Volcanologist harry dalton comes to the sleepy town of dantes peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Geological survey suggests the possibility that the volcano is coming to life, a team of experts come to have a look and discover, too late, that the things about to blow. This starts off with the reason that harry is actually being brought out to dantes peak in the first place. The new movie dantes peak displays all the elements of the classic hollywood disaster flick, circa 1975 irwin allen with stomachturning dialogue to match. Watch the movie dantes peak, keeping these facts in mind as you view it. This is purely a scientific critique on the movie and one from my own mind, so do not take that into effect on whether or not you are going to like this movie. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of dantes inferno by dante alighieri. Nope, its a rocksolid pardon the pun adventure thriller, a subwoofertesting farce of a disaster flick the likes only hollywood can produce. These includes earthquakes which are located 1020 km below the earth surface, prompting harry to speculate that the chances for an eruption of the mountain are about 10,000. With pierce brosnan, linda hamilton, jamie renee smith, jeremy foley. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Some of the scenes acted out, were over exaggerated and could not be possible but others are a completely possible threat to the people in and around dantes peak. Volcanologist harry dalton and mayor rachel wando of dantes peak try to convince the city council and the other volcanologists that the volcano right above. In many but not all respects, the movies depiction of eruptive hazards hits close to the mark, especially as. A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in america, and discovers that the long dormant. We understand that when looking for other movies similar to dantes peak you might be searching for other action or adventure films or even those starring pierce brosnan. In order to list similar movies to dantes peak weve taken into account numerous elements such. If you like dante s peak you are looking for realistic, suspenseful and rough movies about with natural disaster, catastrophe, small town, volcano, mayor, rescue and scientist themes of action, adventure and thriller genre shot in usa. Teacher needs the movie dantes peak pg and a way to play the movie for. Harry pierce brosnan is a volcanologist and travels to dantes peak in the pacific northwest to investigate some slight rumblings of a once thought extinct volcano.
When unusual seismic activity is detected in the charming little pacific northwest town of dantes peak, volcanologist harry. A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in america, and discovers that the long dormant volcano, dante s peak, may wake up at any moment. Read the questions before you start watching the movie. Dantes peak is a 1997 american disaster thriller film directed by roger donaldson. Harry dalton pierce brosnan is sent to the area to check out the volcano. The first hour, which is all typical disaster movie setup, is interminable. I have noticed something very interesting in the movie industry this year. In many but not all respects, the movie s depiction of eruptive hazards hits close to the mark, especially as regards the enormous power unleashed during an eruption. Helens in 1980 and mount pinatubo in 1991, with dr.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Harry pierce brosnan is a volcanologist and travels to dantes peak in the pacific northwest to investigate some slight rumblings of a once thought extinct. Its superior to both its contemporary, volcano, and the far, far more recent pompeii. The movie works when things are on fire, but everything else from dialogue to. Starring pierce brosnan, linda hamilton, charles hallahan, elizabeth hoffman, jamie renee smith, jeremy foley, and grant heslov, the film is set in the fictional town of dantes peak where the inhabitants fight to survive a volcanic eruption from a long dormant stratovolcano that has suddenly woken up and the danger soon escalates. Harry dalton pierce brosnan is one of the most experienced geologists in the united states geological survey usgs, and a 4 years bachelor after he lost his girlfriend, marianne walker brandt to a volcanic eruption in columbia. Set in the fictional town of dantes peak, washington, located in the northern cascade mountains, the film is somewhat based on the reallife eruptions of mount vesuvius in 79 ad, mount st. As you watch the movie, pay special attention to the artistic license taken to dramatize volcanic eruptions. The movie dantes peak displayed both realistic and unrealistic characteristics. See more ideas about pierce brosnan, disaster movie and i movie. Dantes 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.
Dantes peak 1997 filming locations 11 wallace, idaho, usa town exteriors. Casablanca themes go into the story quotes from casablanca. He meets divorcee, rachel linda hamilton, the mayor of dantes peak. Dantes peak is a 1997 disaster movie directed by roger donaldson, about a volcano set in the pacific northwest named, obviously, dantes peak. Barely pushing the running time past the 30minute mark this album doesnt even feature half of the score written for the movie. Volcanologist harry dalton pierce brosnan and mayor rachel wando linda hamilton, finally convince the unbelieving populace that the big one is about to hit and that they need to evacuate immediately, only to discover her two children have gone up the mountain to get their grandmother. Spurred by the volcano related death of a previous lover, dalton urges mayor rachel wando to put the city on alert. A lot of students felt similarly to my post, so i figured id bring the discussion of this 1997 film to reddit and get your opinions as well. Is the eruption depicted in dante s peak realistic.
Harry dalton is sent to a small town near the volcano of dantes peak, which has been inactive for many years. Unlike many disaster movies that milk a certain disaster for all it is worth twister being a classic example, dantes peak really has only one major disaster. I found myself with sweaty palms and chewed up fingernails by the end of the movie. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a. See the full list of dantes peak cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Dantes peak introduction to movie the movie talks about the eruption of northern cascades mountain which took place in america. Its been over 20 years and movie lovers still fight over which of the two 1997 volcano blockbusters was better. In the case of dantes peak and volcano, that kind of analysis is. While the plot is thin and theres little action till the big blow some 60 minutes into the film, a volcano. He receives a call from his boss, paul dryfus charles hallahan to check on unusual activity of a dormant volcano in the cascades called dantes peak. In the 1997 film dantes peak, the volcano is really the star, stealing the show from all the merely human subplots of romance, stubborn grannies, and the inevitable dog that needs to be rescued. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dantes peak near you. Im in a natural disasters class and we had to watch dantes peak 1997 and write an analysis of the film. Finally, the dantes peak script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the pierce brosnan and linda hamilton movie.
Where are the flying cows when you really need them. Set in and around a little resort town called dantes peak the sort. Daltons boss, paul dreyfus arrives and countermands dalton demanding scientific proof. Sometimes i like to start out my movie duels columns with a little bit of sociohistorical analysis, where i pick out the main theme or subject matter in common between two movie twins, and i try to hypothesize why that particular theme was so big a blip on americas cultural radar that we got two different movies about it. Dantes peak is constructed about as skillfully as a disaster movie can be, and there were times when i found it working for me, sort of. Parents need to know that dantes peak is a 1997 disaster movie about a small town called dantes peak that sits at the foot of a dormant volcano of the same name. Dantes peak doesnt really bear deep analysis, but if one did give it much thought one might agree with harrys superior, who first advised against evacuating an entire town just based on harrys gut instincts, even though harry later turned out to be right. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of dantes peak. Pierce brosnan and linda hamilton star in dantes peak, an actionpacked story about the incomparable power of nature and mankinds unending will to survive. The first hour or so of the movie is spent building up a human interest relationship between its two main characters, volcanologist harry dalton pierce brosnan and the mayor of dantes peak, rachel wando linda hamilton. See how various scenes depicted in dantes peak were falsely portrayed and how theyd play out realistically. Dantes peak 1997 disclaimer this is going to be a geological overview of the movie dantes peak.
That it is skillful is a tribute to the filmmakers. In the 1997 film dantes peak, the volcano is really the star, stealing the show from all the merely human subplots of romance, stubborn grannies, and the. Oh, it has its moments, but most of them are concentrated in the final fortyfive minutes. Many, if not most, of their albums were far from comprehensive and missed much of the score featured in the movie, often with different instrumentation and arrangement. Dalton must save the town, especially his newfound girlfriend, mayor rachel wando.
Inferno is the first part of italian poet dante alighieris narrative poem. Dantes peak isnt an intelligent movie, now is it trying to change the way you think about volcanoes. Rachel wando linda hamilton, the towns mayor, is a single mother who also runs the local cafe, and now that dantes peak has been named one of the most desirable small towns in america. Our human protagonist, harry dalton pierce brosnan, is a lone, workaholic volcanologist who gets sent out to the cascade range in washington state by the u. A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in america, and discovers that the long dormant volcano, dantes peak, may wake up at any moment. Dantes peak is a fun movie and easily one of the best disaster movies involving a volcano. Usgs scientist harry dalton is sent to the small town of dantes peak to check on unusual activity. As you notice something in the movie that either supports a fact or departs from it in order to create more drama in the movie, then list it in the correct space on the worksheet. There have been quite a few natural disaster movies such as twister, dantes peak, astroidtv movie, the floodmovie coming soon and. 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. In fact, im being honest in saying that i found a lot of the effects in dantes peak to be better than those in pompeii. I am not going to focus on the plot, the acting, the directing or anything of the sort.