Disaster Movie: Difference between revisions

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== Common tropes found in this genre include: ==

* [[All Star Cast]]: For some reason, disaster movies are like magnets for A and B-list actors.

* [[All-Star Cast]]: For some reason, disaster movies are like magnets for A and B-list actors.

** For audiences back then it was genuinely surprising to see big name actors that one assumed were safe die '''horrific''' deaths onscreen, as opposed to just the extras(see the trope below).

* [[Anyone Can Die]]

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* [[Doomed Contrarian]]: See above.

* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: Applies to some examples in the aftermath of subsequent [[Real Life]] disasters. May tread on [[Too Soon]] if the timing is poor.

* [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]]: One wonders why none of these movies ever get mentioned when anyone makes a list of [[One Hundred Scariest Movie Moments|the scariest movies of all time]], considering how much they work off of [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|common fears like acrophobia]] and [[Claustrophobia]].

* [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]]: One wonders why none of these movies ever get mentioned when anyone makes a list of [[One Hundred Scariest Movie Moments|the scariest movies of all time]], considering how much they work off of [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|common fears like acrophobia]] and [[Claustrophobia]].

* [[Hollywood Science]]: After all, you can't let little things like the laws of physics get in the way of some awesome destruction.

* [[HSQ]]

* [[Infant Immortality]]: For some reason, a lot of these movies show a baby getting killed, just in case [[Eight Deadly Words|we've ceased to give a fuck]] by this point.

* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]

* [[Made for TV Movie]]: Since the advent of video tape, TV production has often been cheaper than film. This allows more budget for the [[All Star Cast]] and [[Stuff Blowing Up]]. Sometimes called the Movie of the Week or Million Dollar Movie.

* [[Made for TV Movie]]: Since the advent of video tape, TV production has often been cheaper than film. This allows more budget for the [[All-Star Cast]] and [[Stuff Blowing Up]]. Sometimes called the Movie of the Week or Million Dollar Movie.

* [[Monumental Damage]]: Because [[The White House]] getting blown up is a lot more awesome than your neighbor's house getting blown up.

** Unless you really hate your neighbour...

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* ''[[Twister]]'' (1996): Tornadoes in Oklahoma. Helped to revive interest in disaster films, with help from...

* ''[[Independence Day]]'' (1996): Aliens blow up the White House, among other things. This film turned [[Will Smith]] into a superstar.

* ''[[Mars Attacks]]!'' (1996): A parody of '50s [[Alien Invasion]] films, which overlapped into the disaster genre. Directed by [[Tim Burton]], and starred [[Jack Nicholson]], Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, and [[Sex and The City|Sarah Jessica Parker]], with early roles by Jack Black and Natalie Portman. Had the misfortune of arriving a few months after ''[[Independence Day]]'', and barely made back its budget.

* ''[[Mars Attacks (Film)]]!'' (1996): A parody of '50s [[Alien Invasion]] films, which overlapped into the disaster genre. Directed by [[Tim Burton]], and starred [[Jack Nicholson]], Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, and [[Sex and The City|Sarah Jessica Parker]], with early roles by Jack Black and Natalie Portman. Had the misfortune of arriving a few months after ''[[Independence Day]]'', and barely made back its budget.

* ''[[Dantes Peak|Dante's Peak]]'' (1997): A volcano erupts in [[The Other Rainforest|the Pacific Northwest]]. Surprisingly for a disaster flick, it was notable for its [[Shown Their Work|relative scientific accuracy]]. Starred [[James Bond|Pierce Brosnan]] and [[The Terminator|Linda Hamilton]]. [[Dueling Movies|Dueled]] with...

* ''[[Volcano (Film)|Volcano]]'' (1997): A volcano erupts in Los Angeles. [[Did Not Do the Research|Not so notable for scientific accuracy]]. Starred [[Tommy Lee Jones]].

* ''[[Daylight]]'' (1997): The Holland Tunnel floods following an explosion, and [[Sylvester Stallone]] goes in to save the people trapped.

* ''[[Titanic]]'' (1997): What happens when you combine a disaster movie with a [[Chick Flick]]. The latest in a long line of films about the Titanic disaster.

* ''[[Armageddon (Film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998): An asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth, and our only hope is [[Bruce Willis]] and his team of deep core oil drillers. Makes ''Volcano'' [[Did Not Do the Research|look like a scientific documentary]]. Directed by [[Michael Bay]]. [[Dueling Movies|Dueled]] with...

* ''[[Armageddon (Film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998): An asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth, and our only hope is [[Bruce Willis (Creator)]] and his team of deep core oil drillers. Makes ''Volcano'' [[Did Not Do the Research|look like a scientific documentary]]. Directed by [[Michael Bay]]. [[Dueling Movies|Dueled]] with...

* ''[[Deep Impact]]'' (1998), the [[Shown Their Work|comparative]] ''Dante's Peak'' of this particular duel.

* ''Earthquake In New York'' (1998): A two-part TV movie about a major quake in a place no one expects.