The fire begins closing in, and Simmons tries to steal the buoy, even going as far as dropping Senator Gary Parker to his death, but another explosion breaks the buoy loose and Simmons falls to his doom. After the women including Roger's wife Patty are safely buoyed to the Peerless Building, Simmons tries to get on the breaches buoy but is warned that he has a number by his own father-in-law. With no way out with the stairs cut off by explosions, he decides to resort to drinking. Suddenly, Simmons' "fluky wiring" causes a massive fire in the tower. The engineer was prepared for the Glass Tower party in the promenade room, but James Duncan ordered a private meeting with him after the party.
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Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The architect protagonist Doug Roberts disappointingly paid Simmons a visit to the engineer's home to discuss what happened in the main utility room. The Towering Inferno (1974) - Awards, nominations, and wins. Director John Guillermin Writers Richard Martin Stern Thomas N. This was the inspiration for his 1979 book Nothing Lasts Forever which eventually was made into the film Die Hard (1988). He is the electrical engineer of the Glass Tower and son-in-law of the Tower's owner James Duncan.īefore the grand opening of the Glass Tower, Simmons placed in wiring that he believed was inspected and approved. 1 Video 99+ Photos Action Drama Thriller At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. The Towering Inferno After seeing this film, novelist Roderick Thorp had a dream that same night about a man being chased through a skyscraper by gun-wielding assailants. Roger Simmons is the main antagonist of the 1974 film The Towering Inferno. This line is just barely audible over the music, screams, and breaking glass but can be understood clearly if one listens closely. Pauline Kael wrote of The Towering Inferno for The New Yorker in 1974. It barely touches his chest and rests on his left thigh. 2 The player controls a fireman going through a burning skyscraper to save victims and put out the fires. Movie review of 1974s The Towering Inferno. The Towering Inferno ( 1974) (2 votes) Add something More info Mistakes Quotes Pictures Questions Trivia Corrections More The Towering Inferno mistakes Revealing mistake: Watch carefully as the statue falls on the bartender. ~ Roger Simmons telling Senator Parker to get off of the breachers buoy and his final words before his death. Towering Inferno is an Atari 2600 game designed by Jeff Corsiglia and programmed by Paul Allen Newell and released by US Games in 1982.
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