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* KilledByRequest: The original shooting script had Stewart Graff survive at the end of the film, while Remy Royce-Graff and Officer Lew Slade were killed (separately) in the storm drain tunnel. However, Creator/CharltonHeston was dissatisfied with the script as written, since his character survives to rebuild the city with his mistress by his side (which he felt was not morally sound). Since Heston had script approval, he insisted his character die while trying to save his drowning wife. The change was made, Slade survived, and said the final lines of the film originally intended for Heston.
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* KilledByRequest: The original shooting script had Stewart Graff survive at the end of the film, while Remy Royce-Graff and Officer Lew Slade were killed (separately) in the storm drain tunnel. However, Creator/CharltonHeston was dissatisfied with the script as written, since his character survives to rebuild the city with his mistress by his side (which he felt was not morally sound). Since Heston had script approval, he insisted his character die while trying to save his drowning wife. The change was made, [[SparedByTheCut Slade survived, survived]], and said the final lines of the film originally intended for Heston.
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* OnSetInjury: Stuntman Bennie E. Dobbins suffered a concussion when knocked off his feet during the filming of a flood scene. This was used in the film. Also, multiple stunt people suffered minor injuries during filming of a crashing elevator.
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** A sequel set in San Francisco was planned, but never made it out of DevelopmentHell.
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* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two films Creator/Genevieve Bujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Film/{{Swashbuckler}}''.
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* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two films Creator/Genevieve Bujold Creator/GenevieveBujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Film/{{Swashbuckler}}''.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/AvaGardner, Creator/GeorgeKennedy, Creator/LorneGreene, Geneviève Bujold, Creator/RichardRoundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Victoria Principal and Creator/WalterMatthau.
* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two films Geneviève Bujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Swashbuckler''.
* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years and ten months older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two films Geneviève Bujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Swashbuckler''.
* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years and ten months older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/AvaGardner, Creator/GeorgeKennedy, Creator/LorneGreene, Geneviève Bujold, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Creator/RichardRoundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Victoria Principal and Creator/WalterMatthau.
* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two filmsGeneviève Creator/Genevieve Bujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Swashbuckler''.
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* DawsonCasting:Lorne Greene Creator/LorneGreene was only seven years and ten months older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
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* DuelingWorks: Dueled with ''Film/TheToweringInferno'', another disaster film. This was lampshaded in one episode of the 70s GameShow ''Series/SplitSecond'' that had host Tom Kennedy walking in ''after'' it started (which is a little hard to do since game shows were mostly taped in advance at the time). He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''The Towering Inferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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* DuelingWorks: Dueled with ''Film/TheToweringInferno'', another disaster film. This was lampshaded in one episode of the 70s GameShow ''Series/SplitSecond'' ''Series/SplitSecond1972'' that had host Tom Kennedy walking in ''after'' it started (which is a little hard to do since game shows were mostly taped in advance at the time). He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''The Towering Inferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: Creator/{{AMC}} frequently played this movie during the early to mid-2000s.
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* ThrowItIn: Miles' motorcycle accident wasn't scripted; the stunt-man really did crash the bike.
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* AllStarCastAllStarCast: Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/AvaGardner, Creator/GeorgeKennedy, Creator/LorneGreene, Geneviève Bujold, Creator/RichardRoundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Victoria Principal and Creator/WalterMatthau.
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* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years, ten months, and twelve days older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
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* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years, years and ten months, and twelve days months older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
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* DuelingMovies: Dueled with ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
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** One episode of the 70s GameShow ''Series/SplitSecond'' had host Tom Kennedy walking in ''after'' it started (which is a little hard to do since game shows were mostly taped in advance at the time). He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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* DuelingMovies: DuelingWorks: Dueled with ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
** One''Film/TheToweringInferno'', another disaster film. This was lampshaded in one episode of the 70s GameShow ''Series/SplitSecond'' that had host Tom Kennedy walking in ''after'' it started (which is a little hard to do since game shows were mostly taped in advance at the time). He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' ''The Towering Inferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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** A sequel set in San Francisco was planned, but never made it out of DevelopmentHell.
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* ContractualObligationProject: This was one of two films Geneviève Bujold made to fulfill her contract to Universal Studios. The other was ''Swashbuckler''.
* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years, ten months, and twelve days older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
* DeletedScene: Many scenes shot for the movie were left on the cutting room floor (over thirty minutes' worth). Notable scenes include: additional footage of Stewart, Remy, and Dr. Vance (specifically, a subplot involving her previous abortion); Officer Lew Slade after he's suspended by the police Captain); Stockle and Walter Russell discussing the magnitude; and Denise Marshall showing up to a movie studio for her "bit part" in a movie, only to be turned away due to quake damage on the set. Additional stunt sequences during the earthquake were also deleted.
* DuelingMovies: Dueled with''The Towering Inferno''.''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
* DawsonCasting: Lorne Greene was only seven years, ten months, and twelve days older than Creator/AvaGardner, who played his daughter.
* DeletedScene: Many scenes shot for the movie were left on the cutting room floor (over thirty minutes' worth). Notable scenes include: additional footage of Stewart, Remy, and Dr. Vance (specifically, a subplot involving her previous abortion); Officer Lew Slade after he's suspended by the police Captain); Stockle and Walter Russell discussing the magnitude; and Denise Marshall showing up to a movie studio for her "bit part" in a movie, only to be turned away due to quake damage on the set. Additional stunt sequences during the earthquake were also deleted.
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* TheRedStapler: People all over the country wanted to buy the SUV that Stewart drives, with a custom transmission having "eight forward speeds and three reverse." Only they couldn't; the transmission was made by the studio for the truck.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A sequel set in San Francisco was planned, but never went into production due to {{Disaster Movie}}s [[PopularityPolynomial falling out of fashion]].
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* KilledByRequest: The original shooting script had Stewart Graff survive at the end of the film, while Remy Royce-Graff and Officer Lew Slade were killed (separately) in the storm drain tunnel. However, Creator/CharltonHeston was dissatisfied with the script as written, since his character survives to rebuild the city with his mistress by his side (which he felt was not morally sound). Since Heston had script approval, he insisted his character die while trying to save his drowning wife. The change was made, Slade survived, and said the final lines of the film originally intended for Heston.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/AvaGardner surprised director Mark Robson by insisting that she do her own stunt work, including dodging blocks of concrete and heavy steel pipes.
* TheRedStapler: People all over the country wanted to buy the SUV that Stewart drives, with a custom transmission having "eight forward speeds and three reverse." Only they couldn't; the transmission was made by the studio for thetruck.
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*WhatCouldHaveBeen: StillbornFranchise: A sequel set in San Francisco was planned, but never went into production due to {{Disaster Movie}}s [[PopularityPolynomial falling out of fashion]].fashion]].
* VacationDearBoy: Creator/AvaGardner agreed to appear in the film, primarily because she wanted to spend the summer in Los Angeles that year.
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** Creator/PaulNewman and Creator/SteveMcQueenActor were approached to star, but had already committed to appear in ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
** Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/JonVoight were considered for Stewart Graff.
** Creator/CandiceBergen and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery were considered for Denise.
** Creator/AlanAlda, Creator/JohnCassavetes and Creator/StacyKeach were considered for Officer Lew Slade.
** Creator/SusanSarandon was considered for Rosa.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/AvaGardner surprised director Mark Robson by insisting that she do her own stunt work, including dodging blocks of concrete and heavy steel pipes.
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* VacationDearBoy: Creator/AvaGardner agreed to appear in the film, primarily because she wanted to spend the summer in Los Angeles that year.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/PaulNewman and Creator/SteveMcQueenActor were approached to star, but had already committed to appear in ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
** Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/BurtReynolds and Creator/JonVoight were considered for Stewart Graff.
** Creator/CandiceBergen and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery were considered for Denise.
** Creator/AlanAlda, Creator/JohnCassavetes and Creator/StacyKeach were considered for Officer Lew Slade.
** Creator/SusanSarandon was considered for Rosa.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A sequel set in San Francisco was planned, but never went into production due to {{Disaster Movie}}s becoming DeaderThanDisco.[[PopularityPolynomial falling out of fashion]].
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** One episode of the 70s GameShow ''Series/SplitSecond'' had host Tom Kennedy walked walking in late when the game show Series/SplitSecond ''after'' it started (which is a little hard to do since {{Game Show}}s game shows were mostly taped in advance at the time.) time). He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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** Tom Kennedy walked in late when the game show Split Second Series/SplitSecond started (which is a little hard to do since game shows are not live, but on tape.{{Game Show}}s were mostly taped in advance at the time.) He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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* TheRedStapler: People all over the country wanted to buy the SUV that Stewart drives, with a custom transmission having "eight forward speeds and three reverse." Only they couldn't; the transmission was made by the studio for the truck.
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* DuelingMovies: Dueled with ''The Towering Inferno''.
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** Tom Kennedy walked in late when the game show Split Second started (which is a little hard to do since game shows are not live, but on tape.) He explains his lateness by saying he went to see a DoubleFeature, ''Earthquake'' and ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' but all the marquee said was [[{{Pun}} "Shake and Bake."]]
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