"The coast is toast."

1997

1h 44m

5.9(1579 votes)

Science Fiction

Action

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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120 members

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Tommy Lee Jones

Mike Roark

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Anne Heche

Dr. Amy Barnes

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Gaby Hoffmann

Kelly Roark

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Don Cheadle

Emmit Reese

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Jacqueline Kim

Dr. Jaye Calder

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Keith David

Lt. Ed Fox

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John Corbett

Norman Calder

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Michael Rispoli

Gator Harris

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John Carroll Lynch

Stan Olber

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Marcello Thedford

Kevin

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Laurie Lathem

Rachel

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Bert Kramer

L.A. Fire Chief

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Bo Eason

Bud McVie

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James MacDonald

Terry Jasper

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Dayton Callie

Roger Lapher

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Michael Cutt

Armstrong

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Kevin Bourland

Bob Davis

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Valente Rodriguez

Train Driver

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Susie Essman

Anita

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Gerry Black

Train Passenger

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Sheila Howard

Panicked Woman / Nanny

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Lou Myers

Pastor Lake

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Gareth Williams

Pete

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Juan Gabriel Reynoso

Carlos

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Angela Albarez

Lydia Perez

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Richard Penn

Middle Aged Man

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Jennifer Estlin

Nurse Fran

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Mickey Cottrell

Councilman Gates

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Darnell Suttles

Chief Sindelar

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Ken Kerman

Museum Guard

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Sal Rendino

Storm Drain Worker #1

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Michael Manuel

Storm Drain Worker #2

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Jared Thorne

Tommy

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Taylor Thorne

Tommy

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Richard Schiff

Haskins

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Brad Blumenthal

Ken Woods

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Pete Kasper

Kenny Lopez

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Brian Markinson

O.E.M. Staffer #1

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Robert Wisdom

O.E.M. Staffer #2

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Katie Rich

O.E.M. Staffer #3

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Ceal Coleman

O.E.M. Staffer #4

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Phil Nee

O.E.M. Staffer #5

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Gary Carlos Cervantes

O.E.M. Staffer #6

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George Zaver

O.E.M. Staffer #7

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Marty Levy

O.E.M. Staffer #8

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Wayne Grace

O.E.M. Staffer #9

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John Bishop

Paramedic #1

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Marcia Del Mar

Kitchen Worker

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Mother Love

Traffic Cop

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Kayli DiGregorio

Triage 7 Year Old

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Kelsi DiGregorio

Triage 7 Year Old

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Steven Mainz

K-Rail Driver

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Josie Dapar

Survivor #1

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Joy Baggish

Survivor #2

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Ron Perkins

Fire Chief

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Todd Sible

Scott

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Joshua Fardon

Medic

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Catherine Schreiber

Displeased Protestor

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David Pressman

Second Protestor

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Danny Comden

Cop

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Michael McGrady

Policeman

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Michole Briana White

E.R. Nurse #1

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Steve MacLaughlin

Construction Supervisor

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Howard DuVall

Engineer #1

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Gary Kent James

Engineer #3

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Robert Tittor

Engineer #4

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John Perry Edson

Engineer #5

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Sam Alejan

Engineer #2

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David T. Mabowe

Engineer #6

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Ken Thomas

Engineer #7

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Eddie J. Low

Engineer #8

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Georganna Barry

Java Lady

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Tom Crabson

Passenger on Train

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Rick Rogers

Sgt. Riley

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Harvey Levin

Harvey Levin - The Media

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Larry Carroll

Larry Carroll - The Media

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Penny Griego

Penny Griego - The Media

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Kerry Kilbride

Kerry Kilbride - The Media

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Angie Crouch

Angie Crouch - The Media

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Frank Buckley

Frank Buckley - The Media

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Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards - The Media

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Sasha Foo

Sasha Foo - The Media

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Chris Myers

Chris Myers - The Media

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Shepard Smith

Shepard Smith - The Media

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Christopher Spinder

Christopher Spinder - The Media

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Jeremy Thompson

Jeremy Thompson - The Media

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Jennifer Bjorklund

Jennifer Bjorklund - The Media

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Rick Garcia

Rick Garcia - The Media

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Peter Trunk

Peter Trunk - The Media

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Terry Anzur

Terry Anzur - The Media

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Lonnie Lardner

Lonnie Lardner - The Media

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Michael Villani

Michael Louis Villani - The Media

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Pat Lalama

Pat Lalama - The Media

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Paula Bond

Paula Bond - The Media

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Sandra Clark

Sandra Clark - The Media

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Rich Goldner

Rich Goldner - The Media

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Juan Carlos Gonzalez

Juan Carlos González - The Media

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James Scott Hodson

James Scott Hodson - The Media

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Jere Laird

Jere Laird - The Media

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Charles Perez

Charles Perez - The Media

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Teresa Quevedo-Stoll

Teresa Quevedo-Stoll - The Media

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Leo Quiñones

Leo Quinones - The Media

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Alina Recasens

Alina Recasens - The Media

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Walter Richards

Walter Richards - The Media

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Richard Saxton

Richard L.D. Saxton - The Media

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Sergio Urquidi

Sergio Urquidi - The Media

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Luann Lee

Luann Lee - The Media

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Dorothy Lucey

Dorothy Lucey - The Media

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Chris McWatt

Chris McWatt - The Media

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Jean Martirez

Jean Martirez - The Media

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Al Naipo

Al Naipo - The Media

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Warren Olney

Warren Olney - The Media

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Bruce R. Orchid

Bruce Orchid - The Media

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Jane Velez-Mitchell

Jane Velez-Mitchell - The Media

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Jillian Warry Barberie

Jillian Warry - The Media

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Jane Wells

Jane Wells - The Media

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Karl T. Wright

Karl T. Wright - The Media

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Andrea Wynn

Andrea Wynn - The Media

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Takayuki Yamauchi

Takayuki Yamauchi - The Media

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Greg Bronson

Boom Operator (uncredited)

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