Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Mild
The story
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
- rescue
- small town
- helicopter
- lava
- mayor
- evacuation
- natural disaster
- motel
- volcano
- lovers
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Pierce Brosnan
Harry Dalton
Linda Hamilton
Rachel Wando
Arabella Field
Nancy
Jamie Renée Smith
Lauren Wando
- Jeremy Foley — Graham Wando
- Elizabeth Hoffman — Ruth
- Charles Hallahan — Paul Dreyfus
- Grant Heslov — Greg
- Kirk Trutner — Terry Furlong
- Tzi Ma — Stan
- Brian Reddy — Les Worrell
- Lee Garlington — Dr. Jane Fox
- Bill Bolender — Sheriff Turner
- Carole Androsky — Mary Kelly
- Peter Jason — Norman Gates
- Directed
- Roger Donaldson
- Written
- Leslie Bohem
Production
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 2,169 ratings
- Studio
- Pacific Western, Universal Pictures
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