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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Film genre}}&lt;br /&gt;
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A &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;disaster film&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;disaster movie&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[film genre]] that has an impending or ongoing [[disaster]] as its subject and primary [[plot device]]. Such disasters may include [[natural disaster]]s, [[accident]]s, [[offensive (military)|military]]/[[terrorism|terrorist attacks]] or global catastrophes such as a [[pandemic]]. A subgenre of [[Action film|action films]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/subgenres.html|title=Film Sub-Genres|publisher=[[Filmsite.org]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/disaster-film-d512|title=Subgenre - Disaster Film|publisher=[[AllMovie]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; these films usually feature some degree of build-up, the disaster itself, and sometimes the aftermath, usually from the point of view of specific individual characters or their families or portraying the survival tactics of different people.&lt;br /&gt;
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These films often feature large casts of actors and multiple plot lines, focusing on the characters&amp;#039; attempts to avert, escape or cope with the disaster and its aftermath. The genre came to particular prominence during the 1970s with the release of high-profile films such as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1970), followed in quick succession by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1972), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Towering Inferno]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BookRags, Disaster Movies&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=BookRags, Disaster Movies |work=bookrags.com |url=http://www.bookrags.com/Disaster_film |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017213041/http://www.bookrags.com/Disaster_film |archive-date=2007-10-17 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The casts are generally made up of familiar [[character actors]]. Once the disaster begins in the film, the characters are usually confronted with human weaknesses, often falling in love and almost always finding a villain to blame. The films usually feature a persevering hero or heroine ([[Charlton Heston]], [[Steve McQueen]], etc.) called upon to lead the struggle against the threat. In many cases, the &amp;quot;evil&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;selfish&amp;quot; individuals are the first to succumb to the conflagration.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/disasterfilms.html|title=Disaster Films|website=www.filmsite.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029013258/http://www.filmsite.org/disasterfilms.html|archive-date=2007-10-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The genre experienced a renewal in the 1990s boosted by [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) and large studio budgets which allowed for greater spectacle, culminating in the cinematic phenomenon that was [[James Cameron]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1997.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/subgenre/disaster-film-d512 |title=Disaster Film Movies and Films - Find Disaster Film Movie Recommendations, Casts, Reviews, and Summaries - AllRovi |access-date=2011-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714155851/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/subgenre/disaster-film-d512 |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Origins==&lt;br /&gt;
Disaster themes are almost as old as the film medium itself. One of the earliest was &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Fire! (1901 film)|Fire!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1901) made by James Williamson of England. The [[silent film]] portrayed a burning house and the firemen who arrive to quench the flames and rescue the inhabitants.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fire!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000355/ |access-date=2007-08-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821134546/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000355/ |archive-date=2009-08-21 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Origins of the genre can also be found in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[In Nacht und Eis]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1912), about the sinking of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Atlantis&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1913), also about the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Titanic&amp;#039;&amp;#039;; the Danish &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The End of the World (1916 film)|The End of the World]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1916), (about a [[comet]]); &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Noah&amp;#039;s Ark (1928 film)|Noah&amp;#039;s Ark]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1928), the Biblical story from Genesis about the great flood; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Deluge (film)|Deluge]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1933), about [[tsunami|tidal waves]] devastating [[New York City]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1933), with a gigantic [[gorilla]] rampaging through New York City; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1935), dealing with the [[Mount Vesuvius]] volcanic eruption in 79 AD.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmsite&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Filmsite, Greatest Disaster Film Scenes |work=filmsite.org |url=http://www.filmsite.org/filmdisasters1.html |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807091821/http://www.filmsite.org/filmdisasters1.html |archive-date=2007-08-07 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[John Ford]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hurricane (1937 film)|The Hurricane]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1937) concluded with the striking sequence of a [[tropical cyclone]] ripping through a fictional South Pacific island. The drama &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[San Francisco (1936 film)|San Francisco]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1936) depicted the historic [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]], while &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[In Old Chicago]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1937) recreated [[The Great Chicago Fire]] which burned through the city in 1871.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmsite&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;  [[Carol Reed]]&amp;#039;s 1939 film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Stars Look Down (film)|The Stars Look Down]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, examines a catastrophe at a [[coal mine]] in  [[North-East England]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Inspired by the end of [[World War II]] and the beginning of the [[Atomic Age]], [[science fiction]] films of the 1950s, including &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[When Worlds Collide (1951 film)|When Worlds Collide]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1951), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The War of the Worlds (1953 film)|The War of the Worlds]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1953) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1956), routinely used world disasters as plot elements. This trend would continue with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Deadly Mantis]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1957), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1961) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Crack in the World]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1965). Volcanic disasters would also feature in films such as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Devil at 4 O&amp;#039;Clock]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1961) starring [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[Frank Sinatra]], and the 1969 epic &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Krakatoa, East of Java]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; starring [[Maximilian Schell]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmsite2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Filmsite, Greatest Disaster Film Scenes |work=filmsite.org |url=http://www.filmsite.org/filmdisasters2.html |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807001003/http://www.filmsite.org/filmdisasters2.html |archive-date=2007-08-07 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As in the silent film era, the sinking of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; would continue to be a popular disaster with filmmakers and audiences alike. [[Werner Klingler]] and [[Herbert Selpin]] released the [[epic film]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Titanic (1943 film)|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1943. The film was soon banned in [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and its director, Selpin, was allegedly executed.  The film was a staple for all Titanic films, and scenes became stock footage for the British version. [[Clifton Webb]] and [[Barbara Stanwyck]] starred in the 1953 [[20th Century Fox]] production &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Titanic (1953 film)|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, followed by the highly regarded [[United Kingdom|British]] film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)|A Night to Remember]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1958. The British action-adventure film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Last Voyage]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1960), while not about the Titanic disaster but a predecessor to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, starred [[Robert Stack]] as a man desperately attempting to save his wife ([[Dorothy Malone]]) and child trapped in a sinking [[ocean liner]]. The film, concluding with the dramatic sinking of the ship, was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmsite2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Awards for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Last Voyage&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0054016/awards |access-date=2007-08-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Additional precursors to the popular disaster films of the 1970s include &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The High and the Mighty (film)|The High and the Mighty]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1954), starring [[John Wayne]] and Robert Stack as pilots of a crippled airplane attempting to cross the ocean; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Zero Hour!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1957), written by [[Arthur Hailey]] (who also penned the 1968 novel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airport (novel)|Airport]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) about an airplane crew that succumbs to food poisoning; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jet Storm]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jet Over the Atlantic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, two 1959 films both featuring attempts to blow up an airplane in mid-flight; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Crowded Sky]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1960) which depicts a mid-air collision; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Doomsday Flight]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1966), written by [[Rod Serling]] and starring [[Edmond O&amp;#039;Brien]] as a disgruntled aerospace engineer who plants a barometric pressure bomb on an airliner built by his former employer set to explode when the airliner descends for landing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmsite2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=CultMovies, Disaster Epics |work=cultmovies.info |url=http://www.cultmovies.info/directors/disaster/disaster.html |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613054726/http://www.cultmovies.info/directors/disaster/disaster.html |archive-date=2007-06-13 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Doomsday Flight&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0060333/ |access-date=2007-08-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==1970s peak==&lt;br /&gt;
The golden age of the disaster film began in 1970 with the release of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BookRags, Disaster Movies&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; A huge financial success, earning more than $100 million ($713 million in 2022-adjusted dollars) at the box office, the film was directed by [[George Seaton]] and starred [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Dean Martin]], [[George Kennedy]], [[Jacqueline Bisset]] and [[Helen Hayes]]. While not exclusively focused on a disaster—in this case, an airplane crippled by the explosion of a bomb—the film established the blueprint of multiple plotlines acted out by an all-star cast. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was nominated for 10 [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], winning [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Hayes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0065377/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328192334/http://amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0065377/ |archive-date=2006-03-28 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The 1972 release of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was another huge financial success, notching an impressive $84 million in US/Canada gross rental theatrical rentals ($592 Million in 2022-adjusted dollars); the disaster film officially became a movie-going craze.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} Directed by [[Ronald Neame]] and starring [[Gene Hackman]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Shelley Winters]] and [[Red Buttons]], the film detailed survivors&amp;#039; attempts at escaping a sinking ocean liner overturned by a giant wave triggered by an earthquake. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Poseidon Adventure&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Shelley Winters]], and winning for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Original Song]] and receiving a [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Special Achievement Award for visual effects]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Poseidon Adventure&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0069113/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050517104721/http://amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0069113/ |archive-date=2005-05-17 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The trend reached its zenith in 1974 with the release of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Towering Inferno]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]],&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airport 1975]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (the first &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport&amp;#039;&amp;#039; sequel). The competing films enjoyed staggering success at the box office, with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Towering Inferno&amp;#039;&amp;#039; earning $116 million ($697 million in 2022-adjusted dollars), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Earthquake&amp;#039;&amp;#039; earning $79 million ($475 million in 2022-adjusted dollars), and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport 1975&amp;#039;&amp;#039; earning $47 million ($282 million in 2022-adjusted dollars) in theatrical rentals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=David |last=Wallechinsky|author-link= David Wallechinsky| title=The Book of Lists|url=https://archive.org/details/bookoflists00wall_0 |url-access=registration | publisher=Bantam Books |year = 1977|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bookoflists00wall_0/page/197 197]| isbn =0-553-12400-5}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Arguably the greatest of the 1970s disaster films, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Towering Inferno&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was a joint venture of [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Warner Bros.]] and was produced by [[Irwin Allen]] (eventually known as &amp;quot;The Master of Disaster&amp;quot;, as he had previously helmed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Poseidon Adventure&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and later produced &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Swarm (1978 film)|The Swarm]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[When Time Ran Out]]...&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). Directed by [[John Guillermin]] and starring [[Paul Newman]], [[Steve McQueen]], [[William Holden]] and [[Faye Dunaway]], the film depicts a huge fire engulfing the tallest building in the world and firefighters&amp;#039; attempts at rescuing occupants trapped on the top floor. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, winning for [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Towering Inferno&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0072308/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224134139/http://amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0072308/ |archive-date=2007-02-24 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Earthquake&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was also honored with four Academy Award nominations for its impressive special effects of a massive earthquake leveling the city of [[Los Angeles]], winning for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound]] and receiving a Special Achievement Award for visual effects. The film was directed by [[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]] and starred [[Charlton Heston]], [[Ava Gardner]], [[Geneviève Bujold]], George Kennedy and [[Lorne Greene]]. It was noted as the first film to utilize [[Sensurround]], where massive subwoofer speakers were installed in theaters to recreate the vibrating sensation of an earthquake.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Earthquake&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=http://www.amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0071455/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403162438/http://amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0071455/ |archive-date=2007-04-03 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Several made-for-TV movies also capitalized on the craze, including &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Heatwave!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Day the Earth Moved&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hurricane (1974 film)|Hurricane]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Flood!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Fire! (1977 film)|Fire!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1977).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Heat Wave!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071605/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420041156/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071605/ |archive-date=2006-04-20 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Day the Earth Moved&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071392/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614022709/http://imdb.com/title/tt0071392/ |archive-date=2006-06-14 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hurricane&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519041745/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/ |archive-date=2006-05-19 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Flood!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074537/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805231124/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074537/ |archive-date=2007-08-05 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fire!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076031/ |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121220234/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076031/ |archive-date=2008-01-21 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The trend continued on a larger scale with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1975), starring [[George C. Scott]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Cassandra Crossing]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976), starring [[Burt Lancaster]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Two-Minute Warning]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976), starring Charlton Heston; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Black Sunday (1977 film)|Black Sunday]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1977), starring [[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rollercoaster (1977 film)|Rollercoaster]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in Sensurround (1977), starring [[George Segal]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Damnation Alley (film)|Damnation Alley]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1977), starring [[Jan-Michael Vincent]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Avalanche (1978 film)|Avalanche]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1978), starring [[Rock Hudson]]; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gray Lady Down]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1978), also starring Charlton Heston; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hurricane (1979 film)|Hurricane]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (a 1979 remake of John Ford&amp;#039;s 1937 film), starring [[Jason Robards]]; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[City on Fire (1979 film)|City on Fire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979), starring [[Barry Newman]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Skyjacked (film)|Skyjacked]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1972) was a less-successful entry into the disaster film canon, following on the heels of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport&amp;#039;&amp;#039; but preceding its sequel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport 1975&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airport&amp;#039;&amp;#039; series would continue with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airport &amp;#039;77]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1977) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Concorde ... Airport &amp;#039;79]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979), with [[George Kennedy]] portraying the character Joe Patroni in each sequel. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Poseidon Adventure&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was followed by the sequel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979).&lt;br /&gt;
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The genre began to burn out by the late-1970s when the big-budget films &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Swarm (1978 film)|The Swarm]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1978), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Meteor (film)|Meteor]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hurricane&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Concorde ... Airport &amp;#039;79&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Beyond the Poseidon Adventure&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[When Time Ran Out]]...&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1980) performed poorly at the box office, signaling declining interest in the disaster film product.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Box office/business for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Swarm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078350/business |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041230215839/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078350/business |archive-date=2004-12-30 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Box office/business for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Meteor&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079550/business |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050927201524/http://imdb.com/title/tt0079550/business |archive-date=2005-09-27 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Box office/business for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;When Time Ran Out...&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081747/business |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715044420/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081747/business |archive-date=2009-07-15 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Although &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Big Bus]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1976), an earlier disaster film spoof, had failed to be a hit, the end of the trend was marked by the 1980 comedy &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airplane!]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which fondly spoofed the clichés of the genre to surprising box-office success, producing a sequel of its own, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in 1982.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Internet Movie Database, Box office/business for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Airplane&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |work=imdb.com |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081747/business |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715044420/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081747/business |archive-date=2009-07-15 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==1990s revival==&lt;br /&gt;
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The resurgence of big-budget productions of the genre—aided by advancements in [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] technology during the 1990s—include such films as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dante&amp;#039;s Peak]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. In 1997, [[James Cameron]] co-produced, wrote and directed a version of the epic story of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. The film combined romance with intricate special effects and was a massive success, becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]] of all time for twelve years with over $2.2 billion worldwide,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Box Office Mojo, Worldwide Grosses |work=boxofficemojo.com |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |access-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010716094602/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=2001-07-16 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and won 11 [[Academy Awards]] including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Filmsite, Most Oscar Wins By Film |work=filmsite.org |url=http://www.filmsite.org/oscars2.html#1 |access-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816053005/http://www.filmsite.org/oscars2.html#1 |archive-date=2007-08-16 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of disaster films]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|Doomsday film]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |title=Catastrophe, the End of the Cinema? |last=Annan |first=David |year=1975 |publisher=Bounty Books |isbn=0-517-52420-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/catastropheendof00anna }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |title=Nuclear Movies: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of International Feature Length Films Dealing With Experimentation, Aliens, Terrorism, Holocaust |last=Broderick |first=Mick |date=January 1992 |publisher=McFarland &amp;amp; Co. |isbn=0-89950-543-0 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |title=Disaster and Memory |last=Dixon |first=Wheeler Winston |year=1999 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=0-231-11316-1 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |title=Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe |last=Keane |first=Stephen |year=2006 |publisher=Wallflower Press |isbn=1-905674-03-1 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |title=Apocalypse Movies: End of the World Cinema |last=Newman |first=Kim |date=February 2000 |publisher=St. Martin&amp;#039;s Press |isbn=0-312-25369-9 }}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/disasterbib.html Disaster Movie Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.filmsite.org/disasterfilms.html Disaster Films]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922194313/http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/adec_0001_0008_0/adec_0001_0008_0_02574.html Novelguide.com: Film Fads And Fashions]&lt;br /&gt;
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