Volcano

19971997
PG-13PG-13
1h 44m

Volcano (1997)

Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Action Drama Sci-Fi

A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.

Director
- Mick Jackson
Writers
- Jerome Armstrong(story)
- Billy Ray(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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6.5

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7.2

Something unspeakably chilling is ultimately starting to heat up at The City of Los Angeles! Beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits, a raging volcano has formed, raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city! —Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>

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Taglines
- The Coast Is Toast
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of urban disaster and related injuries
Parents guide

Trivia
(At around 23 mins) At one point, Rachel mentions an incident in Paricutin. She's referring to the 1,500-foot volcano that emerged in a few months in 1942 in Paricutin, Michoacan, Mexico.

Goofs
(at around 27 mins) During the first big tremor, the city has a blackout, and goes completely dark. Car headlights, which are not attached to the power grid, should still be visible.

Quotes
Roark: [Roark ordered 200 freeway dividers aka K-rails to redirect the lava. Trucks arrive with only 82] Where's the rest of 'em?
Truck driver: What "rest of 'em?" This is it!
Lt. Fox: Hey, there only about eighty here!
Truck driver: Eighty-two; everything else is stuck on the 5 and the 10.
Lt. Fox: We're trying to keep the city in one piece, pinhead. Eighty rails ain't gonna do it!
Truck driver: So what are you blaming me for?
Lt. Fox: CONVENIENCE, OK?

Alternate versions
To attract more viewers the German theatrical version was cut to receive a "Not under 12" rating. The German video release contains the complete version and is rated "Not under 16".

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Volcano/Shiloh/Romy and Michele's High School Reunion/Female Perversions/A Brother's Kiss (1997)

Soundtracks
I Love L.A.
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

Top review

5/10

The Good & Bad Of 'Volcano'

BAD NEWS - Unlikeable female lead in Anne Hesch, who had too foul a mouth for me. Other irritating characters with stupid dialog. A predictable ending with the needlessly drawn out save-the-daughter scene trying for maximum suspense.

GOOD NEWS - Some awesome disaster scenes. Hollywood's special-effects just keep getting more awesome as the years go on. A fast-moving story that was just about the right length. A likable lead character played by Tommy Lee Jones.

Overall, a movie that keeps your attention but doesn't get your respect with the dumb dialog.

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Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $49,323,468
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,581,740
- Apr 27, 1997
Gross worldwide
- $122,823,468

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Runtime
1 hour 44 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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