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''Dante's Peak'' is a 1997 American dramatic disaster thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Elizabeth Hoffman, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley, and Grant Heslov. The movie was set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak wherein the town must survive the volcano's eruption and its dangers. It was released in February 7, 1997 under the production of Universal Pictures and Pacific Western. ==Plot== Dr. Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan), a volcanologist of the United States Geological Survey, and his partner Marianne (Walker Brandt), are studying volcanic activity in Colombia when the volcano erupts. Marianne is killed by a piece of falling debris, leaving Harry remorseful about her death, believing it could have been prevented by evacuating sooner. Four years later, Harry is assigned by his boss Dr. Paul Dreyfus (Charles Hallahan) to investigate seismic activity at Dante's Peak, Washington, a small town situated near a dormant stratovolcano in the Cascades. Harry arrives as the town is celebrating its founding, and meets the town's mayor, Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton), and her two children Graham (Jeremy Foley) and Lauren (Jamie Renée Smith). Rachel offers to take Harry up the mountain to take readings while also visiting her former mother in-law Ruth (Elizabeth Hoffman). While near a hot springs, Harry stops the children when he sees dead wildlife near it, and they discover two dead bathers in the springs, boiled alive. Believing the excessive heat is a result of volcanic activity, Harry asks Paul to bring a team to study the mountain further. The team arrives with additional equipment, but they do not corroborate Harry's fears and suggest there is little concern. Regardless, Harry tries to convince Rachel to prepare the town for something drastic, while falling into a budding relationship with her. A week passes without any signs of volcanic activity and Paul orders the team to pack up. While having a final dinner with Rachel, Harry discovers her water to be contaminated with volcanic residue, and shortly discovers the town's water supply similarly contaminated. Paul and Harry agree this is a sign of a pending eruption, and they begin to evacuate the town. The volcano erupts during their preparation, sending the townspeople into a panic. As Paul and the rest of the team contact the National Guard for help and try to maintain an orderly evacuation, Harry goes to help Rachel get her children, finding they have left to get Ruth. Harry and Rachel reach Ruth's cabin just as the lava flow reaches it, and they are forced to abandon their vehicles and cross a nearby lake via a rowboat. Too late, they realize the lake's waters have become acidic and is eating away at the boat. Ruth willingly gets out of the boat to push it to the dock, and though she survives the chemical burns, she insists they leave her behind as she will slow them down. They find a nearby ranger station and take a pickup truck to drive down the mountain just ahead of the lava; during this, they are able to rescue Ruth's dog Ruffy. With the town evacuated, Paul and his team and the National Guard prepare to leave. The seismic activity breaks the town's dam, creating a lahar that washes away the bridge out of town as the team cross it, and Paul is lost. Once at a safe distance, the remaining team attempts to make contact with Harry, but fear he is dead. Harry, Rachel, and the children make it safely back to town, and Harry checks the team's abandoned equipment to discover that the volcano is due for a final, catastrophic eruption that will level the town and that they will not be able to outrun. Graham knows of a mine tunnel in town, which Harry believes will protect them from the eruption, and grabs a NASA satellite beacon before driving towards it. They crash through the barricades covering the tunnel entrance just as the last eruption occurs. The pryoclastic flow of ash demolishes everything on the mountain, including the town. In the tunnel, Harry assures the others are safe and goes to recover the beacon, but gets his leg caught when the tunnel collapses on the truck. He manages to activate the beacon before passing out. Days later, after the eruption, Harry's team notices the activated distress beacon indicating he may have survived. Rescue crews free Harry, Rachel, and the children. They are flown out by helicopter, looking back at the remains of the town and Dante's Peak, which is missing most of its peak but has finally resumed its slumber; the camera lingers on the volcano, hinting that it might erupt again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dante's Peak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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