Volcano (1997 film)
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Volcano is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray, and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Don Cheadle and Keith David. It tells the story of an effort to divert the path of a dangerous lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles following the formation of a volcano at the La Brea Tar Pits. The story was inspired by the 1943 formation of the Parícutin volcano in Mexico.
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Directed by | Mick Jackson |
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Story by | Jerome Armstrong |
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Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
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Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million[1] |
Box office | $122.8 million[1] |
Volcano was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on April 25, 1997. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $122.8 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.