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Volcano

Year:

1997

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Mick Jackson

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-04-25

Filming Locations: 190th Street & Western Avenue, Torrance, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $90,000,000

Opening Weekend: $14,581,740 (USA) (27 April 1997)

Gross: $47,474,112 (USA) (3 August 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Tommy Lee Jones

Mike Roark

Anne Heche

Dr. Amy Barnes

Gaby Hoffmann

Kelly Roark

Don Cheadle

Emmit Reese

Jacqueline Kim

Dr. Jaye Calder

Keith David

Police Lieutenant Ed Fox

John Corbett

Norman Calder

Michael Rispoli

Gator Harris

John Carroll Lynch

Stan Olber

Marcello Thedford

Kevin

Laurie Lathem

Rachel

Bert Kramer

L.A. Fire Chief

Bo Eason

Bud McVie

James MacDonald

Terry Jasper

Dayton Callie

Roger Lapher

Michael Cutt

Armstrong

Kevin Bourland

Bob Davis

Valente Rodriguez

Train Driver

Sheila Howard

Panicked Woman / Nanny

Gerry Black

Train Passenger

Susie Essman

Anita

Lou Myers

Pastor Lake

Gareth Williams

Pete

Juan Gabriel Reynoso

Carlos

Angela Albarez

Lydia Perez

Richard Penn

Middle Aged Man

Jennifer Estlin

Nurse Fran

Mickey Cottrell

Councilman Gates

Darnell Suttles

Chief Sindelar

Ken Kerman

Museum Guard

Sal Rendino

Chuck (Storm Drain Worker #1)

Michael Manuel

Del (Storm Drain Worker #2)

Jared Thorne

Tommy

Taylor Thorne

Tommy

Richard Schiff

Haskins

Brad Blumenthal

Ken Woods

Pete Kasper

Kenny Lopez

Brian Markinson

O.E.M. Staffer #1

Robert Wisdom

O.E.M. Staffer #2

Katie Rich

O.E.M. Staffer #3

Ceal Coleman

O.E.M. Staffer #4

Phil Nee

O.E.M. Staffer #5

Gary Carlos Cervantes

O.E.M. Staffer #6 (as Carlos Cervantes)

George Zaver

O.E.M. Staffer #7

Marty Levy

O.E.M. Staffer #8

Wayne Grace

O.E.M. Staffer #9

John Bishop

Paramedic #1

Marcia del Mar

Kitchen Worker

Mother Love

Traffic Cop

Kayli DeGregorio

Triage 7-Year-Old

Kelsi DeGregorio

Triage 7-Year-Old

Steven Maines

K-Rail Driver (as Steven Mainz)

Josie Dapar

Survivor #1

Joy Baggish

Survivor #2

Ron Perkins

Fire Chief

Todd Sible

Scott

Joshua Fardon

Medic

Catherine Schreiber

Displeased Protestor

David Pressman

Second Protestor

Danny Comden

Ascending Cop

Michael McGrady

Policeman

Michole Briana White

E.R. Nurse #1

Steve MacLaughlin

Construction Supervisor

Howard DuVall

Engineer #1

Sam Alejan

Engineer #2

Gary Kent James

Engineer #3

Robert Tittor

Engineer #4

John Perry Edson

Engineer #5 (as John Perry Edson Jr.)

David T. Mabowe

Engineer #6

Ken Thomas

Engineer #7

Eddie J. Low

Engineer #8

Georganna Barry

Java Lady

Tom Crabson

Passenger on Train

Rick Rogers

Sergeant Riley

Harvey Levin

Reporter

Shepard Smith

Himself - The Media

Larry Carroll

Himself - The Media

Christopher Spinder

Himself - The Media

Penny Griego

Herself - The Media

Jeremy Thompson

Himself - The Media

Kerry Kilbride

Himself - The Media

Jennifer Bjorklund

Herself - The Media

Angie Crouch

Herself - The Media

Rick Garcia

Himself - The Media

Frank Buckley

Himself - The Media

Peter Trunk

Himself - The Media

Steve Edwards

Himself - The Media

Terry Anzur

Herself - The Media

Sasha Foo

Herself - The Media

Lonnie Lardner

Herself - The Media

Chris Myers

Himself - The Media

Michael Villani

Himself - The Media (as Michael Louis Villani)

Pat Lalama

Herself - The Media

Charles Perez

Himself - The Media

Paula Bond

Herself - The Media

Teresa Quevedo-Stoll

Herself - The Media

Sandra Clark

Herself - The Media

Leo Quinones

Himself - The Media

Rich Goldner

Himself - The Media

Alina Recasens

Herself - The Media

Juan Carlos González

Himself - The Media

Walter Richards

Himself - The Media

James Scott Hodson

Himself - The Media

Richard Saxton

Himself - The Media (as Richard L.D. Saxton)

Jere Laird

Himself - The Media

Sergio Urquidi

Himself - The Media

Luann Lee

Herself - The Media

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Herself - The Media

Dorothy Lucey

Herself - The Media (as D. Lucey)

Jillian Barberie

Herself - The Media (as Jillian Warry)

Chris McWatt

Himself - The Media

Jane Wells

Herself - The Media

Jean Martirez

Herself - The Media

Karl T. Wright

Himself - The Media

Al Naipo

Himself - The Media

Andrea Wynn

Herself - The Media

Warren Olney

Himself - The Media

Takayuki Yamauchi

Himself - The Media

Bruce R. Orchid

Himself - The Media (as Bruce Orchid)

Amy Ball

LA Jogger (uncredited)

Pina De Rosa

Hard Rock Cafe Cop (uncredited)

Mark Gantt

Rookie Cop (uncredited)

Michael Haddad

Cal-Trans Worker (uncredited)

Glenn Soo Hoo

Policeman (uncredited)

Lew Knopp

Bomb Squad Agent (uncredited)

Glenn Lutz

Street 7-Year-Old (uncredited)

Scott McKinley

Fireman (uncredited)

Steve Mora

DWP Worker (uncredited)

John Ward Nielsen

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Michael Power

Rioter

Louis E. Rosas

Rioter

Paul Shottner

National Guard (uncredited)

Gary Anthony Sturgis

Homeless Man in Park (uncredited)

Jennifer Wellings

Rioter

Alex Wexo

Hard Rock Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the intervening years since the movie, the LA Metro has indeed been working towards extending subway service to Beverly Hills, albeit on its Purple Line rather than its Red Line as depicted. One of the proposed stops is at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, where they dammed the lava flow along the Miracle Mile.

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An elaborate miniaturized portion of the doomed city, which was destroyed as the lava flowed, was constructed inside hangar #1 at the San Bernardino International Airport.

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The male lead was originally offered to Ed Harris and Bill Pullman.

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Goofs

An overhead shot of Wilshire Boulevard shows lights on in the background, even though the city has no power.

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Helicopters fly around constantly, but the volcanic ash would've clogged the engines. No helicopters should be in the air.

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During the movie the transit employee sinks into lava after saving the life of the unconscious train operator. Simply put, basaltic lava (~3g/cm^3) is more dense than humans (~1g/cm^3). So if a person where to fall onto lava they would not be able to sink into it, instead they would rest on top and get very badly burned by the 900+ degrees Celsius lava.

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Quotes

Roark: I gave that woman my child, she gave me this card.

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Dr. Jaye Calder: We have put the kids in the mall. The Hard Rock I think.

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Amy: Roark, Roark. There's lava in the red line. This just came through on the radio. The lava had overtaken a subway train in Macarthur park and completely destroyed it.

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