The blond woman in the pink gown at :24-:30 is Sheila Allen, producer Irwin Allen's wife. She played the Mayor's wife here. She also had a small role in "The Poseidon Adventure," as the ship's nurse.
I met Maureen McGovern in 1990, when she came to Altoona to perform a concert in my junior high school's auditorium. She was the first high-profile person I had ever met, and at 14, I was really nervous. In addition to treating everyone to a great concert, she was a down to earth, pleasant, and friendly person, who right away made me feel at ease when speaking with her.
Maureen has two minutes and she nails it! Her conviction i the lyrics she's singing, the urgent way in which she sings them and her defiant tone at the end make this song so memorable and worthy of an Oscar. But ,poor thing!!! In her only appearance in the movie, she sports a lank hairdo, turtleneck, no jewelry and a hostess gown....that's Hollywood for you! They save the glamour treatment to the stars.
anyone catch the bad edit in the last 15 seconds of this clip? You can see everyone 'fast dancing' on the dance floor, clearly to a different song. ha ha
Wow you're so right! I must have watched these movie about 70 times now and never noticed that before. I did however notice that at the begning of the film the scenic elevator has a safety rail in it but later in the film when Lisolette falls out there is no safety rail to be seen !
Well Warner Brothers, AND 20th Century Fox, BOTH had opposing books about the subject matter. SO Irwin Allen convinced both studios to split the cost down the middle, 7 million each. IT was a 14 million dollar budget, probably 1/2 with just stars salary. BUT whatever u might say about Allen, NO ONE EVER got hurt on this or the Posiedon Adventure. HE always looked out for his people. Allen was a excellent producer. Always used the same people for his productions.
I love the 1970's disaster movies. It's hard to believe they made these movies with the limited special effects of the time, not to mention a budget that rarely exceeded 15 million.
she had such a great voice. as good as hellen reddy and karen carpenter from the same era. is she the daughter of former presidential candidate george mcgovern?
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Good disaster film but this song should be, "We Will Never Sing This Cheese Again"
DaveyC95 1 month ago
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Good disaster film but this song should be, "We Will Never Sing This Cheese Again"
DaveyC95 1 month ago
Good disaster film but this song should be, "We Will Never Sing This Cheese Again"
DaveyC95 1 month ago
My uncle is playing the drums in the band :}
jenny92064 4 months ago
... Academy Award Winning Film. Towering Inferno. I never would have imagined it. :D
KensanOni 5 months ago
The blond woman in the pink gown at :24-:30 is Sheila Allen, producer Irwin Allen's wife. She played the Mayor's wife here. She also had a small role in "The Poseidon Adventure," as the ship's nurse.
OceanKingNY 8 months ago
Love it!
PeterESK 11 months ago
I met Maureen McGovern in 1990, when she came to Altoona to perform a concert in my junior high school's auditorium. She was the first high-profile person I had ever met, and at 14, I was really nervous. In addition to treating everyone to a great concert, she was a down to earth, pleasant, and friendly person, who right away made me feel at ease when speaking with her.
davidpar2 1 year ago 2
Maureen played the NUN in the movies AIRPLANE and AIRPLANE 2.
lightseeker09 1 year ago
Was this an actual song, in real life or just from the movie, its so good, should of been hit.
MeBenHalpin 1 year ago
Loved this movie as a kid, but did you notice at the end of this clip the Dancers on the floor are dancing way too fast for this song?
johneangel1965 1 year ago
Can't believe i liked this song when this movie came out. I'm embarrassed.
AnonInEng 1 year ago
Great song! And I've always found that Promenade Room to be a real glamourous set.
SonnyJamesJefferson 1 year ago
Ooops, MG is wearing some jewelry (probably courtesy of Woolworth's).
danke1217 1 year ago
Maureen has two minutes and she nails it! Her conviction i the lyrics she's singing, the urgent way in which she sings them and her defiant tone at the end make this song so memorable and worthy of an Oscar. But ,poor thing!!! In her only appearance in the movie, she sports a lank hairdo, turtleneck, no jewelry and a hostess gown....that's Hollywood for you! They save the glamour treatment to the stars.
danke1217 1 year ago
nice to see Maureen Mcgovern in her 1st and only movie appearance
eanobility 2 years ago 4
@eanobility
egyptian62 1 year ago
@eanobility NOT TRUE..She was in AIRPLANE!!! DUMMY
UFOSPACE1999 1 year ago
nice to see Maureen McGovern
eanobility 2 years ago
sensational movie for it's time..so many great actors..awesome grammy winning song...movie and song very underated.
euclapass23 2 years ago
this is a wonderful movie, i watched it
deJoeyese 2 years ago 2
anyone catch the bad edit in the last 15 seconds of this clip? You can see everyone 'fast dancing' on the dance floor, clearly to a different song. ha ha
caseyonline 2 years ago
Wow you're so right! I must have watched these movie about 70 times now and never noticed that before. I did however notice that at the begning of the film the scenic elevator has a safety rail in it but later in the film when Lisolette falls out there is no safety rail to be seen !
booth2710 2 years ago
Now this is McGovern, but in Poseidon Adventure its someone else singing McGovern's Morning After, right?
billnocc 2 years ago
In "The Towering Inferno," it is indeed McGovern as herself, uncredited. In "Poseidon," Carol Lynley's voice is dubbed by studio singer Renee Armand.
TGilmoreX 2 years ago
Maureen McGovern, two oscars, two pictures
rume1959 2 years ago 2
Maureen Mcgovern We may never love like this again
veron3 2 years ago 2
my love sond
veron3 2 years ago
Reminds me of my childhood I had wathced this movie in the summer of 1976 and it was an experience then
kathkabar 2 years ago
Well Warner Brothers, AND 20th Century Fox, BOTH had opposing books about the subject matter. SO Irwin Allen convinced both studios to split the cost down the middle, 7 million each. IT was a 14 million dollar budget, probably 1/2 with just stars salary. BUT whatever u might say about Allen, NO ONE EVER got hurt on this or the Posiedon Adventure. HE always looked out for his people. Allen was a excellent producer. Always used the same people for his productions.
UFOSPACE1999 2 years ago 2
I love the 1970's disaster movies. It's hard to believe they made these movies with the limited special effects of the time, not to mention a budget that rarely exceeded 15 million.
MondoBeno 2 years ago 5
nice. anyone planning to upload the whole movie? i'd love to watch it. i have never watched this movie.
substitute91 2 years ago
I have it on tape at home recorded off TV. My brother and I watched it probably 25 times when we were younger. Such a bad but lovable movie.
Brad1711 2 years ago
Daughter of former presid. cand. George McGovern?. Well I've also heard she's Celine Dion's mom. So who knows.
misteriobuffo 2 years ago
It's a great song, quite eerie, almost. The subject-matter of the film is very eerie, of course.
I have a cassette with an excellent orchestral version of this piece.
Hedgeweed 3 years ago
I love this cameo!!!
GatoAmarillo76 3 years ago
Saw the film as a kid and for some reason the song still speaks volumes for me today...Maybe it's all in the title!
mimoocho 3 years ago
I Saw this film when I ten years, impresive film. And almost unbeliaveable that I can found this part, which I search for.
I always remember this song.
danuwinata 3 years ago
nice song cool !!!!!!
dolphin2803 3 years ago
cool tune, nice melody too..
xXflava01Xx 3 years ago
nice song
nc12h 3 years ago
she had such a great voice. as good as hellen reddy and karen carpenter from the same era. is she the daughter of former presidential candidate george mcgovern?
cb46nep10 3 years ago 2
@cb46nep10
She does have a great voice. However, she's not related to George McGovern; they just happen to have the same surname.
alexisdiva9 3 months ago