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Release Date:
25 April 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
The Coast Is Toast morePlot:
A volcano erupts in downtown L.A., threatening to destroy the city. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Billy Ray Goes from Fact to Fantasy with 'The Conjure Wife' (From Cinematical. 18 December 2008, 12:03 PM, PST)
Billy Ray to Write and Direct Conjure Wife
(From TheMovingPicture. 18 December 2008, 1:29 AM, PST)
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Definitely a waste moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Mike Roark | |
| Anne Heche | ... | Dr. Amy Barnes | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Kelly Roark | |
| Don Cheadle | ... | Emmit Reese | |
| Jacqueline Kim | ... | Dr. Jaye Calder | |
| Keith David | ... | Police Lieutenant Ed Fox | |
| John Corbett | ... | Norman Calder | |
| Michael Rispoli | ... | Gator Harris | |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Stan Olber | |
| Marcello Thedford | ... | Kevin | |
| Laurie Lathem | ... | Rachel | |
| Bert Kramer | ... | L.A. Fire Chief | |
| Bo Eason | ... | Bud McVie | |
| James MacDonald | ... | Terry Jasper (as James G. MacDonald) | |
| Dayton Callie | ... | Roger Lapher |
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Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of urban disaster and related injuries.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
104 minCountry:
USAColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35122) | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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Most of the fire trucks used in the movie were made by the Crown Corporation, a fire apparatus maker now closed down. The Crown fire trucks in the movie can be easily recognized by the double-vertical headlights. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Lava is much hotter than indicated, and approaching it as close as shown in the movie would cause certain death. moreQuotes:
TV Anchorwoman: Well, we now have a *name* for this crisis. It is, according to the US Geological Survey, a *volcano*! As crazy as it sounds, a volcano, *here*, has been...[continues on indistinctly]
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Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow' (#11.10)" (2004) moreSoundtrack:
Where the Day Takes You moreFAQ
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Had this movie been made with a low budget camp attitude, it wouldn't be so bad, but it made a great pretense and put a lot of time, money, and effort into this badly written movie which is title "Volcano." I don't think this is a spoiler, so I'll say it. There is no volcano. There is lava. And it just sweeps along the city and eats everything in its path. The characters are all formula. In Hollywood tradition, any character who asks help from God gets killed. The movie is very heavy handed in a Rosicrucian ideal with which they bang you over the head with. Tommy Lee Jones, the so called actor who got outperformed by everyone in "Lonesome Dove," and was even shown up by later actors who took the same role, does his usual stony face bit here. It's good that a real actor wasn't wasted in this role. You will predict everything, and as I said, it would work for a B movie, but you get the impression they put too much emphasis on making this more. Just a waste.