The movie tells the reallife story of peg mullen played by carol. One of these towers even collapses on the return of the axiom to earth. Disaster movies are one of my favourite film genres, if you have already read one of my earlier posts about the 1974 film earthquake you will know my warmth no pun intended and interest in these films and how when as a child we watched them as a family. City on fire 1979 stream and watch online moviefone. In an unnamed midwestern city, herman stover, an oil refinery worker, finds out that he isnt getting the promotion that hes had his eyes on. The films plot revolves around a disgruntled employee who sets fire to an oil refinery, setting off a blaze which engulfs an entire city. The film was directed by david greene the movie tells the reallife story of peg mullen played by carol burnett, a woman from rural iowa who works against. Matwick donald pilon, fight bravely to save the victims even when they, themselves are endangered by the fire. My take on it as a movie fan who enjoys a good disaster film, this is one that i was curious to watch. Friendly fire is an american television movie first broadcast on the abc network on april 22, 1979. City on fire, a disaster thriller filmed in canada with dialogue in both french and english, tells the story of an oilrefinery explosion in a small town. City on fire a pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chainreaction of fires that engulf the entire city download city on fire 1979 full movie free online. Alvin rakoff actiondrama movie canada,usa 1979 cast.
City on fire 1979 r 1h 46min action, drama 31 august 1979 usa a pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chainreaction of fires that engulf the entire city. At the center of this catastrophe is a newlybuilt hospital opening in. Fire chief albert risley number of times seen 1 21 apr 2020. City on fire 1979, barry newman action movie videospace. One sheet and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store.
The films plot revolves around a disgruntled civil servant who sets fire to an oil refinery, setting off a blaze which engulfs an entire city. City on fire 1979 authentic 27 x 41 original movie. City on fire is a disaster movie similar to irwin allens 1977 tvmovie fire but instead of a forest fire started by a convict tossing a lighted cigarette onto old branches, an entire city is on fire hence the title started by a disgruntled oil company employee opening oil. Barry newman, susan clark, shelley winters, leslie nielsen, james franciscus, ava gardner, henry fonda, jonathan welsh, hilary. City on fire 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The films plot revolves around a disgruntled employee who sets fire to an oil refinery, setting off. City on fire is in a league of its own when it comes to the disaster films. City on fire 1979 a doctor barry newman, a fire chief henry fonda, a newswoman ava gardner and hospital patients face disaster after arson at an oil refinery. Who is this extra from the movie city on fire 1979. A pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chainreaction of fires that engulf the entire city. William dudley leslie nielson is a corrupt mayor of a nameless midwestern u. In walle everything is simply made into cubes that are but into towers that rival the size of new york citys skyscrapers to show the severity of the problem. Brief synopsis a fired city employee starts a fire in a refinery that spreads throughout the city my take on it as a movie fan who enjoys a good disaster film, this is one that i was curious to watch the story itself seemed a bit silly, but i was. Jun 10, 2019 city on fire is a 5 star movie staring barry newman with an all star cast very excellent movie from 1979 and the bluray is excellent.
City on fire is a 1979 disaster movie starring, among many, barry newman, ava gardner and a presyndrome leslie nielsen. Watched that night by an estimated 64 million people, friendly fire went on to win four emmy awards, including outstanding drama special. City on fire streaming full movie online 1979 english. A pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a. Leslie nielsen, shelley winters, and a starstudded cast of bgrade tv actors take one last quaff from the disaster movie genre. Barry newman, susan clark, shelley winters, leslie nielsen, ava gardner, henry fonda, james franciscus shelley winters demise in the poseidon adventure was one of the highlights of that movie. Frank whitman barry newman and his coworkers, including nurse harper shelley winters and dr. Jun 10, 2019 city on fire is a disaster movie similar to irwin allens 1977 tv movie fire but instead of a forest fire started by a convict tossing a lighted cigarette onto old branches, an entire city is on fire hence the title started by a disgruntled oil company employee opening oil valves and dumping the oil into the city s waterline. City on fire full movie online, watch free 4k hd, city on fire watch movie full movie 1979 a pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chainreaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
Sure it has all the tropes you expect and have been parodied by the zucker boys in the 80s. City on fire is a disaster movie similar to irwin allens 1977 tv movie fire but instead of a forest fire started by a convict tossing a lighted cigarette onto old branches, an entire city is on fire hence the title started by a disgruntled oil company employee opening oil valves and dumping the oil into the city s waterline. Most of the actors except for the amusingly unbalanced villain sleepwalk through their roles, possibly knowing that the film had no chance of reviving the genre. Overview of city on fire, 1979, directed by alvin rakoff, with barry newman, susan clark, shelley winters, at turner classic movies. City on fire, ciudad en llamas, stadt in flammen description. Apr 22, 2020 with the winds changing so drastically, its impossible. Sep 12, 2018 by the late 70s, the golden age of the disaster film was coming to a close irwin allens 1980 commercial bomb when time ran out would be the nail in the coffin but in 1979, a joint americancanadian venture released a movie about an entire city ablaze, a film called city on fire, and though it couldnt compete with the big budget disaster films, like 1974s earthquake and the. Jun 10, 2011 leslie nielsen, shelley winters, and a starstudded cast of bgrade tv actors take one last quaff from the disaster movie genre.
One of my favorite of those tropes is the amount of a to dlist celebrities chewing the dangerous scenery and this one has quite a few of them. City on fire is a disaster movie similar to irwin allens 1977 tvmovie fire but instead of a forest fire started by a convict tossing a lighted cigarette onto old branches, an entire city is on fire hence the title started by a disgruntled oil company employee opening oil valves and dumping the oil into the citys waterline. While its nice to meet her again in another 70s disaster flick, this time neither her character nor the surrounding movie is quite as. Alvin rakoff actiondramamovie canada,usa 1979 cast.
With city on fire 1979, a canadianmade disaster epic produced at the tail end of the genres 70s blockbuster cycle, i was expecting it to be pretty awful. City on fire 1979 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster fine, very good shelley winters drama u. With the winds changing so drastically, its impossible. Dec 19, 2019 city on fire a pyromaniac, exemployee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chainreaction of fires that engulf the entire city. City on fire 1979 cast and crew a doctor barry newman, a fire chief henry fonda, a newswoman ava gardner and hospital patients face disaster after arson at an oil refinery. City on fire is a 5 star movie staring barry newman with an all star cast very excellent movie from 1979 and the bluray is excellent. Its a massive structure, one made of a massive problem. For the 1979 american disaster film, see city on fire 1979 film. City on fire is a film directed by alvin rakoff with barry newman, susan clark, shelley winters, leslie nielsen, year. City on fire is a 1979 disaster film directed by alvin rakoff and featuring an allstar cast. Following a better tomorrow 1986, it helped establish chows popularity as an action star in asia, and, to a lesser degree, north america. City on fire was made in 1979, when the disaster genre was already past its prime and a dispirited, tired affair it is. City on fire is a 1979 disaster film directed by alvin rakoff and featuring an allstar cast, as was the custom for that time. Mst3k week sure this movie couldve stopped at pinning the blame for an entire city being on fire onto the dickish mayor leslie nielsen who let a refinery get built in the middle of the downtown far away from all water sources or onto the disgruntled freshlyfired employee who opened up the gasoline valves at that refinery on his way out, but noooo city.
By the late 70s, the golden age of the disaster film was coming to a close irwin allens 1980 commercial bomb when time ran out would be the nail in the coffin but in 1979, a joint americancanadian venture released a movie about an entire city ablaze, a film called city on fire, and though it couldnt compete with the big budget disaster films, like 1974s earthquake and the. With barry newman, susan clark, shelley winters, leslie nielsen. Movies like city on fire 1979 if you like city on fire you are looking for tense, captivating and suspense movies about with arson, revenge, fire, explosion, burning building, trapped and rescue themes of action and drama genre shot in canada or usa. Number of times seen 1 21 apr 2020 brief synopsis a fired city employee starts a fire in a refinery that spreads throughout the city. City on fire is a 1979 canadian disaster film about a refinery employee who was expecting a promotion but is instead fired and decides to take revenge, opening the refinerys oil, gasoline and various chemical valves, leading to a massive explosion and fire that destroys the refinery and eventually engulfs the entire city. City on fire is a 1979 disaster movie starring, among many, barry newman, ava gardner and a presyndrome leslie nielsen in an unnamed midwestern city, herman stover, an oil refinery worker, finds out that he isnt getting the promotion that hes had his eyes on. Released 1979, city on fire stars barrynewman, henryfonda, avagardner, susanclark the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
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