Volcano
5.9/10
Rating
104 min
Runtime
1997
Release Year
Mick Jackson
Director
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim
Quick Synopsis
During a calm morning in Los Angeles, a sudden earthquake creates a deep fissure in the ground, allowing molten lava to rise to the surface. This leads to the unexpected formation of a volcano in the area of the La Brea Tar Pits. The city's emergency management director teams up with a geologist to coordinate efforts and utilize all available resources to prevent the volcano from destroying the city.
Detailed Synopsis of Volcano
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.
