Volcano

1997
12
1h 44m

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5.5/10

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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

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,124

499

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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 & the Movies: 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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Featured review

5/10

It shud have been named Lava/Magma, wreaking havoc inside n outside the gutter.

I first saw this with my friends in Regal theater, South Mumbai in 1997.

Those times there were no trailers or YouTube or any reviews. Enjoyed it a bit then but aft revisiting it, i found it to b lame.

The film doesnt have any tension or suspense. It has the same lava stuff going on again n again. The best part is, the film's name is Volcano but we dont get to see any mountain bursting. At times, the lava looked too fake. Even the plan and the strategy to contain/pool the lava and later divert the lava's direction is a big lol.

Anne Heche's character is a scientist but the character does stupid stuff.

The only good thing is the way Stan Olber (John Carroll Lynch) saves the driver. The jumping into the lava flow n throwing the driver to safety is epic.