Avalanche (1978 film)
| Avalanche | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Corey Allen |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Written by |
Corey Allen Gavin Lambert as "Claude Pola" |
| Based on | story by Frances Doel |
| Starring |
Rock Hudson Robert Forster Mia Farrow Jeanette Nolan Rick Moses Steve Franken Barry Primus |
| Music by | William Kraft |
| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Edited by |
Larry Bock Skip Schoolnik |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million[1] |
Avalanche is a 1978 American disaster film, directed by Corey Allen and starring Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Mia Farrow and Jeanette Nolan. The taglines for the film included "A Winter Wonderland Becomes A Nightmare Of Destruction" and "Six Million Tons Of Icy Terror."
Many avalanche scenes in the film were actually stock footage; parts of this film's avalanche scenes were in turn utilized as stock footage in the film Meteor.[2]
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.[3]
Cast
- Rock Hudson — David Shelby
- Mia Farrow — Caroline Brace
- Robert Forster — Nick Thorne
- Jeanette Nolan — Florence Shelby
- Rick Moses — Bruce Scott
- Steve Franken — Henry McDade
- Barry Primus — Mark Elliott
- Cathey Paine — Tina Elliott
- Jerry Douglas — Phil Prentiss
- Antony Carbone - Leo the Coach
Production
The film was originally budgeted at $6.5 million but producer Roger Corman cut it before production.[4] It was directed by Corey Allen who had previously made Thunder and Lightning for Corman. Allen rewrote Gavin Lambert's script extensively and received a script credit. (Lamber later claimed Allen "dewrote" the script.[4])
However Allen was unhappy with the budget cuts and stated that "I don't feel the aims of the film were fulfilled... there were heavy pressures on Paul [line producer Paul Rapp] to bring the film in ahead of schedule, and these I feel were detrimental to the film."[4]
The film was shot at a ski resort in Durango, Colorado over eight weeks.[5] It was one of the most expensive films ever made by New World Pictures and was not a success at the box office.[1]
References
- 1 2 Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 143
- ↑ IMDb - Movie connections
- ↑ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.
- 1 2 3 THE YOUNG DIRECTORS: WHO IS USING WHOM? Goldstone, Patricia. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 17 Dec 1978: o6.
- ↑ IMDb - Filming locations
External links
- Avalanche at the Internet Movie Database
- Avalanche at the TCM Movie Database
- Avalanche at AllMovie