A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that the long dormant volcano, Dante's Peak, may wake up at any moment.
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Stars:
Pierce Brosnan,
Linda Hamilton,
Jamie Renée Smith
Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into New York City. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.
Director:
Roland Emmerich
Stars:
Matthew Broderick,
Jean Reno,
Maria Pitillo
On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Stars:
Richard Dreyfuss,
Kurt Russell,
Emmy Rossum
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!Written by
Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
The cell phone that Gator Harris gives Kelly Roark to talk with her father is a Motorola DynaTAC, commonly nicknamed "brick phone". The cell phone used by Mike Roark is a Motorola StarTAC, and the first flip phone created. See more »
Goofs
After successfully turning the bus around, Amy Barnes runs off screen just before the tires are shot out. A few shots later, after the shoot-out sequence, she is next to Mike Roark again. See more »
Quotes
Bud McVie:
Yo man, my street's on fire you gotta get some trucks down there.
L.A. Fire Chief:
What Street?
Bud McVie:
What Street? You know the one with the smoke coming out of it, Stanley right over there.
L.A. Fire Chief:
We'll get to you as soon as we get this under control.
Bud McVie:
But, there won't be any houses left by then man.
L.A. Fire Chief:
Look, I'm sorry. We'll get to you as soon...
Bud McVie:
[grabbing the fire chief's arm]
Yo! I'm talking about people's houses, and you're over here saving museums.
L.A. Fire Chief:
You wanna get this guy off me.
Terry Jasper:
Hey.
Bud McVie:
Oh great. Mark Fuhrman.
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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". See more »
I have to say this is a big blockbustery KABOOM popcorny effects extravaganza, with a solid story, and good performances. This (released in April of 1997) was 20th Century/Fox's answer to Universal's Dante's Peak (released in February of 1997), a superior movie in all ways except one...It doesn't have Tommy Lee Jones.
I have to say that Jones makes Volcano. Without him, this work would be nothing than an overblown, over-written piece of popcorn trash. As it is, this is a delightful "Mother Nature Gone Awry" flick, with totally kick butt effects.
I found it riveting, but liked Dante's Peak more.
It rates a 7.4/10 from...
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I have to say this is a big blockbustery KABOOM popcorny effects extravaganza, with a solid story, and good performances. This (released in April of 1997) was 20th Century/Fox's answer to Universal's Dante's Peak (released in February of 1997), a superior movie in all ways except one...It doesn't have Tommy Lee Jones.
I have to say that Jones makes Volcano. Without him, this work would be nothing than an overblown, over-written piece of popcorn trash. As it is, this is a delightful "Mother Nature Gone Awry" flick, with totally kick butt effects.
I found it riveting, but liked Dante's Peak more.
It rates a 7.4/10 from...
the Fiend :.