The Towering Inferno put fire disaster movies on an even grander scale. When a fire erupts in the world’s tallest building on its opening night, guests must find a way to escape the death trap ...

fire and deadly circumstance. While the movies it spoofs rank higher on this list, surely you can't leave out this pitch-perfect comedy sending up Hollywood's 1970s disaster-flick golden era.

Disaster movies have been around for nearly as long as movies have (the arguable first was a 1901 four-minute-long short called Fire!—it’s about a fire), but the ‘70s was the first true ...

The fire went on to destroy 850 buildings. Among them were multiple churches, including St. Louis Cathedral itself. The famous St. Louis Cathedral that faces Jackson Square today is a replacement ...

Not all disaster films are set in America or American-made ... Let’s go back to 1961 and talk about The Day the Earth Caught Fire, about a group of reporters who find themselves in a life ...

City on Fire may have been a box office flop in ... While the film may not be entirely unknown to fans of disaster movies, it remains an underrated gem to the general public.

City on Fire” (1979) Also shown ... The world’s foremost deep sea oil driller. Disaster movies are a barometer of the national mood. In turbulent times, chaos wins: Leaders squabble ...

McQueen’s character, San Francisco Fire Department 5th Battalion ... the plot literally heats up, but the disaster was the prime attraction for this movie. People came to the theater to watch ...