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Earthquake

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Los Angeles is the natural site for a film about earthquakes: they happen there frequently, and the landscape is familiar to moviegoers from thousands of films. A huge number of ongoing vignettes, which include cameos from numerous celebrities and stars are tied together by the ongoing efforts of architect Graff (Charlton Heston) to rescue his estranged spoiled-rich-girl wife (Ava Gardner), while helping out with the ongoing rescue efforts taking place around him and also trying to determine what has happened to his mistress Denise (Geneviève Bujold). The rumbling sound effect designed for this film (Sensurround) won a "Best Sound" Oscar for the film in 1975.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2006
UPC:	0025193046925
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	7,666

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Charlton Heston	Graff
Ava Gardner	Remy Graff
George Kennedy	Patrolman Slade
Lorne Greene	Royce
Geneviève Bujold	Denise
Richard Roundtree	Miles
Alexander Brown	Pool Player
Bob Cunningham	Dr. Frank Ames
Gabriel Dell	Miles's Manager
John Dennis	Brawny Foreman
Gene Dynarski	Dam Caretaker
John Elerick	Carl Reeds
H.B. Haggerty	Pool Player
Tim Herbert	Man
Scott Hylands	Assistant Dam Caretaker
Walter Matthau	Drunk
Donald Moffat	Dr. Harvey Johnson
Dave Morick	Technician
George Murdock	Colonel
Kip Niven	Assistant Seismologist
Inez Pedroza	Laura
Alan Vint	Ralph
Jesse Vint	Buck
John S. Ragin	Chief Inspector
Michael Richardson	Sandy
Robert Gravage	Farmer Mr. Griggs
Marjoe Gortner	Jody
Barry Sullivan	Dr. Stockle
Lloyd Nolan	Dr. Vance
Victoria Principal	Rosa
Monica Lewis	Royce's Secretary
Pedro Armendariz	Slade's Partner
Lloyd Gough	Cameron
John Randolph	Mayor
Tiger Williams	Corry Marshall

Technical Credits

Mark Robson	Director,Producer
Alexander Golitzen	Production Designer
Preston Ames	Production Designer
Frank Brendel	Special Effects
George Fox	Screenwriter
Jennings Lang	Executive Producer
Philip H. Lathrop	Cinematographer
Frank R. McKelvey	Art Director,Set Decoration/Design
Jack McMasters	Special Effects
Melvin M. Metcalfe	Sound/Sound Designer
Burton Miller	Costumes/Costume Designer
Ronald Pierce	Sound/Sound Designer
Mario Puzo	Screenwriter
Glen Robinson	Special Effects
Fred R. Simpson	Asst. Director
Dorothy Spencer	Editor
Jesse Wayne	Stunts
Albert J. Whitlock	Special Effects
John Williams [composer]	Score Composer

Editorial Reviews

Universal Pictures' big-ticket entry in the early 1970's disaster film cycle has all the carnage one might expect from this sort of film but not much else. The script has the usual fistful of soap opera-styled plot threads necessary for this kind of film but none of them are distinctive enough to truly involve the viewer. Mark Robson's direction gives the film a professional veneer but his pacing of the material is weak, especially in the second half of the film, and the film's flat, t.v.-style cinematography and studio backlot sets give it the look of a hastily-assembled t.v. movie. The lackluster storytelling isn't helped by the film's star-happy approach to casting: for example, Ava Gardner plays Lorne Greene's daughter despite the fact they are only a few years apart in age. On the positive side, the film's earthquake sequence is handled in an impressive, fx-heavy style and the post-destruction of images of L.A. are often quite stunning thanks to excellent visual effects by Albert Whitlock. Schlock fans will also be delighted by some scene-stealing supporting performances, including an amusingly macho turn from George Kennedy as a tough-guy cop and Marjoe Gortner's over-the-top work as a repressed grocery clerk who gives in to his military-man fantasies when the earthquake hits. All in all, Earthquake doesn't really succeed as a drama or an adventure but it might amuse viewers looking for a big-budget trash fix.

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