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- USGS scientist Harry Dalton is sent to the small town of Dante's Peak to check on unusual activity. Spurred by the volcano-related death of a previous lover, Dalton urges Mayor Rachel Wando to put the city on alert. Dalton's boss, Paul Dreyfus, arrives and countermands Dalton demanding scientific proof.
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Plot. In 1993, USGS volcanologist Harry Dalton and his partner-turned-fiancée Marianne attempt to escape an ongoing eruption in Colombia. As they venture out, a lava bomb smashes through the roof of the truck, killing Marianne.
USGS scientist Harry Dalton is sent to the small town of Dante's Peak to check on unusual activity. Spurred by the volcano-related death of a previous lover, Dalton urges Mayor Rachel Wando to put the city on alert.
In Dante’s Peak, our expert-on-hand is Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan), the best vulcanologist employed by the US Geological Survey. Harry becomes convinced that the long-dormant Dante’s Peak (the volcano) is about to erupt and argues that Dante’s Peak (the town) needs to prepare to evacuate.
Four years later, Harry is sent to the fictional town of Dante’s Peak, Washington, by his employer Dr. Paul Dreyfus to investigate seismic activity suspected to be caused by a neighbouring dormant stratovolcano.
Feb 7, 1997 · Dante's Peak: Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley. A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
- (99K)
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Roger Donaldson
- 1997-02-07
Jun 19, 2024 · In a year of rival disaster movies, Dante's Peak is sometimes forgotten, but still worth revisiting. By Matthew Jackson Jun 19, 2024, 9:00 AM ET. Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) and Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton) appear in Dante's Peak (1997).
"Dante's Peak,'' written by Leslie Bohem and directed by Roger Donaldson, 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. That it is skillful is a tribute to the filmmakers.
