A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the skeptical townspeople and his suspicious superiors who believe he is overreacting in the .. Read more
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman, Grant Heslov |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the skeptical townspeople and his suspicious superiors who believe he is overreacting in the aftermath of his own tragedy. The beautiful, widowed mayor of the picturesque town believes him, however, and soon they find themselves in a fight for their lives as "Dante's Peak" blows its stack ten miles high, raining ash and fire over everything in its shadow.
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman, Grant Heslov, Jamie Renee Smith, Jeremy Foley, Charles Hallahan |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 03 Jun 2002 HD DVD: 20 Aug 2007 Production year: 1997 |
Pierce Brosnan's vulcanologist sees the warning signs for major lava problems in the small mountainside town but no one will believe him, in a typically FX-orientated 1990s disaster flick. Like the same year's larger-scale Volcano, this has some corking digital magma and a lot of cardboard in its path. Director Roger Donaldson handles things in the same way he did in Species, papering over dialogue and character deficiencies with some exciting set pieces as buildings crumble and roads receive a molten overcoat. Brosnan and romantic interest Linda Hamilton offer serviceable performances, but they're battling against more than just the elements.
The rst of 1997's two volcano movies acquits itself well in the spectacle department, but its colourless characters,... read more on Time Out
A Really Good Classic Disaster Movie.
Volcanic action all the way in this Blast of a film.
This movie is not really bad. It goes slowly. It creates chillness on your back. You definitely will feel the tension. Neither too bad nor good. OK.