Volcano is a 1997 disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and produced by Andrew Z. Davis, Neal H. Moritz and Lauren Shuler Donner. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray. The film stars veteran actors Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. Jones is cast as the head of a crisis agency called the Office of Emergency Management which has complete authority in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. His character attempts to divert the path of a dangerous lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles following the formation of a... volcano. A joint collective effort to commit to the film's production was made by the film studios of 20th Century Fox, Moritz Original and Shuler Donner/Donner Productions. It was commercially distributed by 20th Century Fox. Volcano explores civil viewpoints, such as awareness, evacuation and crisis prevention. Although the film used extensive special effects, it failed to receive any award nominations from mainstream motion picture organizations for its production merits.
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| Release date: | April 25, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Mick Jackson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 104 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stokely Chaffin, Martha Cotton, Andrew Z. Davis, Neal H. Moritz |
| Editor: | Don Brochu, Michael Tronick |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Theo Van de Sande |
| Screenplay by: | Billy Ray, Jerome Armstrong |
| Estimated budget: | $90,000,000 |
| Genre: | Disaster, Action, Thriller |