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Dante's Peak

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Original title

Dante's Peak

Year

1997

Running time

108 min.

Country

United States

Director

Roger Donaldson

Screenwriter

Leslie Bohem

Cast

Music

John Frizzell. Theme: James Newton Howard

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Producer

Universal Pictures, Pacific Western. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Genre

Action | Disaster Film. Volcanoes

Synopsis

A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the skeptical townspeople and his suspicious superiors who believe he is overreacting in the aftermath of his own tragedy. The beautiful, widowed mayor of the picturesque town believes him, however, and soon they find themselves in a fight for their lives as "Dante's Peak" blows its stack ten miles high, raining ash and fire over everything in its shadow. The Signature Collection Special Edition laserdisc includes added commentary by the director and production designer, a behind-the-scenes documentary, and an isolated score.

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Critics' reviews

"While the plot is thin and there's little action till the big blow some 60 minutes into the film, a volcano offers a greater variety of thrills than your basic cyclone ever could."

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"The special effects are suitably catastrophic, though they aren't much more clever than the computer tricks that turn up in beer commercials these days"

Elvis Mitchell: The New York Times
"It has its moments, but most of them are concentrated in the final forty-five minutes. The first hour is interminable."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"Dante's Peak is customary for the genre, with convincing special effects sharing screen time with standard-issue characters and situations."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"As boring as the special effects are, they far outshine the stultifying plot"

John Krewson: AV Club
"Too bad that by the time the volcano shoots its wad, the movie has already died a thousand deaths, ground to a halt by the interminable waiting for the damn thing to blow"

Manohla Dargis: LA Weekly
"[It] follows the disaster formula so faithfully that if you walk in while the movie is in progress, you can estimate how long the story has to run (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
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