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- ↑ Kay, Rose, Glenn, Michael (2006). Disaster Movies: A Loud, Long, Explosive, Star-studded Guide to Avalanches ... p. 76. ISBN 9781569762257.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ McKerrow, Steve (September 12, 1990). "USA's earthquake show is surprisingly good". The Baltimore Sun.
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- ↑ Kay, Glenn and Michael Rose, Disaster Movies, Chicago Review Press, An A Capella Book, Chicago, 2006 p. 76
