Charlton Heston,
Ava Gardner,
George Kennedy,
Lorne Greene,
Geneviève Bujold
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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 whic... read more
DVD Release Date: September 22, 1998
Stats: 343 reviews
Drama ensues when the big one hits L.A. in this 1974 disaster flick featuring a cornucopia of Hollywood talent of which it can be summed up with that Walter Matthau used his family name in the credits, not his screen name. Its actually not as bad as your sneer ... well, it wasn'... read more
A highly typical disaster film from the mid 70s. Like the others it has a cast of recognizable celebrities, who don't get to do much else than be normal people. It doesn't really stand out as a good movie by any means, but it isn't bad either. There is some genuine suspense in... read more
By-the-numbers disaster flick. One star just for having Victoria Principal with an afro.
Junk in the extreme but if you've never seen it and are a fan of bad cinema it's worth a go if only to see Victoria Principal in an afro!
It's a slow soap-opera buildup to the actual Earthquake. When it does occur, it's spectacular and haunting. The aftermath is creepy and depressing.
Yet another 70s disasterthon, studded with the usual stars that are well past their sell by date going through the usual firefighting/clambering through rubble motions. A lumbering bore.
Excellent dramatic exploition extravaganza, combining brilliant special effects with a multi-character plot line.
I think the best thing about Earthquake was Walter Matthau as a drunk in a bar dressed up like a pimp still trying to get a drink when the bars coming down all around him. "What's somebody got to do to get a drink around here?!" & also the ending.You can never forget an ending li... read more
Pretty weak as disaster flicks go. Special effects are actually pretty cool in places, but really lousy in others. Plotlines are crap. Look for Walter Matthau as a drunk pimp. I am serious.
once again...love it but i hope i never have to go through it...but i am in a cornfield so i should not be trapped in a skyscraper
...doesn't really hold up all that well today... Full Review
It's a disaster movie. You know what to expect.
a masterpiece of bad moviemaking.
Big budget trash--sometimes pretty funny
Corny all-star earth-shaker.
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