Earthquake

Earthquake (1974)

  • 25% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (8,023 ratings)

Milk's Dustin Lance Black provides the screenplay for this Universal/Bad Robot disaster picture produced by J.J. Abrams. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
George Fox, Mario Puzo
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Nov 15, 1974 Wide
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Nash, Three Movie Buffs

    Not the greatest Disaster movie of the period, but still a fairly entertaining one.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Silly plot, one-dimensional characters, but lots of stars (Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner) and some good, Oscar-winning special effects

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...doesn't really hold up all that well today...

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    It's a disaster movie. You know what to expect.

  • Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette

    a masterpiece of bad moviemaking.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    Drama ensues when the big one hits L.A. in this 1974 disaster flick featuring a cornucopia of Hollywood talent of which it can be summed up with that Walter Matthau used his family name in the credits, not his screen name. Its actually not as bad as your sneer ... well, it… More

  • AJ V


    A highly typical disaster film from the mid 70s. Like the others it has a cast of recognizable celebrities, who don't get to do much else than be normal people. It doesn't really stand out as a good movie by any means, but it isn't bad either. There is some genuine… More

  • Tsubaki S


    By-the-numbers disaster flick. One star just for having Victoria Principal with an afro.

  • jay n


    Junk in the extreme but if you've never seen it and are a fan of bad cinema it's worth a go if only to see Victoria Principal in an afro!

  • Lafe F


    It's a slow soap-opera buildup to the actual Earthquake. When it does occur, it's spectacular and haunting. The aftermath is creepy and depressing.

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