''Flood!'' is a 1976 American

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directed by

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Plot

A large freshwater lake above the small town of Brownsville, Oregon is a popular tourist attraction and fishing destination, which provides the town with much of its economic activity. After a season of heavy rains, the lake is nearly overflowing. The mayor of the town refuses to open the flood gates to relieve pressure on the dam, for fear of impacting the sportsfishing industry, and the town's economy from the tourist trade. When the dam starts sprouting small leaks due to the pressure, town board member, Paul Burke enlists the help of Sam Adams to determine the safety of the dam. When the dam starts showing signs of imminent collapse, and the floodgates are jammed and unable to be opened to lower the level of the lake, Burke enlists friend (and helicopter pilot) Steve Brannigan to free the stuck gates using a helicopter before the dam bursts, and floods the town below.

Cast

Robert Culp Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor and screenwriter widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy (1965 TV series), I Spy'' ( ...

as Steve Brannigan *

Martin Milner Martin Sam Milner (December 28, 1931 – September 6, 2015) was an American actor and radio host. He is best known for his performances on two television series: '' Route 66'', which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964, and '' Adam-12'', which ...

as Paul Burke * Barbara Hershey as Mary Cutler *

Richard Basehart John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. Known for his "deep, resonant baritone voice and craggy good looks," he was active in film, theatre and television from 1947 until 1983. He won two National ...

as John Cutler * Carol Lynley as Abbie Adams *

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-American actor whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his n ...

as Mr. Franklin * Cameron Mitchell as Sam Adams *Eric Olson as Andy Cutler * Teresa Wright as Alice Cutler * Francine York as Daisy Kempel * Whit Bissell as Dr. Ted Horne *

Leif Garrett Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug ...

as Johnny Lowman * Ann Doran as Emma Fisher * Elizabeth Rogers as Nancy Lowman * James Griffith as Charlie Davis *Edna Helton as Mrs. Wilson * Gloria Stuart as Mrs. Parker * Jack Collins as Jack Spangler

Production

Irwin Allen had huge success with two disaster films. In 1975 he announced he would make three TV movies for ABC, ''The Forgotten World'', ''Flood'' and ''Time Traveller''. The film ended up on NBC In August 1976, Robert Culp and Martin Milner signed to star. Filming started that month at Fern Ridge Reservoir west of Eugene, Oregon. Filming continued in Brownsville, Oregon and at the Fall Creek Lake dam, the featured dam in the film. The Brownsville Christian Church was used as the hospital, while the Brownsville Fire Station/City Hall was used as City Hall, but only for exterior shots, as was Main Street. The nearby Crawfordsville Covered Bridge was used also. Brownsville is also the same town that was used to film many scenes for ''Stand By Me'' in 1985.

Reception

The ''Los Angeles Times'' said it "fails to offer much excitement".'Flood!' a Small Scale Disaster Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 24 Nov 1976: e16.

References

External links

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at BFI {{DEFAULTSORT:Flood! 1976 television films 1976 films 1970s adventure films 1970s disaster films 1970s English-language films American disaster films Disaster television films Films directed by Earl Bellamy Films produced by Irwin Allen Films scored by Richard LaSalle Films set in Texas Films shot in Eugene, Oregon NBC original films 1970s American films English-language adventure films