Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
| Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Craig Spector, Steve Womack |
| Story by | Merrill H. Karp, Donna Ebbs, Scott Weinstein |
| Directed by | Graeme Campbell |
| Starring |
Dan Cortese Cynthia Gibb Brian Kerwin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Davis Entertainment, Pacific Motion Pictures |
| Distributor | American Broadcasting Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 23, 1997 |
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain is a 1997 made-for-television disaster film starring Cynthia Gibb and Dan Cortese.[1]
Plot
Vulcanologist Peter Slater Dan Cortese, studying elevated steam-activity on Angel Mountain, finds evidence of an impending eruption such as many animals lying dead for no apparent reason. His ex-girlfriend Kelly Adams, a resident of the eponymous town, is told about his findings—which unfortunately, happen to be during the peak tourist season. Kelly tries in vain to warn the townsfolk and council of the danger, but they fail to heed and evacuate—until the mountain shows ashfall. After several attempts to find a solution, Peter declares that the lava is soon going to come down like "a liquid avalanche" which gives Kelly the idea (due to Angel Mountain and some others nearby being snowcapped) of using a snow avalanche to stop the lava flow—at which Peter balks, until Kelly tells him of the lack of other albernatives. The two then set out skiing to planting explosives to set off a controlled avalanche to stop the flow—but in attempting to escape the resulting avalanche Peter gets buried and Kelly makes it into town to witness the result, the snow avalanche blocking off (and solidifying) the lava-flow. At that point, Peter manages to dig himself out and return to town, after which he and Kelly rekindle their romance.
References
- ↑ "Volcano: Fire on the Mountain". IMDB. Retrieved 9 September 2015.