But we just knew that as Construction Engineer, Stewart Graff he'd do his best to save a lot of L.A. To be fair though, we knew he wasn't going to stop the earthquake, leaving that for Christopher Reeve in Superman some years later. Charlton Heston, fresh from having saved a 747 from certain disaster in Airport 1975, now does his best to save the city of Los Angeles. As disaster films go, Earthquake is certainly not the worst, but is far from the best. Unfortunately, without the vibrations, Earthquake just ain't as much fun.
#Earth quake la movie
Sensurround! How I do miss it! How this movie misses it! It was the best thing it had going for it when it was released in special theaters with sound equipment designed to vibrate your fanny as it sat snugly in those theater seats. Incidentally, the version frequently running on the American cable channel "American Movie Classics" is the television version, and not the original theatrical version. In addition, two deleted scenes originally shot for the theatrical release were re-inserted into the television version, including a narrative opening about the San Andreas Fault, as well as a scene of Rosa brushing off a guy ( Reb Brown) trying to give her a ride on his motorcycle. These additional scenes were shot without the original director Mark Robson, who opted out, (in fact, he loathed the additional scenes), but they were shot with Universal's approval.
Rather, the footage was filmed almost two years later by NBC to expand the film. Contrary to popular belief, these additional scenes were *not* "leftover" footage from the original 1974 theatrical release.
Other significant segments are new scenes with Jody ( Marjoe Gortner) and Rosa ( Victoria Principal), which establish Jody's obsession with Rosa, as well as one short scene in a pawn shop with Buck ( Jesse Vint) and Hank ( Michael Richardson), who play Marjoe's roommates in the theatrical version. The plane tries to land as the earthquake hits, but the pilots are able to regain control and fly away before the runway breaks up. The most extensive segment of new footage is a subplot of a newlywed couple ( Debralee Scott and Sam Chew Jr.) on a flight to Los Angleles so the husband can interview for a job with Stuart Graff ( Charlton Heston). said bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture were temporarily halted for safety checks but resumed normal operations, with some delays.For the initial network television showing broadcast on NBC in September 1976, additional footage was shot to lengthen the film in order to show it over two nights. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who returned from a multinational trip to Africa and Singapore on Friday night, expressed condolences to quake victims and urged residents to “use ample caution” amid possible strong aftershocks and secondary mudslides.Įast Japan Railway Co. Japan is celebrating several national holidays this week.
It also broadcast a video taken by a staff member visiting a relative in Ishikawa prefecture that showed a room shaking for nearly half a minute, with picture frames rattling on the walls. On Saturday morning, some residents placed blue plastic tarps over damaged parts of their houses ahead of rain forecasted to begin in the evening.Ī video broadcast by NHK public television showed a section of a hill that had crumbled and fallen on a house. One injury was reported in the neighboring prefecture of Toyama, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Some 100 residents took refuge at evacuation centers Friday night, according to the prefectural crisis management department.
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