It's hotter than hell.
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.
Volcano (1997) is a science fiction, action, drama and thriller film directed by Mick Jackson, released on April 25, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 44m. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann and Don Cheadle. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 1,755 ratings.
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Tommy Lee Jones
as Mike Roark
Anne Heche
as Dr. Amy Barnes
Gaby Hoffmann
as Kelly Roark
Don Cheadle
as Emmit Reese
Jacqueline Kim
as Dr. Jaye Calder
Keith David
as Lt. Ed Fox
John Corbett
as Norman Calder
Michael Rispoli
as Gator Harris
John Carroll Lynch
as Stan Olber
Marcello Thedford
as Kevin
Laurie Lathem
as Rachel
Bert Kramer
as L.A. Fire Chief
Directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray and Jerome Armstrong, produced by Andrew Z. Davis and Neal H. Moritz.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 1,755 ratings.
When Los Angeles starts blowing off a little more steam than usual, it falls to disaster emergency supremo "Rourke" (Tommy Lee Jones) to find out what is going on - and when that turns out to be an impending volcanic eruption, he enlists the help of "Dr. Barnes" (Anne Heche) to stop it destroying the city. To be fair, there are plenty of great pyrotechnics and the film pretty much starts in fourth gear - but the…
Reviewed on May 27, 2023
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Volcano (1997) is available to stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Volcano (1997) includes Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle and Jacqueline Kim. The film was directed by Mick Jackson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Volcano was released on April 25, 1997 and runs for 1h 44m.
Volcano (1997) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 1,755 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction, action and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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