Dante's Peak

Dante's Peak

Release Date

1997

Director

  • Roger Donaldson

Cast

  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Linda Hamilton
  • Jamie Renée Smith

A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town named Dante's Peak, which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that long-dormant volcano Dante's Peak may wake up at any moment.

Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) is a volcano expert who is sent to investigate unusual seismic activity in the quiet Pacific Northwest community of Dante's Peak. There he discovers people boiled to death in the local hot spring and plant and animal life dying or displaying unusual illnesses near the city's supposedly dormant volcano. Harry becomes convinced that a major volcanic catastrophe is imminent. Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), the town's mayor, is skeptical of Harry's warnings. He must convince her of the potential danger before it’s too late.

Past Programs

2014

Human Response to Disaster

The Nickelodeon, Columbia, SC

2018

Oregon's real seismic science

Egyptian Theatre, Coos Bay, OR

2019

Volcanic ash in Western Nebraska: past and future?

Midwest Theater, Scottsbluff, NE

2024