DANTE'S PEAK (1997)
Stan: "Isn't this beautiful, nestled all nice and cozy right up against the mountain?"
Nancy: "Yeah, just like Pompeii."
Widowed vulcanologist Dr Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) is despatched to the idyllic community of Dante's Peak - apparently the second most desirable place to live in America - when scientists start picking up unusual seismic activity. Unfortunately, the commuter shangri la is built on the foothills of a dormant volcano...that isn't going to remain dormant much longer.
Newspaper shavings double as volcanic ash and computer software takes care of the fire-belching scenery as Harry and comely Dante's Peak mayor Linda Hamilton skip lava flows to rescue her two children and ex mother-in-law. Smokin!
