Putting Out Fire (2006)
*** (out of 4)
One of the better featurettes that can be found on THE TOWERING INFERNO disc but sadly, like so many of them, this runs way too short to really have any impact. Fred Koenekamp, actress Susan Flannery and the technical adviser discuss what it was like working near fire everyday and how the cameras had to be ready because once the fire is going it's not going to wait for anyone. The most interesting stories come from the technical adviser who talks about how Steve McQueen was always asking him questions because he wanted to be as realistic as possible. His education at one point took him to a real fire where he asked to run inside a real burning building just so that he could have some real experience. Doesn't that sound just like McQueen?