Dante's Peak (1997)

Regisseur:

Roger Donaldson

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Leslie Bohem (written by)

Premierendatum:

7. Februar 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Drama

Werbezeile:

The pressure is building...

Plot:

Dr. Harry Dalton discovers that Dante's Peak, which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, is being threatened by a volcano that hasn't been live for years.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Volcanic Ash | Wolf Hybrid | Seismology | Kitten

Filmpreise:

4 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

Good Effects Make It Fun To Watch

Besetzung

Pierce Brosnan	...	Harry Dalton
Linda Hamilton	...	Rachel Wando
Charles Hallahan	...	Paul Dreyfus
Jamie Renée Smith	...	Lauren Wando
Jeremy Foley	...	Graham Wando
Elizabeth Hoffman	...	Ruth
Grant Heslov	...	Greg, USGS Crew
Kirk Trutner	...	Terry, USGS Crew
Arabella Field	...	Nancy, USGS Crew
Tzi Ma	...	Stan, USGS Crew
Brian Reddy	...	Les Worrell
Lee Garlington	...	Dr. Jane Fox
Bill Bolender	...	Sheriff Turner
Carole Androsky	...	Mary Kelly (as Carol Androsky)
Peter Jason	...	Norman Gates

Alternativ:

Dante's Peak (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disaster related peril and gore.

Länge:

USA:109 Min | Poland:104 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35097) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Poland:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Drehorte:

Agua Dulce, California, USA

Firma:

Pacific Western

Dies und das:

All crater scenes were shot at Mt St Helens

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When the crew is unloading SpiderLegs in the parking lot, Greg has a highly noticeable case of five o'clock shadow. Less than a minute later, when he is inside directing SpiderLegs remotely, he is clean-shaven.

Dialogzitate:

Nancy: Why look at the computer when you can look at the real thing?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Montiert/geschnitten zu Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Blue Moon Revisited

Good Effects Make It Fun To Watch

This "disaster film" had some of the best special effects of its day (almost 10 years ago). I have to say "of its day" because technology has made CGI become dated quickly these days.

This film is all about a volcano, a la Mt. St. Helen's, erupting and killing people and destroying a small town below it. Some of the scenes were just jaw- dropping and, at least for the first-time viewer, a lot of suspense over whether the main characters of the story will survive it.

Of course, there are some credibility gaps in here, things that just could not happen such as little boy drive van up a mountain (when his feet wouldn't reach the foot pedals!) but you just go along for the ride and enjoy the tension and special effects even if the story gets a little hokey.

It might not be the most intelligent film, but it's very entertaining 109 minutes, and that's the name of the business. It's good escapist fare, and that's all. It's worth two looks.