St. Helens

1981
PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

627

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Adventure Drama

Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980.Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980.Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980.

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Art Carney and Tim Thomerson in St. Helens (1981)

Art Carney and David Huffman in St. Helens (1981)

David Huffman and Cassie Yates in St. Helens (1981)

David Huffman and Tim Thomerson in St. Helens (1981)

Ron O'Neal and Tim Thomerson in St. Helens (1981)

Bill McKinney, Ron O'Neal, and Tim Thomerson in St. Helens (1981)

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Trivia
David Jackson is based on real-life scientist David Johnston. He died in the same way and uttering the same final words into his radio before the blast of Mt. St. Helens hit him, "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" The rest of the depiction of him, however, was decried by Johnston's family and his colleagues at the USGS for misrepresenting his character, so much so that Johnston's family threatened to sue the filmmakers for libel.

Goofs
Harry Truman, contrary to his depiction in the movie, never owned a dog. In fact, at the time of the eruption he owned 16 cats and raccoons all of whom lived indoors with Truman.

Quotes
David Jackson: [talking into a CB radio right after St. Helens erupts] Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!
[the blast consumes him]

Crazy credits
When the cast list rolls during the end credits, then this can be seen: "Stunt Baby Beau Davis"

Connections
Referenced in Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'the Osterman Weekend' (2004)

Soundtracks
The Climb Is Worth the Fall
Written and Performed by Corky Corson and "Buckboard"

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8/10

The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Saint Helens.

"St.Helens" centers around the events leading up to the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington with the story beginning on the day volcanic activity started on March 20,1980 and ending on the day of the cataclysmic May 18,1980 eruption.David Huffman plays David Jackson,a vulcanologist who is sent by US Geological Survey to investigate the activity.His character is based on David Johnson,a real life vulcanologist who died during the eruption.Art Carney plays Mount St. Helens Lodge owner Harry Randall Truman.He refuses to leave his place of living during the volcanic activity.Jackson falls in love with a single mother named Linda Steele.On 18th May the volcano explodes..."St.Helens" is very loosely based on facts.It's an entertaining disaster drama with lovely score by Italian band Goblin.The entire movie was shot on location in Bend,Oregon and at Mount Bachelor in Central Oregon's Cascades,but there are some real-life images of Mount Saint Helens taken during an eruption.8 out of 10.

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