Dante´S Peak

DANTE´S PEAK
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside named Dante's Peak after a long dormant volcano, which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, and discoversthat Dante's Peak, may wake up at any moment
The film begins with the eruption of an unnamed volcano in Colombia during which volcanologist Dr. Harry Daltons (Pearse Brosnan) and his fiancée,Marianne (Walker Brandt) are trying to escape in a jeep along with the panicked locals. Rushing through the adrenaline filled race they are confident of escape and seem almost to make it when a lump ofmolten lava crashes through the roof fo the jeep and hits Marianne on the head and killing her outright.

Four years later the story moves to the Northern Cascade Mountains and a little town restingdirectly besides a large, powerful and possibly dangerous volcano. Dante's Peak (the town) receives an award on a warm summer day, congratulating the town on being the second best place to live,population under 20,000 whilst celebrating its annual "Pioneer Days Festival". After two backpackers are killed in the hot springs by active volcanic activity, Doctor Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan, Mrs.Doubtfire) is sent there to evaluate the town's dormant volcano. Trying to convince the town council to put the town on alert for evacuation, Harry's boss Doctor Paul Dreyfuss (Charles Hallahan, Space Jam)convinces them that putting a town on alert would mean a literal finanical nightmare for them and other neighboring towns around the state. Refusing to believe Paul's decision, Harry convinces thetown mayor, Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton, Terminator) to watch out for any threat that would come off of that mountain. Days later, the mountain begins to cause major problems, ranging from sewer leaksto mild earthquakes. Now convinced that the town is in danger of a volcanic eruption, Paul gives the order to put the town on alert. But, it is just too late. The mountain explodes. Massive amounts...