The Great Los Angeles Earthquake 34 years old

There is no safe harbor, there is no escape... L.A.'s worst fear has just become a reality.

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

Credits

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Cast

Name Character
Jacob Vargas He was 19, now 53 years old as Miguel
Michael T. Weiss He was 28, now 62 years old as Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide
Brock Peters He was 62, 77 years old when he died as David Motubu
Joanna Kerns She was 37, now 71 years old as Dr. Clare Winslow
Richard Masur He was 41, now 76 years old as Kevin Conrad
Holly Fields She was 14, now 48 years old as Heather Winslow
Robert Ginty He was 41, 60 years old when he died as Warren Cates
Ed Begley, Jr. He was 41, now 75 years old as Jerry Soloway
Eloy Casados He was 41, 66 years old when he died as Ektor
Lindsay Frost She was 28, now 62 years old as Laurie Parker
Richard Herd He was 58, now 92 years old as Ray Goodrich
Joe Spano He was 44, now 78 years old as Chad Spaulding
Dan Lauria He was 43, now 77 years old as Steve Winslow
Charles Siebert He was 52, now 86 years old as Mayor Frank Baldwin
Stephen Elliott He was 219, 233 years old when he died as Owen
Kasi Lemmons She was 29, now 63 years old as Melanie Bryant
Allan Wasserman He was 38, now 72 years old as Barry Jacobs
Alan Autry He was 38, now 72 years old as Matt
J. Kenneth Campbell He was 43, now 77 years old as Todd Harris
Silvana Gallardo She was 37, 58 years old when she died as Sonia
Richard Anthony Crenna He was 31, now 65 years old as Dan Milford
Bonnie Bartlett She was 61, now 95 years old as Anita Parker
Mort Sertner as Sam Lombardi
Ross Kettle He was 29, now 63 years old as Dirk van Weelden
Clarence Gilyard He was 34, now 68 years old as Roy Bryant

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Crew

Name Department
William Bast as Writer. He was 59 (84) years old when He died Writing
Robert M. Sertner as Executive Producer. Production
Frank von Zerneck as Executive Producer. He was 50 (now 84) years old Production
Paul Huson as Writer. He was 48 (now 82) years old Writing
Larry Elikann as Director. He was 70 (83) years old when He died Directing
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (34 years)

There is no safe harbor, there is no escape... L.A.'s worst fear has just become a reality.

  • Release day: Sunday, November 11, 1990
  • Runtime: 180 minutes