Earthquake (1974) *Reaction*
Added 2024-06-16 15:14:25 +0000 UTCWhen a major earthquake hits Los Angeles, the various residents of the city cope with the chaos and destruction. Successful architect Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) argues with his demanding wife, Remy Royce-Graff (Ava Gardner), as the disaster hits. Later, when he checks in on his flirtatious friend Denise Marshall (Geneviève Bujold), they begin an affair. As the personal dramas continue, the city is threatened by aftershocks and possibly even greater quakes.
Release date: November 15, 1974
Comments
I was knocked out of my bunk bed during the 1971 Sylmar Quake they mentioned in the movie. I was 10 years old when this film came out in ‘74 and still living in So Cal. Like you said in your reaction, earthquakes are just a way of life in California. I also went through the October ‘89 quake in the Bay Area. The office I was in was heavily damaged. Needless to say, I moved to Nevada shortly afterwards.
Nick Stark
2024-10-26 05:13:12 +0000 UTCwow! what a movie!!!!!!!!! cant wait for inferno!
Brooklyn Lady Ellie
2024-06-17 00:32:16 +0000 UTCwas that the house from charmed?
Brooklyn Lady Ellie
2024-06-16 22:45:00 +0000 UTCo m g lorne green is in this??????????? getting comfy n watching!!!!!!
Brooklyn Lady Ellie
2024-06-16 22:03:00 +0000 UTCThanks for reacting to one of my favorite disaster films of all time David! Here are some Earthquake trivia! 1) Earthquake won an Oscar for Best Sound and a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects. 2) John Williams scored both Earthquake and The Towering Inferno in the summer of 1974. 3) A studio gimmick and technique called Sensurround using bass sound speakers was used in theaters showing Earthquake. The theater would shake during the quake sequences. 4) The earthquake in this film is supposed to be a 9.9 and lasted 9 minutes. However, scientists say such an earthquake cannot happen in California because California's faults are mega thrust slip faults. So the highest a California earthquake can be is 8.3 and last only 4 or 5 minutes.
Jason Dominguez
2024-06-16 18:28:15 +0000 UTC
