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Director:
Writers:
Carl Foreman (screenplay) &
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
28 March 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
An all-star cast is on the run when Mother Nature blows her top! more
Plot:
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Excellent multiple personality disaster movies. more (47 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Newman | ... | Hank Anderson | |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Kay Kirby | |
| William Holden | ... | Shelby Gilmore | |
| Edward Albert | ... | Brian | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Francis Fendly | |
| Barbara Carrera | ... | Iolani | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Rose Valdez (as Valentina Cortesa) | |
| Veronica Hamel | ... | Nikki | |
| Alex Karras | ... | Tiny Baker | |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Rene Valdez | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Tom Conti | |
| James Franciscus | ... | Bob Spangler | |
| John Considine | ... | Webster | |
| Sheila Allen | ... | Mona | |
| Pat Morita | ... | Sam |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Day the World Ended (Philippines: English title) (USA) (video title)
Earth's Final Fury (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
121 min | USA:141 min (video version) | USA:109 min (DVD version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG | Norway:16 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa - 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA more
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Paul Newman confessed in interviews towards the end of his life that "When Time Ran Out...." was the only movie he ever did for the money. He only referred to it as "that volcano movie" and that he and most of the cast knew it would be a bomb from day one. Many believe that part of his salary from this movie was used as seed money for a salad dressing business he was setting up with author A.E. Hotchner, with 100% of the profits, after taxes, going to educational and charitable organizations - the rest is history. Their company, Newman's Own, established in 1982, has raised to date over $260 million for charities all over the world, and continues to grow and prosper to this day. more
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Revealing mistakes: When one of Nikki's ranch hands falls from Hank's helicopter, he is shown falling sideways through the air. more
Quotes:
Hank Anderson: It's bad down here but it's worse up there! more
Movie Connections:
Edited into La classe américaine (1993) (TV) more
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I am relatively indifferent to most action movies but I am willing to make an exception in this case. I was strongly attracted to the multiple personal stories and thus cared a lot about which of these fictional characters survived and which perished. Thus, I am surprised by the cold reception given this film by many writers, both amateur and professional. The characters were all carefully developed, quite an accomplishment for a movie that tells so many personal stories. Examples: We have a ratfink male whose greed gets lots of people killed. He doubles as one third of a love triangle involving two ladies with plenty of misplaced loyalty and very little common sense. We have a reluctant hero who leads many to safety. We have a retired tightrope walker whose former trade will be put to good use before almost everything melts away in the finale. We are treated to the complex relationship between a gentleman crook and his pursuer; the former risks his own survival by going out of his way to render assistance when the latter becomes disabled. A lot of the characters are caught participating in a sadistic cockfight when all hell breaks loose. What happens to most of them before the movie is over seems like a severe penalty, even for cockfighting.
Hollywood first realized the merits of multiple plot movies with the introduction of "[Vicki Baum's] Grand Hotel", circa 1932. This pattern has since been followed many times, usually successfully. Examples: "Stagecoach", "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", "Airport", "[Arthur Hailey's] Hotel", "Lone Star", "The Big Chill" and "Matewan". I believe that those responsible for "When Time Ran Out..." also did an excellent job of multiple character development and I loved every minute of it.