Volcano poster

Volcano( 1997)

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59%
User
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The coast is toast.

Overview

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Lee Jones

      Mike Roark

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      Anne Heche

      Dr. Amy Barnes

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      Gaby Hoffmann

      Kelly Roark

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      Don Cheadle

      Emmit Reese

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      Jacqueline Kim

      Dr. Jaye Calder

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      Keith David

      Lt. Ed Fox

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      John Corbett

      Norman Calder

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      Michael Rispoli

      Gator Harris

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      John Carroll Lynch

      Stan Olber

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      Marcello Thedford

      Kevin

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      Laurie Lathem

      Rachel

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      Bert Kramer

      L.A. Fire Chief

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      Bo Eason

      Bud McVie

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      James MacDonald

      Terry Jasper

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      Dayton Callie

      Roger Lapher

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      Michael Cutt

      Armstrong

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      Kevin Bourland

      Bob Davis

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      Valente Rodriguez

      Train Driver

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      Susie Essman

      Anita

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      Gerry Black

      Train Passenger

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      Sheila Howard

      Panicked Woman / Nanny

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      Lou Myers

      Pastor Lake

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      Gareth Williams

      Pete

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      Juan Gabriel Reynoso

      Carlos

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      Angela Albarez

      Lydia Perez

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      Richard Penn

      Middle Aged Man

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      Jennifer Estlin

      Nurse Fran

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      Mickey Cottrell

      Councilman Gates

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      Darnell Suttles

      Chief Sindelar

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      Ken Kerman

      Museum Guard

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      Sal Rendino

      Storm Drain Worker #1

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      Michael Manuel

      Storm Drain Worker #2

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      Jared Thorne

      Tommy

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      Taylor Thorne

      Tommy

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      Richard Schiff

      Haskins

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      Brad Blumenthal

      Ken Woods

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      Pete Kasper

      Kenny Lopez

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      Brian Markinson

      O.E.M. Staffer #1

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      Robert Wisdom

      O.E.M. Staffer #2

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      Katie Rich

      O.E.M. Staffer #3

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      Ceal Coleman

      O.E.M. Staffer #4

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      Phil Nee

      O.E.M. Staffer #5

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      Gary Carlos Cervantes

      O.E.M. Staffer #6

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      George Zaver

      O.E.M. Staffer #7

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      Marty Levy

      O.E.M. Staffer #8

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      Wayne Grace

      O.E.M. Staffer #9

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      John Bishop

      Paramedic #1

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      Marcia Del Mar

      Kitchen Worker

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      Mother Love

      Traffic Cop

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      Kayli DiGregorio

      Triage 7 Year Old

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      Kelsi DiGregorio

      Triage 7 Year Old

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      Steven Mainz

      K-Rail Driver

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      Josie Dapar

      Survivor #1

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      Joy Baggish

      Survivor #2

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      Ron Perkins

      Fire Chief

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      Todd Sible

      Scott

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      Joshua Fardon

      Medic

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      Catherine Schreiber

      Displeased Protestor

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      David Pressman

      Second Protestor

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      Danny Comden

      Cop

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      Michael McGrady

      Policeman

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      Michole Briana White

      E.R. Nurse #1

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      Steve MacLaughlin

      Construction Supervisor

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      Howard DuVall

      Engineer #1

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      Gary Kent James

      Engineer #3

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      Robert Tittor

      Engineer #4

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      John Perry Edson

      Engineer #5

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      Sam Alejan

      Engineer #2

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      David T. Mabowe

      Engineer #6

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      Ken Thomas

      Engineer #7

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      Eddie J. Low

      Engineer #8

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      Georganna Barry

      Java Lady

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      Tom Crabson

      Passenger on Train

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      Rick Rogers

      Sgt. Riley

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      Harvey Levin

      Harvey Levin - The Media

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      Larry Carroll

      Larry Carroll - The Media

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      Penny Griego

      Penny Griego - The Media

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      Kerry Kilbride

      Kerry Kilbride - The Media

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      Angie Crouch

      Angie Crouch - The Media

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      Frank Buckley

      Frank Buckley - The Media

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      Steve Edwards

      Steve Edwards - The Media

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      Sasha Foo

      Sasha Foo - The Media

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      Chris Myers

      Chris Myers - The Media

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      Shepard Smith

      Shepard Smith - The Media

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      Christopher Spinder

      Christopher Spinder - The Media

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      Jeremy Thompson

      Jeremy Thompson - The Media

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      Jennifer Bjorklund

      Jennifer Bjorklund - The Media

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      Rick Garcia

      Rick Garcia - The Media

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      Peter Trunk

      Peter Trunk - The Media

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      Terry Anzur

      Terry Anzur - The Media

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      Lonnie Lardner

      Lonnie Lardner - The Media

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      Michael Villani

      Michael Louis Villani - The Media

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      Pat Lalama

      Pat Lalama - The Media

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      Paula Bond

      Paula Bond - The Media

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      Sandra Clark

      Sandra Clark - The Media

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      Rich Goldner

      Rich Goldner - The Media

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      Juan Carlos Gonzalez

      Juan Carlos González - The Media

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      James Scott Hodson

      James Scott Hodson - The Media

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      Jere Laird

      Jere Laird - The Media

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      Charles Perez

      Charles Perez - The Media

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      Teresa Quevedo-Stoll

      Teresa Quevedo-Stoll - The Media

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      Leo Quiñones

      Leo Quinones - The Media

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      Alina Recasens

      Alina Recasens - The Media

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      Walter Richards

      Walter Richards - The Media

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      Richard Saxton

      Richard L.D. Saxton - The Media

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      Sergio Urquidi

      Sergio Urquidi - The Media

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      Luann Lee

      Luann Lee - The Media

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      Dorothy Lucey

      Dorothy Lucey - The Media

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      Chris McWatt

      Chris McWatt - The Media

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      Jean Martirez

      Jean Martirez - The Media

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      Al Naipo

      Al Naipo - The Media

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      Warren Olney

      Warren Olney - The Media

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      Bruce R. Orchid

      Bruce Orchid - The Media

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      Jane Velez-Mitchell

      Jane Velez-Mitchell - The Media

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      Jillian Warry Barberie

      Jillian Warry - The Media

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      Jane Wells

      Jane Wells - The Media

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      Karl T. Wright

      Karl T. Wright - The Media

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      Andrea Wynn

      Andrea Wynn - The Media

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      Takayuki Yamauchi

      Takayuki Yamauchi - The Media

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      Greg Bronson

      Boom Operator (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat May 27 2023
    When Los Angeles starts blowing off a little more steam than usual, it falls to disaster emergency supremo "Rourke" (Tommy Lee Jones) to find out what is going on - and when that turns out to be an impending volcanic eruption, he enlists the help of "Dr. Barnes" (Anne Heche) to stop it destroying the city. To be fair, there are plenty of great pyrotechnics and the film pretty much starts in fourth gear - but the ending really lets it down. Not the science, that's quite entertaining as they have to use subway tunnels, storm drains and quite a bit of dynamite; it's the "have to rescue my daughter...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    90000000.00

    Revenue

    122823468.00

    Keywords

    • lava
    • subway
    • volcano
    • volcanology
    • burned alive
    • disaster
    • los angeles, california
    • disaster movie
    • firemen