Volcano (1997)

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Genre

drama film, action film, disaster film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1,708 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A volcano suddenly erupts at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Emergency officials and scientists work to divert the lava flow away from the city.

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What happens

Volcano is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray, and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones in the lead role, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David, John Corbett, Michael Rispoli, and John Carroll Lynch. It tells the story of an effort to divert the path of a dangerous lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles following the formation of a volcano at the La Brea Tar Pits. The story was inspired by the 1943 formation of the Parícutin volcano in Mexico. Volcano was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on April 25, 1997. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $122.8 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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