Friday, November 13, 2015

November 13 - Dante's Peak

Today’s motion picture is a disaster film with a scene that happens on November 13. Watch and enjoy this movie tonight.

DANTE’S PEAK         

On November 13, 1985 [00:21 to 5:08] Nevada del Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts, killing Marianne, the partner of vulcanologist Dr. Harry Dalton. Four yeas later Harry is sent to Dante’s Peak, Washington to investigate the dormant volcano near the town. While on an outing with Rachel Wando and her kids, Harry finds evidence of heat buildup inside the mountain. Harry convinces his boss to send a team to conduct further studies, but they initially find nothing until on the eve of their departure it is discovered that the town’s water supply has been contaminated by volcanic residue. Both Harry and his boss Paul agree that an eruption may be imminent and the town is ordered evacuated. The volcano erupts and Harry discovers Rachel and her kids have gone to rescue her mother, who lives near the crater. Their efforts are ultimately unsuccessful as she stays behind after being injured during the rescue attempt. Harry, Rachel and her kids reach the town after everyone else has left, just before a final cataclysmic eruption. However, they find safety in an abandoned mine and are rescued days later.

Volcanoes:Crucibles of Change by Richard V. Fisher, et. al. (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1997) at page 272 gives the date of the eruption.

Producers - Gale Anne Hurd and Joseph Singer

Director - Roger Donaldson

Screenwriter - Leslie Bohem

Runtime – 1 hour 49 minutes

Released – February 7, 1997

Starring –

Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Harry Dalton
Linda Hamilton as Mayor Rachel Wando
Charles Hallahan as Dr. Pauljoseph "Paul" Dreyfus
Elizabeth Hoffman as Grandma Ruthleen "Ruth"
Jamie Renée Smith as Lauren Wando
Jeremy Foley as Graham Wando
Grant Heslov as Gregory "Greg"
Arabella Field as Nancy
Tzi Ma as Stanley "Stan"
Bill Bolender as Sheriff Turner
Peter Jason as Norman Gates
Kirk Trutner as Terry Furlong
Brian Reddy as Lester "Les" Worrell
Susie Spear as Karen Narlington
Walker Brandt as Marianne

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015.


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