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Volcano

Movie·1997·Science Fiction, Action, Drama·1h 44m·5.9 (1,677)·Directed by Mick Jackson

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An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

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Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee JonesMike RoarkAnne HecheAnne HecheDr. Amy BarnesGaby HoffmannGaby HoffmannKelly RoarkDon CheadleDon CheadleEmmit ReeseJacqueline KimJacqueline KimDr. Jaye CalderKeith DavidKeith DavidLt. Ed FoxJohn CorbettJohn CorbettNorman CalderMichael RispoliMichael RispoliGator Harris

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