Dante's Peak

Dante's Peak

How long will truck tires last on top of molten lava? A surprising amount of time, apparently, according to this wild and wildly improbable disaster movie. Pierce Brosnan stars as a government geologist who shows up in a small Washington town to check out an active volcano, and in doing so gets in the way of the local-development agenda of the mayor (Linda Hamilton). Mother Nature soon levels the playing field, however, quite literally, as the pair and sundry kids and others try to keep ahead of the volcano's many spin-off problems. Roger Donaldson (The Bounty) directed, and if the film is remembered for nothing else, its special effects are unnervingly realistic, no doubt drawn in part from research into the Mount St. Helens disaster. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, director commentary, behind-the-scenes material, and optional French and Spanish soundtracks, plus optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director(s): Roger Donaldson
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Grant Heslov, Elizabeth Hoffman
Production: Universal Pictures
  4 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
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PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Year:
1997
109
2,258 Views

Harry Dalton:
I've always been better at feeling out volcanoes than people and politics.

Harry Dalton:
Her name was Marianne. We worked together. She loved volcanoes.

Harry Dalton:
I move around a lot: Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Mexico, New Zealand, New Guinea... wherever there's a volcano with an attitude.

Paul Dreyfus:
Harry, listen... for what it's worth... you were right and I was wrong.

Greg:
Coffee time! Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee!

Stan:
Isn't this beautiful, nestled all nice and cozy right up against the mountain?

Nancy:
Yeah, just like Pompeii.

Rachel:
A man who looks at a rock must have a lot on his mind.

Harry Dalton:
Get the hell out of there now, before it's too late!

Terry, USGS Crew:
Did anybody feel that?

Paul Dreyfus:
I felt that.

Rachel:
Harry, you see that car coming at us?

Harry Dalton:
I see it.

Terry, USGS Crew:
I have great taste in women! When have I ever steered you wrong?

Harry Dalton:
What about Astrid?

Terry, USGS Crew:
What about Astrid? I thought the two of you would have a lot in common. She said she was into rocks.

Harry Dalton:
Crystals, Terry. Crystals. Not rocks. Crystals.

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