Terrible ending
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Earthquake
Phrog520 — 19 years ago(August 04, 2006 06:45 PM)
I can't find a reason for that hot girl's character to kill off the annoying old woman. A better ending would be the old woman steps on the hand of the hot girl, Charlton saves her from a drowning death, and then they climb out and he tells off and rejects the old woman.
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shrink54 — 19 years ago(August 04, 2006 06:54 PM)
Charlton Heston wanted the ending we see. One idea tossed around was to have Remy die trying to kill Denise, and the other was to have Stewart live and Remy die and rebuild L.A. with Denise and Corry by his side. Heston said it was unbelievable.
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aussiebears — 19 years ago(August 06, 2006 02:11 AM)
The ending was right,even though Stewart and Denise probably would have had a great life together if it wasn't for the Quake,Stewart and Remy shared a long life together[even though a lot of it wasn't happy]so it was only natural Stewart was going try and save Remy.I'm glad Charlton Heston got his way for this ending.
Also this scene leaves the audience in stunned silence,a bit like the Lisolette death in Towering Inferno, it was so effective. -
HeartMonger — 19 years ago(August 14, 2006 08:36 PM)
aussiebears is right. Heston had the right idea. It is only natural that no matter how much wrong Remy did Stuart, they were married, and they shared so many years together, he couldn't just let her die. And besides, you as an audience member did see he was conflicted. It just shows what a great person he was.
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hairybro2000 — 19 years ago(August 19, 2006 11:49 PM)
The ending was perfect. So glad Charlton Heston stuck to his guns. And the "old woman" you are talking about is Ava Gardner. I am almost sure she was in her 50's when that film was made, so she can hardly be considered old. She was a good actress and thanks to this movie, she made quite a few films after this and did "Knots Landing" in the 80s.
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Heiress — 19 years ago(October 06, 2006 12:19 PM)
Yes, sacrificing your self for the sake of others, no matter there character, is the definition of a good person. As a man, he fulfilled his commitment to his wife to protect her, "til death do us part". It doesn't matter how the marriage began. He went into it with eyes wide open and got a very nice standard of living in the deal. Certainly, it was no shotgun deal. Sad that the honor of his choice has to be explained in today's world.
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rruthven — 19 years ago(August 21, 2006 07:29 AM)
At least we got an ending that was unpredictable. Unlike todays politically correct and oh so boring films where everything has to have a happy and predictable ending (just in case somebody gets upset and wants to sue !!)
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HeartMonger — 19 years ago(December 05, 2006 03:52 PM)
You see, I agree with all three of the last posts. It is true indeed, that every movie has to have a politcally correct happy ending these daysmakes me sick. Earthquake was a terrific film and yes, the ending was so unpredictable. I was in shock when I saw the outcomeooh it just gives me tingles thinking about it!
~In my ear it blew it's name, it sounded strange, but I heard it plain, Mistral, Mistral Wind. ~ -
Richard_Albiston — 19 years ago(January 05, 2007 06:08 AM)
Yer, It remindede me of Rev. Scott's death in The Poseidon Adventure. It seems all other disaster movies have the hero and his girl kiss against the backdrop of the carnage. Its better to leave the audience with a sense of loss that the charecter they have been watching for 2 hours save these people, make the ultimate sacrifice for them.
PLUS!!! No sequel then lolalthough some sneaky bastard got past that with Beyond The Poseidon Adventure -
lagodski — 19 years ago(January 27, 2007 10:50 PM)
Hello there you all, I didn't think it was a terrible ending, infact what I think is When the lady, his wife was floating away in the drainage, Charlton looked up to the women he was having an affair with and the guilt and the love and devotion of his wife he has been with for years and then he wanted to lay down his life for the women he really truely loved and make it right in the eyes of god. The guilt from above Denise,and the devotion of the women below floating away.Love and devotion was much more stronger then the affair and Imagine his guilt.
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sponch32 — 19 years ago(February 27, 2007 01:42 PM)
heston choice this ending because he belived that he always survived in every movie like and a classic heroe and he was tired about this and he choice remember omega man and soylent green the same happend not a nice ending but with this the movies are now a cult movies and heston a truly icon in the apocalipsisi and disaster movies.
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veritable32 — 19 years ago(March 21, 2007 04:00 AM)
I love the ending. It's unpredictable yet logical in hindsight. How many stories can boast that? Stuart is an adulterer yet he can't let go of his obligation to Remy. He has twinges throughout the story that tells you he still cares for her. (before the pre-shock - he's calling a doctor to save her life) I found it touching that he knows he'll die going back in to the water to be with Remy but it's a fate he made for himself.