1970s in film was far less successful. "The Towering Inferno" teamed Steve McQueen and Paul Newman against a fire in a San Francisco skyscraper. The film cost a whopping $14 million to produce (expensive for its time), and won Academy Awards for Cinematography, Film Editing, and Best Original Song. The same year, the epic "Earthquake" featured questionable effects (camera shake and models) to achieve a destructive 9.9 earthquake in Los Angeles. Despite this, the film was one of the most successful of its time, earning $80 million at box office. By the late 1970s, the novelty had worn off and the disasters had
Inferno (2001 film) Inferno (2001 film) Inferno is a 2001 28-minute-long sci-fi film directed by Paul Kousoulides, featuring UK cult actress/presenter Emily Booth. Set inside a "Quake" like video game, one of the game's cannon-fodder grunts falls for the Lara Croft-inspired heroine and, in a constantly looping game level, tries time and again to catch her attention before she can "chain gun" him. Commissioned by the UK's Channel 4, Inferno won the Silver Hugo Award at the 2002 Chicago International Film Festival, "Best Short Film" at the 2002 London Sci-Fi Film Festival. It was also nominated for a BAFTA for "Best Short Film"