The pressure is building...
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.
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Classical in form, resolved, contemporary and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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“Is Pierce Brosnan the best thing in Dante's Peak?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- Pierce BrosnanHarry Dalton
- Linda HamiltonRachel Wando
- Arabella FieldNancy
- Jamie Renée SmithLauren Wando
- Jeremy FoleyGraham Wando
- Elizabeth HoffmanRuth
- Charles HallahanPaul Dreyfus
- Grant HeslovGreg
- Kirk TrutnerTerry Furlong
- Tzi MaStan
Crew
- Roger DonaldsonDirector
- Leslie BohemScreenplay
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Tina HirschEditor
- Howard E. SmithEditor
- Conrad Buff IVEditor
- Gale Anne HurdProducer
- Joseph SingerProducer
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