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Earthquake (1974) 5.8
Various stories of various people as an earthquake of un-imagineable magnitude hits Los Angeles. Director:Mark Robson |
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Cast
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| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
| Ava Gardner | ... | ||
| George Kennedy | ... | ||
| Lorne Greene | ... | ||
| Geneviève Bujold | ... |
Denise
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| Richard Roundtree | ... |
Miles
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| Marjoe Gortner | ... |
Jody
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| Barry Sullivan | ... | ||
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | ||
| Victoria Principal | ... |
Rosa
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| Walter Matthau | ... |
Drunk
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Monica Lewis | ... |
Barbara
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Gabriel Dell | ... |
Sal
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| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... |
Chavez
(as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
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Lloyd Gough | ... |
Cameron
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Construction Engineer Stuart Graff is estranged from his jealously possessive wife, Remy, and has an affair with Denise Marshall, the widow of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Remy tries to persuade her father, Sam Royce, who is Stuart's employer, to use his influence to stop Stuart from seeing Denise. Rogue policeman Lew Slade is suspended from the L.A.P.D. for having punched an obtuse officer from another jurisdiction. Embittered, Slade contemplates quitting the police force. Jody, a perverted grocery store manager, lusts after Rosa Amici, sister of Sal, the assistant to Miles Quade, an aspiring daredevil motor cyclist. The lives of all these people are devastated when a major earthquake rips through Los Angeles and reduces the city to ruins. Written by Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
Taglines:
When the big one finally hits L.A. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 November 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Terremoto See more »Filming Locations:
1329 Carroll Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$79,700,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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| (TV) | (Ontario) | (DVD)Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)| Sensurround (70 mm and 35 mm magnetic prints)| Mono (35 mm optical prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Elizabeth Montgomery, Candice Bergen, Jacqueline Bisset, Sharon Gless, Sondra Locke, Meredith Baxter, Kate Jackson, 'Susan St James' and Susan Clark were all considered for the part later taken by Geneviève Bujold. See more »Goofs
In the television version, the aircraft on which the newlywedsare flying changes repeatedly from a Boeing 707 to a Convair 880 and back again, each time with airline different markings. Nighttime shots of the plane are borrowed from the film Airport See more »Quotes
Sam Royce: Barbara, take off your pantyhose, damnit! You too, c'mon, take off your pantyhose!See more »
I saw Earthquake on the big screen, complete with the giant "Sensurround" sub-woofer installation. Everyone went, to see the spectacle and feel Sensurround, but the only good thing about the movie was that it sold lots of tickets. Walking in, we wondered how cool Sensurround would be. Half way through, we wondered when something interesting would happen. Walking out, we wondered if it was bad enough to kill the disaster genre entirely.
The Sensurround didn't feel like an earthquake (as anyone who has experienced a real one would know), it felt like a giant sub-woofer. Worse, it could rumble at only one tone and loudness -- it was either on or off. Even though I was a kid, I wondered why the Sensurround speakers couldn't make us feel the difference between the little "warning" earthquake, the Big One, and the aftershocks. The only difference between the quakes was how long they lasted. What does it say about the movie when kids in the audience are thinking about the deficiencies of the movie's big gimmick, rather than caring about what was happening in the movie?
On the small screen, without even the gimmick attraction of the flawed Sensurround, I can't imagine this movie being entertaining, except as an object of audience mockery. Unless you're in the mood to laugh at bad movie-making, see The Poseidon Adventure instead.