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20th Century Fox
Fox 2000 Pictures
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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.
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May 27, 2023 · via TMDB
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 ending really lets it down. Not the science, that's quite entertaining as they have to use subway tunnels, storm drains and quite a bit of dynamite; it's the "have to rescue my daughter" nonsense that spoiled it for me. Maybe there ought to be a rule that anyone charged with such responsibility is not permitted to have a teenage child anywhere within a 200 mile radius of their zone of responsibility? Yes, there are plausibility issues too - has the construction industry really been hoodwinking us all for so long? Is demolition really this easy? It's still quite an enjoyable disaster movie, though, that shows well the dedication and commitment of the emergency services when it comes to scenarios like this, but most of the drama is noisily contrived and the performances are merely adequate.
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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
John Carroll Lynch
Stan Olber
Marcello Thedford
Kevin
Bert Kramer
L.A. Fire Chief
James MacDonald
Terry Jasper
Dayton Callie
Roger Lapher
Kevin Bourland
Bob Davis
Valente Rodriguez
Train Driver
Susie Essman
Anita
Gerry Black
Train Passenger
Lou Myers
Pastor Lake
Gareth Williams
Pete
Richard Penn
Middle Aged Man
Jennifer Estlin
Nurse Fran
Mickey Cottrell
Councilman Gates
Darnell Suttles
Chief Sindelar
Ken Kerman
Museum Guard
Sal Rendino
Storm Drain Worker #1
Michael Manuel
Storm Drain Worker #2
Taylor Thorne
Tommy
Richard Schiff
Haskins
Brad Blumenthal
Ken Woods
Pete Kasper
Kenny Lopez
Brian Markinson
O.E.M. Staffer #1
Robert Wisdom
O.E.M. Staffer #2
Katie Rich
O.E.M. Staffer #3
Phil Nee
O.E.M. Staffer #5
Gary Carlos Cervantes
O.E.M. Staffer #6
Wayne Grace
O.E.M. Staffer #9
John Bishop
Paramedic #1
Mother Love
Traffic Cop
Ron Perkins
Fire Chief
Todd Sible
Scott
Catherine Schreiber
Displeased Protestor
David Pressman
Second Protestor
Danny Comden
Cop
Michael McGrady
Policeman
Michole Briana White
E.R. Nurse #1
Gary Kent James
Engineer #3
Harvey Levin
Harvey Levin - The Media
Frank Buckley
Frank Buckley - The Media
Chris Myers
Chris Myers - The Media
Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith - The Media
Jeremy Thompson
Jeremy Thompson - The Media
Michael Villani
Michael Louis Villani - The Media
Pat Lalama
Pat Lalama - The Media
Richard Saxton
Richard L.D. Saxton - The Media
Luann Lee
Luann Lee - The Media
Jane Velez-Mitchell
Jane Velez-Mitchell - The Media
Jillian Warry Barberie
Jillian Warry - The Media
Karl T. Wright
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Theo van de Sande
Director of Photography
Wayne Mallory
Special Effects Technician
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Coordinator
Shane Dixon
Stunt Coordinator
Lisa Dempsey
Stunt Double
Al Goto
Stunts
Anita Hart
Stunts
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Bob Minor
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
Danny Epper
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Danny Wynands
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David Barrett
Stunts
Diana R. Lupo
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Doc Duhame
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Donna Keegan
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Eddy Donno
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Erik Rondell
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Gregory J. Barnett
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Henry Kingi
Stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Jeff Imada
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Jeff Mosley
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Jennifer Caputo
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
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John C. Meier
Stunts
Josh Kemble
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Manny Perry
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Mic Rodgers
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Norman Howell
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Pat Romano
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Robert Apisa
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Scott Waugh
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Stanton Barrett
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Tim A. Davison
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Tim Gilbert
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Tim Trella
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Tony Donno
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Tony Epper
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Troy Brown
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Troy Gilbert
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Verne Troyer
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Mick Jackson
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Michele Panelli-Venetis
First Assistant Director
Mic Rodgers
Second Unit Director
Michael Tronick
Editor
Scott Stuber
Associate Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Executive Producer
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Matthew Wood
Assistant Sound Designer
Alan Silvestri
Conductor
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Christopher Boyes
Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Billy Ray
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Barry Lyndon
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The Banker
Changeling
Zodiac
Training Day
Ed Wood
Apollo 13
The Experiment
The Trial
Becoming Jane
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Leaving Las Vegas
Short Cuts
Big Trouble in Little China
Constantine
Twisted Fate
Power Alley
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Pi
Rush Hour
A Star Is Born
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In Time
Independence Day
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Death Proof
11:14
Chime
A Lot Like Love
Horse Sense
Romeo + Juliet
Tropic Thunder
Fantastic Voyage
Crank
Man of Steel
The Day After Tomorrow
2 Fast 2 Furious
Tarantula
The Perfect Storm
The Man with the Golden Gun
Annihilation
Harsh Times
Speed Racer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Silent Twins
Two-Minute Warning
Underwater
The Cloud
Resident Evil: Extinction
Secret Defense
Gorath
Nick of Time
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Night Watch
Mysterious Island
Terminator Salvation
Angel
What I Did for Love
Mission to Mars
The Mexican
Poseidon
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
One Million B.C.
R.I.P.D.
Miracle Landing
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
The Time Shifters
Color of Night
A Dangerous Profession
Deadly Eyes
Harlow
Hulk
My Gun Is Quick
Ask the Dust
The Roommate
Row 19
Young Bodies Heal Quickly
Bad Twin
Futureshock: Comet
Butt Boy
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City Beneath the Sea
Baader
Dead Sea
Fender
Gooses
God, I'm Ready
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Deepwater Horizon
Super 8
The End of Oak Street
War of the Worlds
Ladder 49
Magma: Volcanic Disaster
Testament
Greenland 2: Migration
Godzilla
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Dante's Peak
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction
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Daylight
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