Luckily, the original was indeed a hit, paving the way for Allen’s 1974 production of The Towering Inferno, still considered by many to the one of the best disaster pictures of all time.
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It’s a movie that’s been all but forgotten in this era of remakes and reshashes and with good reason. Unlike the original, the remake was not a hit with either critics or audiences, bringing essentially nothing new to the table other than some updated technology and special effects. Nominated for 9 Oscars and winning two for Best Original Song and a visual effects, The Poseidon Adventure is one for the ages and even inspired a big budget remake in 2006 from Wolfgang Petersen and featuring another all-star cast with Richard Dreyfuss, Kurt Russell, Andre Braugher, Emmy Rossum, and Fergie (yes, THAT Fergie of Black Eyed Peas fame) to less than stellar results. A household staple for me when I was growing up, iconic lines would be repeated back and forth at family dinners and it eventually became a movie that my mother and I share a close affection for. It's a classic Hollywood film in the best ways and still a lot of fun to revisit. A blast from start to finish with some all-timer performances by Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters (an Oscar nominated role), and Ernest Borgnine, it's a riveting film about a capsized cruise ship and the survivors’ journey to escape the sinking, upside-down ocean liner. The Towering Inferno wasn't Allen's first big Hollywood hit, that distinction goes to 72's The Poseidon Adventure. Johnson seems capable enough to embody both of these character's essences and without a doubt there'll be a few sequences aping these two classics. In Allen's Towering Inferno, Newman plays the architect of the tallest building in the world and has to ensure the safety of everyone inside as the building burns from the inside. Whereas McClane was an East coast cop trying to save his wife (played by the lovely Bonnie Bedelia) from Hans Gruber's terrorist thieves, Johnson plays Will Sawyer, a security consultant for the tallest building in the world trying to save his wife and daughter from a sinister conspiracy. At a disadvantage because of a prosthetic leg, he's the John McClane (Bruce Willis) or Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) of the piece.
The Rock is clearly a great choice for this role and it looks like he'll be playing against type for once, at least a little bit. A single location action movie with a lead character who's out of his depth and on a mission to save his loved ones. Watch the recent trailer for Skyscraper, the fingerprints of Towering Inferno and Die Hard are all over it.
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