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Volcano: Fire on the Mountain is a film of genre Drama directed by Graeme Campbell with Dan Cortese
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
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Rating46%
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain is a 1997 made-for-television disaster film starring Cynthia Gibb and Dan Cortese.
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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.Actors
Dan Cortese
(Peter Slater)
Cynthia Gibb
(Kelly Adams)
Brian Kerwin
(Buck Adams)
Don S. Davis
(Mayor Bob Hart)
Lynda Boyd
(Maureen)
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