Volcano
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.
- Director
- Mick Jackson
- Worldwide
- $123M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Volcano returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $90M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $123M
- Release date
- Apr 25, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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