The SPFX of An Inferno
    • The Art of Towering
    • Irwin Allen: The Great Producer
    • Directing The Inferno
    • Putting Out Fire
    • Running On Fire
    • Still The World's Tallest Building
    • The Writer: Stirling Silliphant
    • Vintage Promotional Material
    • Nato Presentation Reel
    • Original 1974 Featurette #1
    • Original 1974 Featurette #2
    • Irwin Allen 1977 Interview
    • What Was Irwin's First Contact With This Project?
    • How Did Irwin Design and Put Together The Project?
    • What Was the Next Step?
    • What Are Some of the Problems Working With Fire?
    • What Was the Hardest Thing to Film?
    • Was There Any Danger to the Actors?
    • What Was the Big Draw?
    • What Was the Reward For Doing This?
    • How Did Irwin Start Off a Project?
    • Play All
    • The Towering Inferno Teaser
    • The Towering Inferno Trailer
    • The Poseidon Adventure Trailer
    • Extended and Deleted Scenes
    • Play All
    • Lists of Scenes
    • Alternate Opening Sequence
    • Harlee Meets Up With Lisolette and The Kids
    • Air Ducts
    • Close Up of Harry On the Phone
    • Extended Scene With Doug and Susan
    • The Jeweler Delivers The Golden Scissors as Dan Bigelow Argues With His Staff
    • James and Dan Discuss the Party
    • Harlee and Lisolette
    • James and Susan Discuss San Francisco
    • The Mayor Addresses the Crowd
    • James Discusses the Elevators With the Mayor and Senator Gary Parker
    • James and Senator Parker in the Elevator
    • The Party's Entertainer
    • Firemen
    • Susan and Patty Discuss Their Significant Others
    • The Electrical System
    • Emergency Vehicles On the Scene
    • Waiting For the Elevator
    • Four Alarm Fire
    • Trapped in Her Room
    • Fire
    • The Stairwell
    • Lisolette in the Stairwell
    • Still Waiting For the Elevator
    • In the Promenade
    • Attempting to Revive the Unconscious Man
    • Shadow-Puppets On the Wall
    • Roger Returns to the Promenade
    • Window Warning
    • Adjusting the Elevator Controls
    • Connecting the Cable
    • Rescue Buoy
    • Hosing Down Flames
    • American Cinematographer Articles
    • "The Towering Inferno and How It Was Filmed" by Charles Loring - 23 Pages
    • Photographing The Dramatic Sequences For "The Towering Inferno" by Bob Fisher - 26 Pages
    • "Action Unit" Lives Up to It's Name While Shooting "The Towering Inferno" by David Hammond - 34 Pages
    • Galleries
    • Shot Compositions
    • Publicity
    • Behind The Scenes
    • Conceptual Sketches
    • Costumes
    • Storyboard Comparisions
    • Fallen Stairwell
    • Helicopter Crash
    • Elevator Shaft
    • Scenic Elevator
    • Buoy Chair
    • Water Tank Explosion
View chapters
    • Disc #1 -- Towering Inferno, Disc 1
    • 1. Main Titles [3:03]
    • 2. The Architect [:32]
    • 3. From Far and Near [5:27]
    • 4. Where There's Smoke... [2:24]
    • 5. Wanting It Both Ways [1:38]
    • 6. Up To Code [:41]
    • 7. Red Carpet Treatment [4:55]
    • 8. Working Late [3:59]
    • 9. Party Time [:10]
    • 10. Overload [5:48]
    • 11. Command Center [3:08]
    • 12. Evacuation Order [:45]
    • 13. Change of Plans [3:05]
    • 14. Out of Control [2:42]
    • 15. No Exit [1:36]
    • 16. Good Neighbors [1:35]
    • 17. Higher and Higher [1:09]
    • 18. Hold On Tight [3:55]
    • 19. Naval Support [5:22]
    • 20. Down the Shaft [:27]
    • 21. Stairway to Hell [:22]
    • 22. Regrets [:42]
    • 23. Central Core [:19]
    • 24. Women and Children [1:32]
    • 25. Lifeline [:23]
    • 26. Hanging by a Thread [:54]
    • 27. Down to the Ground [:14]
    • 28. No Other Option [:49]
    • 29. Last Chance [:12]
    • 30. A Million Gallons [4:09]
    • 31. Blueprint For the Future [1:03]
    • 32. End Titles [:24]
Year released: 1974
MPAA Rating: [ PG ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 164
Sound: DD4.0/DD2/DD1
Subtitles: Eng/Spa
Studio: 20th Century Fox