Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Narrated by Bill Mumy (Will Robinson from TV's "Lost in Space"), this documentary spotlights some of the most thrilling scenes the disaster genre has ever produced. From 1970s classics such as Airport and The Towering Inferno to James Cameron's Oscar-winning epic Titanic, no celluloid disaster flick is omitted. Interviews with directors and actors (including Will Smith) and newsreels of real historical disasters are also included.
Production
Van Ness Films, Foxstar Productions, Fox Television Studios, AMC
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Bill Mumy
Self - Host
Will Smith
Self
Roland Emmerich
Self
Roddy McDowall
Self
Shelley Winters
Self
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