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Volcano

It's hotter than hell.
Apr 25, 1997 · 1h 44m
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Science Fiction
Action
Drama
Thriller

PLOT

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

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CAST

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
Lt. Ed Fox
John Corbett
Norman Calder
Michael Rispoli
Gator Harris
Directed by Mick Jackson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$90,000,000
Revenue
$122,823,468
Production
20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Neal H. Moritz Productions
Country
US

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