Earthquake
Earthquake movie poster
Directed by	Mark Robson
Produced by	Mark Robson
Written by	George Fox Mario Puzo
Starring	Charlton Heston Ava Gardner George Kennedy Lorne Greene Geneviève Bujold Richard Roundtree Marjoe Gortner Barry Sullivan Lloyd Nolan Victoria Principal
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Editing by	Dorothy Spencer
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Running time	123 min. Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is an Oscar -nominated Canadian actress. Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born in Long Beach California) is a former evangelical minister who first Barry Sullivan ( August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Philip H Lathrop, ASC ( October 22 1912 &ndash April 12 1995) was an American Cinematographer for such films as Portnoy's Dorothy Spencer (February 2 1909-May 23 2002 was the multiple Academy Award -nominated American Film editor most recognized for editing several of director Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7,000,000 USD
Gross revenue	$79,000,000 USD
IMDb profile

Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure/disaster/thriller film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Adventure Film is a Film genre. History The adventure film reached its peak of popularity in 1930s and A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys the city of Los Angeles, California, reaching 9. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West 9 on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released ^[1][2]

Directed by Mark Robson and with a screenplay by George Fox and Mario Puzo, the film starred Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Lorne Greene, George Kennedy, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, Monica Lewis and Walter Matthau (credited as "Walter Matushanskayasky"). Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is an Oscar -nominated Canadian actress. Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born in Long Beach California) is a former evangelical minister who first Barry Sullivan ( August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Monica Lewis (born May 5 1925) is an American singer and actress Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role ^[3]

Contents 1 Origins 2 Development 3 Production 4 "Sensurround" 5 Release 6 Awards 7 Television premiere 8 Proposed sequel 9 Theme park attractions 10 Stock footage 11 Reference list 12 External links

Origins

In the wake of the tremendous success of the disaster-suspense film Airport (1970), Universal Studios began working with executive producer Jennings Lang to come up with a new idea that would work within the same "disaster-suspense" genre. Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American The genesis of the idea literally "came to them" as a direct result of the San Fernando Earthquake which shook the Los Angeles area during the early morning hours of February 9, 1971. The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as Sylmar earthquake) struck the San Fernando Valley near Sylmar at 60055 a Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Director Mark Robson and Lang were intrigued by the idea of creating a disaster on film that would not be confined to an airliner, but rather take place over a large area. Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and ^[4]

Development

Lang scored a major coup when he was able to sign on legendary screenwriter Mario Puzo to pen the first draft during the summer of 1972. Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American Puzo, fresh from the success of his novel and film, The Godfather, delivered the script in August. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Much like his Godfather films, the characters and situations in his Earthquake script were intricate, and showed a similar attention to detail. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed However, Puzo's detailed script necessitated a much larger production budget (as the action and characters were spread over a vast geographical area in the city of Los Angeles), and Universal was faced with either cutting the script down, or increasing the film's projected budget. Puzo's involvement with Earthquake was short-lived, however, as Paramount Pictures was anxious to begin development with the followup to The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. Since Puzo's services were contractually obligated to the sequel, he felt he would be unable to continue work on two projects of such a large scale, so he opted out of continuing any further work on Earthquake.

The Earthquake script languished at Universal Studios for a short period of time, but was brought back to life by the huge success of the 20th Century Fox hit, The Poseidon Adventure, released in December, 1972. Fueled by the enormous box office receipts of that film, Universal Studios put pre-production on Earthquake back in to high gear, hiring writer George Fox to continue work with Puzo's first draft. Director Mark Robson worked with Fox (who was more of a magazine writer - this was his first screenplay) to narrow the scope of the script down to fit into the budgetary constraints. After 11 drafts, Earthquake went before the cameras in February, 1974. ^[5][6]

Production

Budgeted at $7,000,000 USD, Earthquake immediately found itself in a race against the clock with the bigger-budgeted disaster film, The Towering Inferno, which was being financed by two movie studios (20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers, a motion picture first) and produced by Irwin Allen (The Poseidon Adventure). The Towering Inferno is a 1974 Disaster film starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman and directed by John Guillermin Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Irwin Allen ( June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work While that film featured a larger "all star" cast (in fact, Universal had approached several, including Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, to star in Earthquake - but they had already been signed by Allen), Universal was able to land Charlton Heston in the lead role, along with Ava Gardner (who signed at the proverbial "11th hour" simply because she wanted to spend the summer in Los Angeles), George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold (who agreed to a part in the film to head off an impending lawsuit by Universal over a prior project), Richard Roundtree (riding a wave of success from the Shaft film series), former evangelical Marjoe Gortner, and fresh-faced newcomer Victoria Principal. Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is an Oscar -nominated Canadian actress. Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born in Long Beach California) is a former evangelical minister who first Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress ^[7][8]

Production necessitated the complete destruction of the Universal Studios backlot in order to simulate the catastrophic earthquake of the title (as doing the same on Los Angeles streets would not have been possible). Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a Movie studio with space to build or with permanent exterior sets for outdoor scenes in motion picture and/or Along with a clever use of miniatures of actual buildings, matte paintings, and full-scale sets, Earthquake combined decades old special effects techniques with those developed especially for the film (including a revolutionary "Shaker Mount" camera system, which mimicked the effects of an earthquake). Technique Matte painting is a traditional Visual effects technique wherein a painted image is combined with film footage to alter enhance or extend the set The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called

Extensive use of highly trained stunt artists for the most dangerous scenes involving high falls, dodging falling debris, and flood sequences, set a Hollywood record for the most stunt artists involved in any film production up until that time: 141. Some stunt artists were required to fall sixty feet onto large air bags, for which they were paid the sum of $500. 00. ^[9]

"Sensurround"

Universal Studios and Jennings Lang wanted Earthquake to be an "Event Film" - something that would draw audiences in to the theatre multiple times. After several ideas were tossed about (which included bouncing faux styrofoam "debris" over audience members heads), Universal's sound department came up with a process called "Sensurround" - a series of large speakers and a 1,500 watt amplifier, that would pump in sub-audible "infra bass" sound waves at 120 decibels (equivalent to a jet airplane at takeoff), giving the viewer the sensation of an earthquake. Styrofoam is a trademark for polystyrene Thermal insulation, a material manufactured by Dow Chemical Company. Sensurround is a process developed in the 1970s by Universal Studios to enhance the audio experience during the presentation of theatrical movies The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. The decibel ( dB) is a logarithmic unit of measurement that expresses the magnitude of a physical quantity (usually power or intensity relative to The process was tested in several theatres around the United States prior to the film's release, yielding various results. A famous example is Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, where the "Sensurround" cracked the plaster in the ceiling. Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Ironically, the same theatre premiered Earthquake three months later -- with a newly-installed net over the audience to catch any falling debris -- to tremendous success. ^[10]

The "Sensurround" process proved to be a large audience draw, but not without generating a fair share of controversy. There were documented cases of nosebleeds generated by the sound waves. Epistaxis (or a nosebleed in Plain English) is the relatively common occurrence of Hemorrhage from the Nose, usually noticed when the blood drains When the film premiered in Chicago, Illinois, the head of the building and safety department demanded the system be turned down, as he was afraid it would cause structural damage. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In Billings, Montana, a knick-knack shop next door to a theatre using the system lost part of its inventory when items from several shelves were thrown to the floor when the system was cued during the quake scenes. Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state Perhaps the most amazing Sensurround incident occurred when a patron's ribs were cracked by the intense output of the system. ^[11]

Sensurround was used again for the films Midway (1976), Rollercoaster (1977) and Battlestar Galactica (1979). Midway is a 1976 War film made by The Mirisch Corporation and released by Universal Pictures. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rollercoaster is a summer 1977 disaster-suspense Film directed by James Goldstone. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays "Saga of a Star World" is the pilot for the American Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) ^[12]

The 2006 Universal Home Video DVD release features the original "Sensurround" 3. Sensurround is a process developed in the 1970s by Universal Studios to enhance the audio experience during the presentation of theatrical movies 1 audio track, duplicating the original theatrical "Sensurround" track, which generated low frequency, high-power sound waves which "shook" the theatre. In addition, the films original soundtrack was remixed in Surround Sound 5. 51, Multichannel audio, Multichannel music Surround 3D Surround 5 1 (a different arrangement than "Sensurround). "

Release

After October test screenings in various theatres throughout the country, Universal opted to cut 30 minutes from the film at the last minute (notably from the pre-quake sequences), at the cost of some of the dramatic flow (including a sub-plot involving an abortion). A subplot, sometimes referred to as a "B story" or a "C story" and so on is a secondary plot strand that is auxiliary to the main plot ^[13] Released in the United States on November 15, 1974, Earthquake would become the fourth-highest grossing film of the year; its competition, The Towering Inferno, was the highest. ^[14]

The Disaster film trend had reached its zenith in 1974 with the combined releases of Earthquake, The Towering Inferno and Airport 1975 (the first Airport sequel). A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire Airport 1975 is a 1974 Disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 hit Airport. The films enjoyed staggering success, with The Towering Inferno earning $55 million in rentals, Earthquake $36 million and Airport 1975 $25 million. ^[15] By 1976, the Disaster film cycle had also left its mark on the list of all-time box office champions, with The Towering Inferno ranked 8th, Airport 14th, The Poseidon Adventure 16th and Earthquake 20th. ^[16] Such success spawned a flood of similar films throughout the decade.

Earthquake would eventually gross nearly $80,000,000 USD ($333,000,000 USD, adjusted for inflation in 2007 dollars). ^[17]

Awards

Earthquake was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Sound. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic Sound mixing or recording It won for Best Sound (Ronald Pierce, Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. ) and a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects (Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock). The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in Visual effects The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Original Score (John Williams). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, since its institution in 1947 John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. ^[18] Williams' music for Earthquake was the second of his trio of scores for large-scale Disaster films, having previously scored The Poseidon Adventure and following with The Towering Inferno (briefly earning him the nickname "King of the Disaster Scores"). ^[19] Williams scored both The Towering Inferno and Earthquake in the summer of 1974, both scores showing similarities to one another (notably Earthquake's theme and The Towering Inferno's love theme sharing the same eight-note melody)

Television premiere

For the film's October, 1976 television premiere on NBC, additional footage was added to expand the running time of the film so it could be shown over two nights. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Contrary to popular belief, this "television version" made no use of material originally left out of the theatrical release (save one brief scene featuring Victoria Principal and Reb Brown), but rather new footage was shot some two years after the original, using some of the stars from the theatrical version. Reb Brown (born Robert Brown on April 29, 1948 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor New scenes included a young married couple (Debralee Scott and Sam Chew) on an airliner attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport during the earthquake. Debralee Scott ( April 2, 1953 &ndash April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the Sitcom Welcome Los Angeles International Airport is the primary Airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of ^[20]

Proposed sequel

A script for a sequel, Earthquake II, was written in 1975 and was to feature the characters played by George Kennedy, Victoria Principal, Richard Roundtree and Gabriel Dell. George Harris Kennedy Jr He was raised by his mother Helen A ( née Kieselbach a ballet dancer Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio ( October 8, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor one of the more unusual members of The script never reached the production stage. The story details the characters, now refugees from the Los Angeles quake of the original film, adjusting to life in San Francisco. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Another catastrophic earthquake and tsunami eventually strikes the Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the Production was cancelled in late 1977 as the popularity of disaster films was starting to wane. A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire ^[21][22]

Theme park attractions

Earthquake: The Big One
Former Entrance to the Earthquake ride in Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood (as part of the Studio Tour)
Area	San Francisco (Florida) Upper Lot (Hollywood)
Theme	Earthquake
Opening date	June 7, 1990 (Florida) 1988 (Hollywood)
Closing date	September 8, 2007 (pre-show) November 4, 2007 (entire attraction)
Ride duration	20 (Florida) 5 (Hollywood) minutes
Preceded By	The Tower of London Set (Hollywood)
Replaced By	Disaster: A Major Motion Picture Ride- Starring You (Florida)

Earthquake inspired the attraction "Earthquake-The Big One" at Universal Studios Florida and Hollywood. The original attraction starts out by having guests entered a model of a museum in San Francisco themed to earthquakes. A tour guide then appears, and begins to talk about the film, followed by them taking 5 volunteers, which will participate in an interactive portion of the attraction. The guests then entered a screening room with a miniature model of the sets used in the film, in front of them. A screen then rolls down the sets, and Charlton Heston appears on it and begins to discuss how the filmmakers filmed the disaster portions of the film with miniature sets, which they set on fire, and, knocked down. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Guests are then ushered into another room where the audience participants acted out as if they were in the film, including one volunteer, usually an older woman, was faked that she was dropped from a the tower, in the film. After this, guests boarded a ride vehicle, which took them to a subway station in Los Angeles, where they experienced the earthquake, followed by the ride ending. The pre-show was changed to a "magic of making movies" theme in fall 2002, with slight modifications. The pre-show ended in September 2007, with the former rooms being used as a queue line to the ride vehicles. The ride officially closed on November 5, 2007. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The attraction has been replaced by "Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!. Disaster! A Major Motion Picture RideStarring You! is an attraction at Universal Studios Florida. " Universal Orlando has stated the attraction will be interactive and connected to all of Universal's Disaster films. Universal Orlando Resort is a Theme park Resort in Orlando Florida. ^[23] There is also an Earthquake section of the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour, which replaced The Tower of London Set, and features the tour tram entering a San Francisco subway station, just before an earthquake hits. Universal Studios Hollywood is a Movie studio in the Universal City community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Stock footage

Many scenes from the movie, especially those featuring the destruction of Los Angeles, have appeared in other productions, often those of Universal Studios itself. Some examples include:

• Quantum Leap: Sam Beckett leaped in as one of the stuntmen on the fictional disaster film "Disco Inferno. Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network Dr Samuel "Sam" Beckett is a Fictional character and the Protagonist on the Science fiction Television series " In the episode, "Sam" is the man hanging from a piece of debris whom Sam Royce (Lorne Greene's character) attempts to save, but loses his grip and falls. Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor
• Galactica 1980: In the episode "Galactica Discovers Earth", in a "computer simulation" of a devastating Cylon attack on Los Angeles. Galactica 1980 is a Science fiction Television series, and a Spin-off from the 1978 – 1979 series Battlestar "Galactica Discovers Earth" includes the first second and third episodes produced for the short-lived television series Galactica 1980, a Spin-off
• Scarface: Tony Montana conducts a botched drug transaction with the Columbian drug dealer Hector, while "Earthquake" is seen playing on a television in the background. Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character in the remake of the 1932 film Scarface portrayed by Al Pacino.
• V: The Final Battle: Footage from the sequence featuring the collapse of the Hollywood dam was reused during the destruction of the Visitors water pumping station. V The Series was a one-hour weekly television series based on American producer and director Kenneth Johnson 's science fiction franchise
• Barenaked Ladies: Parts of the movie, namely portions of the film when the big earthquake struck, were used in the music video for the song "Another Postcard. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative " Another Postcard " is a song by Canadian Rock band Barenaked Ladies. "

Reference list

External links

• Earthquake at the Internet Movie Database
• Catastrophe in the Movies
• EarthquakeMovie.com Fansite
• Disaster Films
• The New York Times Review, Earthquake
• Introduction to Sensurround

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