Volcano

1997
PG-13
1h 44m

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5.5/10

84K

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Disaster Action Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

84K

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The lava was primarily made of methylcellulose, the thickening agent used in fast-food milkshakes.

Goofs
(at around 27 mins) During the first big tremor, the city has a blackout, and goes completely dark. Car headlights, which are not attached to the power grid, should still be visible.

Quotes
Amy: Sometimes magma can find one of those fissures and rise up through it.
Roark: What's magma?
Rachel: Lava.
Roark: Lava? Right here in L.A?
Amy: It is one of the possibilities.
Roark: We have a history of that here in the downtown area?
Rachel: Paricutin... 1943, a Mexican farmer sees smoke coming out of the middle of his cornfield. A week later there's a volcano a thousand feet high. There's no history of anything until it happens. Then there is.

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".

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Volcano/Shiloh/Romy and Michele's High School Reunion/Female Perversions/A Brother's Kiss (1997)

Soundtracks
I Love L.A.
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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complete and utter nonsense

This film really is one of the most awful pieces of rubbish I have ever had the misfortune to sit through. The storyline itself is weak, the all-American back-slapping nonsense throughout left me feeling drained. Why? I laughed out loud at some of the ridiculous almost farcial plot situations...a volcano in LA?...hmmm. Every great actor has the right to make a turkey...Tommy boy, that was yours!