Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Merrill H. Karpf (story) &
Donna Ebbs (story) ...

Release Date:

23 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

A USGS scientist attempts to convince his boss and the residents of Angel Falls, California that a nearby volcano is about to erupt.

Plot Keywords:

Volcano | Mayor | California | Disaster Film | Natural Disaster

Cast

Dan Cortese	...	Peter Slater
Cynthia Gibb	...	Kelly Adams
Brian Kerwin	...	Buck Adams
Don S. Davis	...	Mayor Bob Hart (as Don Davis)
Lynda Boyd	...	Maureen
Colin Cunningham	...	Stan Sinclair
Micah Gardener	...	Jason
John Novak	...	Corben
Kendall Cross	...	Beth
Jano Frandsen	...	Bill Webb
April Telek	...	Brenda Webb
William deVry	...	David
Kerry McPherson	...	Sheryn
Tasha Simms	...	Dr. Osborne
Jonathan Walker	...	Steven Halpern

Also Known As:

Fire on the Mountain

MPAA:

Rated PG for disaster action and peril, and mild language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Quotes:

Soldier: We came in late. We fought like hell. We did our job, and we went home. That's the way a war should be fought.

Exciting but...

Yikes! Another in the family of natural disaster movies, this one made for tv and quite obviously with a much smaller budget than if it came from a big studio. I must say this was exciting even though I found myself yelling at the screen several times out of sheer frustration at the totally unbelievable turn of events. And thanks to the unbelievableness I had a great big laugh at the end whilst reeling in pain from the idiocy of it all. Okay, I'm no volcanologist, geologist, scientist, physicist, mega-genius and i'm only semi-knowlegable in avalanches but wouldn't lava, one of the hottest things on earth, just plow right throw snow and ice, melting it all and keep on going? Oy. And the ability to outski an avalanche, always keeping just a few yards ahead of it? HA! And just seconds after Ms. Lightning Speed Skier Ski Patroller gets to the bottom, Mr. Volcano Guy, who got buried under tons and tons of avalanche debris higher up on the mountain, just walks out la di da di da like nothing ever happened?!?! Yeah, that's where I lost it and broke out into hysterical laughter and now ten minutes later I'm still in shock from it all. Just a mess. Mediocre effects, some good acting but just as much or more bad, not so great writing, unbelievable and impossible events, John Corbett extremely unconvincing as a volcanologist - I give this a "C-" and that's kinda generous just 'cause I did find it exciting.