In the film, opening this friday, a previously unknown fault near the hoover dam in nevada ruptures and jiggles the san andreas. Its plot centers on an earthquake caused by the san andreas fault. Of course the cgis helped, quite breathtaking and sophisticated, and the plot rolled along nicely. Sep 06, 2017 theres also some additional footage used from richard donners 1978 superman film as both films feature the san andreas fault crumbling. And, using the san andreas fault as a model, could lex. Superman 1978 3 hour tv version san andreas fault superman 1978 playlist. Could lex luthor really make california fall into the. The reality of the subject matter the san andreas fault line is that the likelihood of the big one happening is more when rather than if earth scattering special features san andreas the real fault line dwayne johnson to the rescue scoring the quake commentary by director brad payton gag reel stunt reel. Ok,with all the superhero movies out now a old one came up at work the other night.
While it wasnt supermans first liveaction foray it followed movie serials in 1948 and 1950, and a pilot movie in 1951 for a television series which ran from. From saving a helpless kitten out of a tree to repairing the entire san andreas fault, superman has had a long history of cinematic rescues. In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in california, a rescuechopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his exwife across the state in order to rescue his daughter. Superman underground of san andreas superman 3 hour tv. Superman catching the first rocket and pushing it into outer space. All screenshots featured on this website are for descriptive and entertainment purposes and to give the viewer a general idea of what the movies look. The san andreas fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1200km 700miles through california. Dwayne johnson is likeable and ideal for a superman role but for the most part this seemed to stay on the right side of believable, just. It forms the tectonic boundary between the pacific plate and the north american plate, and its motion is rightlateral strikeslip horizontal. The east side of the fault is moving south and the. For one the timing alone would have made him the prime suspect of what wouldve happened to california. San andreas ridiculous to a fault press gazette media. It behaves in a segmented manner, with a history of large, but not gigantic, earthquakes in the real world, the quakes top out at about 7. January 12, 2015 sam lytle blog, fx civil 3d, blockbuster, cg, civil fx, fx civil, hoover dam, movie, san andreas, simulation, special effects, visualization fx civil is where i break down a movie or video game that implemented civil engineering and architecture in.
Superman the movie mashed up with san andreas comic book. Awesome fanedit turns san andreas into a christopher. Superman film locations the worldwide guide to movie. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Remember the old superman movie where lex stole a nuke and blew it up in the san andreas fault. Earthquake 1974, superman 1978, a view to a kill 1985, escape. Dwayne the rock johnson, carla gugino, alexandra daddario. It is the first entry in the original fourpart superman film series, which was then followed with a sequel of sorts in 2006. The climax involves lex luthor inducing earthquakes by shooting missiles into the san andreas fault. The only person who can stop this mad man is superman, but lex has thought about that too. Complicating matters is the evil lex luthor gene hackman, in a very funny oscarnominated performance, who wishes to bomb californias san andreas fault with two stolen nuclear missiles in order to send half the state crashing into the sea. So when an airplane designed as a basis to launch a spaceship goes haywire in superman returns, you know its just a matter of time until the boy in blue makes his move to save. With dwayne johnson, carla gugino, alexandra daddario, colton haynes.
As with the comics, zorro asserts his influence here as well. Theres also some additional footage used from richard donners 1978 superman film as both films feature the san andreas fault crumbling. The movie is, in fact, a triumph of imagination over both the difficulties of technology and the inhibitions of money. Jun 08, 2015 the san andreas is a transform fault, meaning it shifts sideways during earthquakes.
He buys hundreds of acres of worthless desert land and reprograms one of the two missiles to detonate in the san andreas fault. Awesome by itself, but consider all he does when he cant stop the second missile. Awesome fanedit turns san andreas into a christopher reeve superman movie. In the meantime, the california missile hits the san andreas fault, triggering the massive earthquake luthor had intended. When the screenplay calls for luthor to create an earthquake and for superman to try to stop it, the movie doesnt give us a falling bridge or two, it gives us the san andreas fault cracking open. This looks like a job for superman video san andreas. Superman 1978 west coast chaos scene 810 movieclips.
It stars christopher reeve as superman and gene hackman as lex luthor as well as featuring other iconic characters of the superman mythos. The san andreas fault, which opens up to swallow lois, was filmed at at red rock state park near gallup, new mexico the area has been renamed superman canyon. Jan 12, 2015 january 12, 2015 sam lytle blog, fx civil 3d, blockbuster, cg, civil fx, fx civil, hoover dam, movie, san andreas, simulation, special effects, visualization fx civil is where i break down a movie or video game that implemented civil engineering and architecture in a believable and incredible way. Evil bastard and superman arch enemy lex luthor manages to gain control of a nuke, hitting the san andreas fault and setting off a chain reaction of earthquakes. The trailers make it look like easily the biggest disaster movie ever made, with. This is the latest movie to portray those hazards in the fantastic extreme. Luthor reveals his true plans for the stolen missiles. It is as chaotic and quickly cut as any modern superhero movie climax. Supermanthe movie bluray screenshots capedwonder superman. His plan to trigger the san andreas fault, drop california into the sea, and end up in possession of the new seacoast is rather glorious, i think. In fact, superman miraculously repairing the san andreas fault as he does in the film would likely cause even more earthquakes and.
San andreas is a throwback of sorts to 70s disaster films like airport though in retrospect that film looks more and more like the love boat set on an airplane. Jun 04, 2015 san andreas is a landbased fault, which moves along the rupture horizontally by the way, the fault would never open up as it does in the movie, leaving a gaping chasm in the ground. Earthquakes and insurance lessons from the rock democracy in. A geologist also named hayes sits through san andreas. San andreas is a landbased fault, which moves along the rupture horizontally by the way, the fault would never open up as it does in the movie, leaving a. He has bought up a lot of desert land just east of the san andreas fault, land that will be worth millions once the nuclear missiles lex has reprogrammed detonate on the fault line and cause much of california to sink into the ocean. This looks like a job for superman video san andreas april 16, 2020 superman homepage news 2 the infamous san andreas fault finally gives, triggering a massive magnitude 9 earthquake in california. May 28, 2015 the first superman blockbuster still my favorite comic book movie of all time has lex luthor gene hackman plotting to blow up the san andreas fault in order to clear the west coast and create. Featuring both common and rare photos of superfeats, including the san andreas fault repair, golden gate bridge school bus rescue, train rescue. Schemes no less absurd were plotted in superman comic books, and in bond movies. The rest of the movie proceeds at the panelbypanel pace of a comic strip, with supermanclark kents courting of lois lane and fighting for truth, justice and the american way. Although, one is manmade lex luthor while the other can. Jun 19, 2017 evil bastard and superman arch enemy lex luthor manages to gain control of a nuke, hitting the san andreas fault and setting off a chain reaction of earthquakes.
The length of the fault is devastated by the initial quake, but superman prevents the catastrophic landslide luthor intended by plunging deep into the earth to shore up the fault line. Supermans feats involve saving a school bus on san franciscos golden gate bridge and rescuing jimmie olsen from the collapsing boulder dam, nevada. Now having superman s attention, luthor shows him the plan of detonating two nuclear devices that he and his lackeys have reprogrammed to specific locations. The first superman blockbuster still my favorite comic book movie of all time has lex luthor gene hackman plotting to blow up the san andreas fault in order to clear the west coast and create. Awesome fanedit turns san andreas into a christopher reeve. The movie is a 1978 film based on the dc comics character of the same name. San andreas is a 2015 american disaster film directed by brad peyton and written by carlton cuse, with andre fabrizio and jeremy passmore receiving story credit.
Featuring both common and rare photos of superfeats, including the san andreas fault repair, golden gate bridge school bus rescue, train rescue, power plant rescue, and jimmy olsen hoover dam rescue. In the final 1978 film, there are two missiles, one that is thrown into space, one that impacts the san andreas fault in california, which causes the earthquake, which leads to lois death. By doing this, luthor will have created a new west coast in the worlds most amazing land swindle. The nuclear blast on the san andreas fault produces the huge earthquake luthor had anticipated, and within seconds bridges sway, train tracks collapse and large dams crack. The fault divides into three segments, each with different characteristics and a different degree of earthquake risk.
Southern california is rocked by a powerful magnitude9. San andreas, the new disaster flick starring dwayne the rock johnson as a rescue pilot trying to save his family in the wake of a devastating california earthquake, hits theaters this friday, and because the film has a kindasorta hypothetical scifi tinge, weve been paying attention. The movie or just superman, the onscreen title did the same for bigbudget superhero films. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter. Dec 15, 1978 the rest of the movie proceeds at the panelbypanel pace of a comic strip, with superman clark kents courting of lois lane and fighting for truth, justice and the american way. Jul 25, 2019 the san andreas fault has increasingly captured the imaginations of californians over the years, likely assisted by the eponymous hollywood action movie starring dwayne johnson in 2015, and its.
San andreas the real faultline dwayne johnson to the rescue scoring the quake commentary by director. Supermanthe movie gallery superfeats youre safe here son. The san andreas fault zone forms the boundary between two tectonic. He allows an amtrak train to use his body as a railroad track. The movie, is the 1978 theatrical adaptation of superman. How much explosive force would be needed to cause any such kind of earthquake. Luthor feels that superman is one of the few that could appreciate the scope of his plan and shows how he plans to use two nuclear missiles to strike a stress point on the san andreas fault. The san andreas fault zone forms the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving in a lateral sidetoside motion past one another.
And even if somehow they couldnt pin him as the responsible, it would never work really because the government would simply appropriate th. Could lex luthor really make california fall into the ocean. However ruthless realestate developer lex luthor sees superman as a threat to his plan to drop nuclear warheads on the san andreas faultline thus dumping california into the ocean and making his nevada realestate the most valuable beachfront property in the world, and undertakes to get rid of him. Now if north korea took a sub and detonated one offshore near the fault what kind of damage would it be. The film stars dwayne johnson, carla gugino, alexandra daddario, ioan gruffudd, kylie minogue and paul giamatti.
The movie is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner, based on the dc comics character of the same name. The san andreas fault has increasingly captured the imaginations of californians over the years, likely assisted by the eponymous hollywood action movie starring dwayne johnson in 2015, and its. The success of superman in the comics opened the doors for other masked marvels in colorful costumes and 1978s superman. Jul 23, 20 in fact, superman miraculously repairing the san andreas fault as he does in the film would likely cause even more earthquakes and damage. His plan is to send most of california sliding into the sea in a dastardly scheme which will see large tracts of nearworthless desert property inland, which he coincidentally owns. The san andreas is a transform fault, meaning it shifts sideways during earthquakes. The success of superman opened the door for other masked marvels in colorful costumes and 1978s superman. Superman would have prioritized the san andreas fault missile because the sinking of california and the rest of the west coast would have killed more people than the admittedly dense population of hackensack in new jersey, which itself is practically right next to new york city.
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