Volcano (1997 film)

Volcano
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mick Jackson
Screenplay by	Jerome Armstrong Billy Ray
Story by	Jerome Armstrong
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz Andrew Z. Davis
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Anne Heche Gaby Hoffmann Don Cheadle Keith David
Cinematography	Theo van de Sande
Edited by	Don Brochu Michael Tronick
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production companies	Shuler Donner/Donner Moritz Original
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[1]
Box office	$122.8 million[1]

Volcano is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray, and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Don Cheadle and Keith David. It tells the story of an effort to divert the path of a dangerous lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles following the formation of a volcano at the La Brea Tar Pits. The story was inspired by the 1943 formation of the Parícutin volcano in Mexico.

Volcano was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on April 25, 1997. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $122.8 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.