The subway scene in this movie traumatized me when I was a kid. I legit lost sleep, and had nightmares over this movie for years because of that scene. LOL
It wasn't the guy jumping into the lava scene that gave me the creeps, it was the scene where the train driver looks out the window and sees the lava coming down the tube before passing out
Tommy Lee Jones was awesome in the 90's like The Fugitive, Under Siege, Men In Black, US Marshals and this movie as well. He's one of my favorite actors of all time.
I’ve been saying this for Years. I do hope we get some sort of Sequel I always wondered what happened if the Volcano woke up in today’s LA and spread more throughout the city…
No, not 'Yellowstone Awakening'- not unless its done with proper and thorough scientific involvement. Contrary to popular belief, Yellowstone's next eruption will be neither big nor overly dramatic a la 2012. It is most likely to be a maar forming phreatic or steam driven eruption, which won't involve any fresh molten material at all...
This was one of my favorite movies when I was younger and it still is. It's really cool to see the full version of the Behind the Scenes, more of the Wilshire Boulevard set and its construction, thank you so much for posting this video!😁👍💝
@metalgearhead99 Yeah and the main reason why the build a fake Wilshire was because they couldn't mess up with the real one so I've always wondered how things would have been like with the real Boulevard since there would be way more things for the lava to destroy, including a big skyscrapper.
What would I give for a remake of Volcano. The film has such ingenious special effects and in contrast to Dante's Peak, which is more realistic, Volcano is about something that is not the case in any other volcanic film: The birth of a volcano. So great-looking lava, one or the other emotional scene (I'm just telling Stan his heroic deed in the Red Line Tunnel) and yet the film stays true to itself. If I could add something I would have wanted to see a few more volcanic scenes and the Red Line Tunnel scenes could have been extended. But without a doubt, next to Dante's Peak, the best volcanic film ever. He shaped my love for volcanoes. Maybe a lot of people laugh but I think a remake would be worthwhile here even if the film hasn't lost any of its heat.
@metalgearhead99 From other volcano scenes I only mean the eruption itself. The first explosions of the La Brea tar pits shortly before the lava begins to flow onto the street are for me the biggest highlight of the film, but when you see the volcano up close again later just a few scenes. At least twice. A few more volcanic effects in between would have been nice. As for the Red Line Tunnel, I thought the scenes regarding the rescue operation were a bit too short. The platoon leader was also a little short, opening the window and the lava moving closer. After all, he collapsed from lack of oxygen. I would have tried to extend it a little bit, but nevertheless a great volcanic film.
@metalgearhead99 All right. As for the team after Stan died in the lava, there is also a scene that I would have extended as well as the collapse of the tunnel, which Amy would have noticed first before the victory on the Wilshire, I would have included. I would never badmouth eVolcano. It is on a par with Dantes Peak in its own way and it shaped my love for volcanoes. After all, Volcano is the only volcanic film that shows the birth of a volcano and that makes it so special. When I saw the first eruptions as a child I didn't know either what that should be. Only when I saw the first lava did I know and was really blown away, the effects can be seen again and again, just a great movie. A great wish came true for me even after not so long when the complete film music was finally released.
@metalgearhead99 With the extension of Amy in the Red Line Tunnel, I don't mean Amy directly. The fate of the team to which Stan throws the conductor before he unfortunately dies is another scene that I miss. By the other I just mean that I would have liked to have seen part of the tunnel collapse just before Amy discovers it. It might sound a bit leaned out, but it could also be that Stan's remaining teammates who stayed behind also died by accident in the tunnel collapse. Maybe it happened shortly afterwards. As for the fact that I didn't know what was breaking out in the La Brea Tar Pits, it was only because I saw the film for the first time. Yes he takes a lot of liberties but he always entertains at full level.
@metalgearhead99 With pleasure. Movies like Volcano are never boring. The mood and desire must be there. Many films from the 90s are far better than today's. My big Hollywood favorites include Jurassic Park, Con Air, Armageddon, The Ghost and the Darkness or Deep Blue Sea. I guess if I hadn't seen Volcano, then maybe my love for the volcano wouldn't have come. Maybe that's what makes the film so special to me. He tied me to volcanoes and I'm very grateful for that.
Natural disaster films were becoming more popular in the mid and late 90s Twister came out a year after then volcano so it was definitely a huge success for each then Armageddon and Deep Impact both release in 1998 so Hollywood writers was definitely looking into that direction create natural disaster movies because it was something unknown of at that time I guess for writers to talk about
This movie is soooooo intense but incredible performances from Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Gabby Hoffmann!!! One of my top 3 favorite disaster films alongside DAYLIGHT & THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
This movie used to scare me when I was a kid. I wish I had known about this back then, ha ha. 😂 But seriously though pretty cool the lava was made of goo! 😜
when i was little i remember thinking how could they have done that specal effect with the lava. i always thought it was like some kinda blanket with red florescent lights under it (being 7 years old trying to figure this out) turns out i wasnt too far off lol. i think that the reason they made this movie was that effect it was the best part of the whole movie imo. the effect was really confining! this is why i love practical effects. dont get me wrong. cgi if dont right looks great too but a practical effect will always look the best imo. too bad its a dead art pretty much.
Largest film set in the world... 1997 Ramoji - ya... hold my beer... i build Ramoji film city in 1996 for Indian cinemas :D . . . but the set was impressive and gigantic and the movie was great... awesome effect and story foam
From today's perspective, such a huge production with thousands of hours to build every single set plus details is hardly imaginable or feasible. Therefore the cheaper one, CGI, is used to safe costs.
As someone who loves old GM trucks and SUV's, seeing that old GMC Suburban melt like arnie in T2 really hurts. But then again, Dante's Peak was also cruel to Squarebody GM's as well, Pierce Brosnan's pretty wicked looking Lifted Squarebody Chevy Suburban meets an almost mirror image fate to Tommy Lee Jones' GMC in this movie but also Explodes in that movie, and later on in the movie, he hotwires a Squarebody 4x4 crew cab utility that is literally charbroiled almost to death by Lava in what is a pretty memorable intense suspense scene. Both movies are gems of disaster popcorn flicks you don't see made anymore. Heh, Dodge/Chrysler literally fought Wind and Rain in Twister, while GM was fighting Fire,Ash, and brimstone in Dantes Peak and Volcano.
The "Master of Disaster" Irwin Allen would have been the perfect man for effects like the one with TOWERING INFERNO back then, but by then he had already passed away in 1991.
Even though, we have this video to show us what they do to make this movie effective, I still don't understand how they do it, or what materials they used. Can someone please help me understand?
