Avalanche (1978)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Corey Allen

Writers:

Corey Allen (writer)
Frances Doel (story)

Release Date:

29 September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

A winter wonderland becomes a nightmare of destruction!

Plot:

The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival. |

Plot Keywords:

Snow | Avalanche | Ski Resort | Resort | Disaster Film

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
Peggy Browne	...	Annette River
Pat Egan	...	Cathy Jordan
Joby Baker	...	TV Director
X. Brands	...	Marty Brenner
Cindy Luedke	...	Susan Maxwell

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | USA:PG | Iceland:12 | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Durango, Colorado, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

Quotes:

Caroline Brace: You're like the weather, you just happen.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Meteor (1979)

Typical '70s Disaster Movie Ripoff

The 1970s were full of these type of movies. This minor disaster movie took me back to those times. It's far from a disaster classic, but you know I kind of enjoyed the little movie. It was kind of campy. Sub par acting for the most part. Rock Hudson is way over the top in most of the movie, at least until the avalanche. Mia Farrow didn't do it for me, seemed kind of wooden. Forester had the best lines and acted them out pretty decently as the Environmentalist trying to tell Rock about the dangers of possible avalanche. I gave the movie a 6 rating, which might be a bit high, but as I said I kind of got a kick out of the thing. If you were around in the '70s you might want to take a look at this you're you're bored with not much to do. Minor recommendation.