Sam Royce: Barbara, take off your pantyhose, damnit! You too, c'mon, take off your pantyhose.
Sgt. Lew Slade: Earthquakes bring out the worst in some people.
Earthquake (1974)
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Directed by: Mark Robson
Starring: Ava Gardner, Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene
Revealing mistake: When the airplane is coming in for a landing, we see an exterior shot of the plane shaking violently well before it has touched down. Clearly the "earthquake" effect is achieved by merely shaking the camera.
Trivia: Walter Matthau plays the drunk who sits at the bar wearing a loud shirt and pimp hat. However, for the end credits his name is listed as "Walter Matuschanskayasky"
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Answer: There are two versions of the film. A 'film' version which does not include this scene (and others) and a 'TV Miniseries' version. The miniseries version was made to run over two nights and extra scenes were shot to extend the running time.
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