The Two Volcano Movies That Helped Resurrect The Disaster Genre In The 90s

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Disaster films are intriguing pictures because audiences will either enjoy them for the special effects and the famous actors involved, or dislike them for the over-the-top acting and the inaccuracies in the scientific scenarios. The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure are examples of memorable disaster pictures that contained large ensemble casts and visual effects that were impressive during the 1970s. In the late 90s, disaster films had a resurgence, especially in 1997 when Dante's Peak and Volcano were two volcano films released a couple of months apart.

Dante's Peak and Volcano are by no means great masterpieces because they are cheesy and overly dramatic features, but they are entertaining in terms of seeing good actors portraying individuals who are courageous and tough when facing dangerous obstacles, including the challenge of surviving a volcanic eruption. The visual effects involving the volcanoes in each film also appear more realistic than in previous disaster pictures due to the advancements in CGI.

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Both volcano films contain appealing actors that can hold an audience's interest, especially in massive productions. In Dante's Peak, Pierce Brosnan (who also continued his successful run as James Bond in 1997 with Tomorrow Never Dies) is the heroic protagonist named Harry Dalton, who works as a volcanologist investigating seismic activity in the small town of Dante's Peak, Washington. In Volcano, Tommy Lee Jones (an expert in drama and action films like The Fugitive) plays Mike Roark, the leader of an emergency crisis team, who works with firefighters, police officers, and other public city workers in Los Angeles to stop a volcano from causing destruction