I was a big Red Adair fan growing up as a kid in the Oil Capital of the World.
I always enjoyed this movie. Plus my dad working in the oil industry we had some interesting discussions around the oil production issues they dealt with in the movie, ie sour gas wells and how blow out preventers work.
That could be true Jay but keep i mind this was filmed in 1969. Less traffic back then.
By the way, I like this film. It may not be a masterpiece, but my dad being involved in the oil industry and me living near the "Oil Capital of the World"; I can relate to it.
Bill,
It looked like Hobby to me too. I'm really curious about the office location as the elevated highway seems very distinctive. Any ideas anyone?
Does anyone know where the office location was in Houston where they shot the film? I was also wondering which airport in Houston they filmed.
I was in Houston last week and it got me to wondering.
One thing I like about this film, being an Okie, is the oil related theme. Duke did others as well like War of the Wildcats but this was the only modern one. My dad used to work in the petrolium industry so when this film first came out, I could relate to the scenes of the Christmas trees, etc. Dad was able to add a lot of background info concerning what the firefighters were doing and why. Red Adair, on whom the story is based, was a heck of a guy. Talk about grit now. He had it.
In light of today's technology, it really amused my kids to watch them using the car phones.
