Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "The Glass Tower Disaster | A Short \"Documentary\" | Fascinating Horror" video.

I saw "The Towering Inferno" on Christmas Day, 1974, and I read the two novels that inspired the move: "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno". I was around 13 and was starting to read more in the newspapers than just the comics and the advice column. I wish I had a more precise recollection but one article was about how people in the movie were affected by it. If my memory is correct, Faye Dunaway moved from a 20th floor apartment to a 3rd floor apartment -- that or something close. Many lives, knowingly or unknowingly, have been saved because of this movie that teaches people about fire safety and because of improved fire safety codes. -- Something I learned elsewhere is familiarize yourself with your surroundings so you know how to get out in an emergnecy. This isn't about living in fear but about having practical and sensible about possible trouble. Also: the Glass Tower, though it never really existed, is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen.
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@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or Absolutely. It's remarkable how Stirling Siliphant combined the two novels. (I preferred "The Glass Inferno" of the two.) Not only that, but Stirling Silliphant was involved with turning Paul Gallico's novel "The Poseidon Adventure" into a movie and there's quite a comparison between book and movie. There are almost two separate Posiedon stories. Had the movie precisely followed the book it would have taken place around 1963. Too there are main characters in the book who are not even in the movie.
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@freyathewanderer6359 I can believe that. I've even read that the cruise business was adversely affected by "The Poseidon Adventure".
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