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List Of Disaster Films
This list of disaster films represents over half a century of films within the genre. Disaster films are motion pictures which depict an impending or ongoing disaster as a central plot feature. The films typically feature large casts and multiple storylines and focus on the protagonists' attempts to avert, escape, or cope with the disaster presented. Man-made disasters * '' Ablaze'' (2001) * ''Backdraft'' (1991) * '' City on Fire'' (1979) * ''Crack in the World'' (1965) * ''Dante's Inferno'' (1935) * '' Daylight'' (1996) * ''Deepwater Horizon'' (2016) * '' Fire!'' (1977) * ''Firestorm'' (1998) * ''In Old Chicago'' (1937) * ''Ladder 49'' (2004) * '' Red Skies of Montana'' (1952) * '' The Tower'' (2012) * ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974) * '' Trapped'' (2001) Natural disasters * ''10.0 Earthquake'' (2014) * '' 10.5'' (2004) * '' 13 Minutes'' (2021) * ''2012 (film)'' (2009) * '' After the Shock'' (1990) * '' Aftershock: Earthquake in New York'' (1999) * ''Armag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disaster Film
A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters may include natural disasters, accidents, military/ terrorist attacks or global catastrophes such as a pandemic. A subgenre of action films, these films usually feature some degree of build-up, the disaster itself, and sometimes the aftermath, usually from the point of view of specific individual characters or their families or portraying the survival tactics of different people. These films often feature large casts of actors and multiple plot lines, focusing on the characters' attempts to avert, escape or cope with the disaster and its aftermath. The genre came to particular prominence during the 1970s with the release of high-profile films such as ''Airport'' (1970), followed in quick succession by '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972), ''Earthquake'' (1974) and '' The Towering Inferno'' (1974). The casts are generally made up of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Men And Fire
''Young Men and Fire'' is a 1992 non-fiction book written by Norman Maclean. It is an account of Norman Maclean's research of the Mann Gulch fire of 1949 and the 13 men who died there. The fire occurred in Mann Gulch in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness on August 5. The book won the National Book Critics Circle Award (1992). Synopsis Norman Maclean and Laird Robinson, in an attempt to forensically analyze the Mann Gulch Fire, brought together multiple sources, including the official report of the United States Forest Service of the fire, the testimony of the three men who fought the fire and lived, and the research and report of Robert Jansson and Harry T. Gisborne (who would suffer a fatal heart attack at Mann Gulch two months later trying to get to the bottom of the tragedy). On the day of the fire, Jansson was ranger on duty of the Helena National Forest's Canyon Ferry District, the area that included Mann Gulch. Maclean and Robinson also took Walter Rumsey and Robert Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalanche (1978 Film)
''Avalanche '' is a 1978 American disaster film directed by Corey Allen and starring Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Mia Farrow and Jeanette Nolan. Plot David Shelby is the wealthy owner of a new ski resort nestled below a snow-covered mountain. He invites his ex-wife, Caroline Brace, to come to the resort for the grand opening, which also kicks off a ski tournament and a figure skating competition. Among the many guests is David's feisty mother, Florence, Bruce Scott, a world-famous ski champion, and two rival figure skaters. Caroline, a magazine reporter, divorced David as he is a control freak, but David invited her to the resort in an attempt to rekindle their marriage. David has to be "King of the Mountain" and opened the resort in what was considered uninhabitable country due to the heavy avalanches. McDade, the timid bookkeeper, explains to Florence that David had to negotiate with land developers and put his own money into building the resort. While taking her on a tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteroid (film)
''Asteroid'' is a 1997 NBC TV miniseries about the United States government trying to prevent an asteroid from colliding with the Earth. The miniseries aired February 16–17, 1997. Plot Late one night, near Billings, Montana, a gas tanker is driving by when a meteoroid suddenly hits in front of the truck. The driver attempts to swerve out of the way, but loses control and overturns and the tanker explodes, causing a massive fire. The next morning, the fire is burning out of control and it is reported that the tanker was hit by a lightning bolt. With the area evacuated, FEMA Director Jack Wallach (Michael Biehn), and a colleague, Adam Marquez (Carlos Gómez) are flying via helicopter over the area, inspecting the fire, when they notice that two people are still in the area. It's a man on the roof of his house, trying to save it, despite his wife's protests. Jack and Adam land and take the woman aboard. Her husband starts to suffer from smoke inhalation when Jack manages to get h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armageddon (1998 Film)
''Armageddon'' is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film produced and directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It stars Bruce Willis with Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David and Steve Buscemi. The film was a commercial success, grossing $553 million worldwide against a $140 million budget and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1998. However, the film received mostly mixed reviews from critics. Plot A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, before entering the atmosphere and bombarding New York City. NASA discovers the meteors were pushed out of the asteroid belt by a rogue comet which also jarred loose a Texas-sized asteroid that will impact Earth in 18 days, causing an extinction level event that wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthquake In New York
''Earthquake in New York'' is an American television movie that aired on Fox Family Channel on Sunday October 11, 1998 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET. The film's tagline was "In a city torn apart, a family comes together". in this film before the ending Los Angeles and New York City were both destroyed by a massive earthquake. Plot After an 8.2 earthquake destroys New York City, a detective John searches for his wife Laura and their children Andrew and Carla in the ruins, while also hunting a serial killer. Cast * Greg Evigan as Detective John Rykker * Cynthia Gibb as Laura Rykker * Melissa Sue Anderson as Dr. Mariyln Blake * Michael Moriarty as Captain Paul Stenning * Götz Otto as Detecive Eric Steadman * Dylan Provencher as Andrew Rykker * Bryn McAuley as Carla Rykker * Michael Sarrazin Michael Sarrazin (May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Shock
''After the Shock'' is a made-for-television movie about the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that hit San Francisco on October 17, 1989.Kay, Glenn and Michael Rose, Disaster Movies, Chicago Review Press, An A Capella Book, Chicago, 2006 p. 76 Cast *Jack Scalia as Jack Thompson *Yaphet Kotto as William McElroy *Tuck Milligan as Terry Brown *Richard Anthony Crenna as Patrick Wallace *Rue McClanahan as Sherra Cox *Paul Ben-Victor as Dr. Steven Brattesani *Michael Clark as Capt. Bob Boudoures *Gary Swanson as Lt. Pete Cornyn * Scott Valentine as Gerry Shannon *Brian Thompson Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film ''The Terminator''. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film '' Cobra''. His first named role was on ''Werew ... as Tom * Charlotte Crossley as Mother with Child *Carlease Burke as Screaming Woman * Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Neighbor Awards The film was nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 (film)
''2012'' is a 2009 American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It was produced by Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon, and Larry J. Franco, and written by Kloser and Emmerich. The film stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton), Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. Based on the 2012 phenomenon, its plot follows geologist Adrian Helmsley (Ejiofor) and novelist Jackson Curtis (Cusack) as they experience an eschatological sequence of events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, megatsunamis and a global flood, all of which were imagined by subscribers to the hypothesis. Filming, planned for Los Angeles, began in Vancouver in early August 2008 and wrapped up in mid-October 2008. After a lengthy advertising campaign which included the creation of a website from its main characters' point of view and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Minutes (2021 Film)
''13 Minutes'' is a 2021 American disaster film written, directed and produced by Lindsay Gossling, in his feature debut film, and starring Trace Adkins, Thora Birch, Peter Facinelli, Anne Heche, Amy Smart and Paz Vega. Premise Four families in the fictional Oklahoma town of Minninnewah, wrestle with undocumented immigration, closeted homosexuality, abortion, and other issues before a massive tornado wipes out the town, leaving death and destruction in its path. Following the devastation, a regional emergency manager must respond to the disaster while trying to locate her Deaf daughter. Cast Production and themes The title references "the short time frame residents have to seek shelter" when a tornado is detected. The film "follows four different families who are all dealing with their own issues" before the disaster strikes, and through them weaves in social issues such as undocumented immigrants, abortion, and religious intolerance. The film was filmed in Oklahoma. Rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmsite
Filmsite is a film-review website established in 1996 by senior editor and film critic-historian Tim Dirks, and continues to be managed and edited by him for over two decades. Overview The site contains over 300 detailed reviews of English language films for which Dirks argues "there is reasonable consensus by most film historians, critics and reviewers" regarding their status as revered movies. Criteria for Dirks' selections include a film's technical innovations, recognition from award shows, accessibility to audiences, and influence on its genre. Although the "Greatest Films" lists do not include foreign language films and therefore exclude various widely acclaimed movies, Dirks makes clear that they are intended to be geared toward classical Hollywood cinema of the 20th century, and briefly discusses foreign films in many other areas of the site. In many cases, a review goes through a film scene-by-scene. The site also contains many other lists, and pages offering an intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped (2001 Film)
''Trapped'' is a 2001 in film, 2001 television film written by Michael Vickerman and directed by Deran Sarafian. Plot A group of guests must to escape a hotel that is on fire. Cast * William McNamara as C. Whitmore Evans * Parker Stevenson as Oliver Sloan * Callum Keith Rennie as Anthony Bellio * Suki Kaiser as Susan Bellio * Stefanie von Pfetten as Rachel * Natassia Malthe as Marisa * Meat Loaf as Jim Hankins Reception David Nusair from ''Reel Film Reviews'' gave ''Trapped'' only one star out of five, he stated: "Trapped doesn't really work, especially since we know exactly how these folks are going to get out of the burning building (c'mon, would it even be possible not to realize that Meat Loaf's ride is going to work its way back into the plot?) and the characters are straight out of a how-to-create-a-disaster-movie handbook. And for a flick with this many characters, remarkably few of them wind up charred corpses." Jules Faber from ''DVD.net'' gave the film 7 out of 10 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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