Storyline
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
Directors
Cast
Bill Bolender, Grant Heslov, Tzi Ma, Lee Garlington, Peter Jason, Susie Spear Purcell, Pierce Brosnan, Brian Reddy, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Mike Butters, Christopher Murray, Arabella Field, David Lipper, Jamie Renée Smith, Ingo Neuhaus, Jeremy Foley, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kirk Trutner, Carole Androsky, Jeffrey L. Ward, Tim Haldeman, Walker Brandt, Hansford Rowe, Heather Stephens, R.J. Burns, Tammy L. Smith, Justin Williams, Donna Ostrom, Marilyn Leubner, Ed Stone, Tod Rainey
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Reviews
80
Chicago Reader
This corny and manipulative movie taxes your ability to suspend disbelief and predictably punishes characters for their hubris--earmarks of a great disaster flick, if the tone is just right.
70
Dante's Peak is predictable from start to finish, but the video-game style action and effects never let up long enough for you to remember how absurd it all is. It's a blast.
63
Dante's Peak, written by Leslie Bohem and directed by Roger Donaldson, follows the disaster formula so faithfully that if you walk in while the movie is in progress, you can estimate how long the story has to run. That it is skillful is a tribute to the filmmakers.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Director Roger Donaldson ("Smash Palace," "No Way Out," "Species"), working from a script by Leslie Bohem ("Daylight"),does a serviceable job, wrapping his narrative around the big kabooms, but the real interest comes from the extraordinary barrage of sound and spectacle.
60
The New York Times
The special effects are suitably catastrophic, though they aren't much more clever than the computer tricks that turn up in beer commercials these days.
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