"(PEOPLE CLAMORING FOR HELP)" "Marianne!" "Marianne, come on!" "Marianne, we got to go right now!" "We can't leave!" "Honey, we got to go right this second." "We can't leave!" "Not yet." "Right now, Marianne!" "Okay." "Look at these readings, honey!" "Let's stick around." "Forget the readings, Marianne!" "Juan, Chico, get what you can quickly!" "Where are the seismic records?" "Now!" "We cannot wait." "Come on, Marianne!" "Come quick!" "Come on!" "I'll see you at the fort!" "Chico, stay close behind us, okay?" "Come on, get in!" "Get in!" "I hope they'll be okay." "I can't even see the road, sweetheart." "Are you okay?" "If we make it through this..." "We're going to have some stories to tell, honey." "(BOTH EXCLAIM)" "Oh, shit." "Shit!" "We're going to get out." "Don't worry." "Marianne?" "Marianne?" "Oh, no!" "(PHONE RINGING)" "(PHONE RINGING)" "ANSWERING MACHINE:" "Harry Dalton here." "No one's home." "Leave a message." "(BEEPS)" "PAUL:" "Harry?" "Harry, are you there?" "Come on, pick up." "Come on, I know you're there." "We're picking up something in the Northern Cascades." "I need your opinion on it." "Well, listen, get down here as soon as you get this message." "You better pack for a couple of days." "Harry, are you sure you're not there?" "(PHONE CLICKS)" "Take a big step." "Come on." "Harry, what are you doing here?" "You're supposed to be on vacation." "Yeah, Paul called." "There's something going on in the Northern Cascades." "You can't leave work alone, can you?" "Harry, going on vacation isn't going to kill you." "PAUL:" "I appreciate that." "Thanks." "MAN:" "No problem." "Good morning." "So, what's going on in the Cascades?" "I am sorry I had to drag you in like this, Harry but we are picking up some activity around Dante's Peak." "This is a joke, right?" "Dante's Peak?" "What do you think the odds are against an eruption there?" "Thousand to one?" "More like 10,000 to one." "What's the depth?" "Ten to 20 kilometers." "(MARCHING BAND PLAYING)" "You're number seven." "It's on the corner there." "Good man." "Any idea where l might find Mayor Wando?" "She should be right around the corner, accepting some award." "Dante's Peak was just named the best..." "Well, second-best place to live in the United States." "Population under 20,000." "Good for you." "What was number one?" "I don't know." "Some piece of crap town out in Montana." "Who cares?" "I'll be seeing you." "Okay." "I'd like to thank Karen from Money Magazine for this wonderful award." "What is it?" "Lauren, is it Karen or Kathy?" "It's Karen, Mom." "For the tenth time, Karen." "And you're going to be late." "Have you seen my good jacket?" "You don't have a good jacket." "Honey, the blue one?" "Oh, that one." "It's on the back of the chair in the kitchen." "Okay." "Graham, it's time to go." "Where is your brother?" "He's going to meet us there." "There's yourjacket." "Okay." "Let's go, Mom!" "You'll be late!" "I got to say something." "Folks, we're real sorry for the delay." "We're going to get started in one moment." "Any moment now." "Okay." "Go find a place in the front, okay?" "Okay." "Hey, Bill." "Hey, Rachel." "LES:" "Thank God." "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the mayor of Dante's Peak," "Rachel Wando." "It's about time." "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very special day in Dante's Peak." "And to kick off the festivities, I would like to introduce Karen Narlington of···· Magazine." "FAREN:" "Thank you." "Thank you very much, Les." "Mayor Wando, it gives me great pleasure to present to you a Money Magazine award." "Dante's Peak, the second most desirable place to live in the United States." "Population under 2·,···." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Karen!" "Thank you, Karen." "Thank you, Lauren." "This award means a lot to us." "We've been proud of our town for a long time." "It's beautiful, it's safe, it's a wonderful place in which to raise a family." "Tell them, Mayor!" "Now, with the prospect of a major investment in our economic future by Mr. Elliot Blair of Blair lndustries..." "Will you stand up, Elliot?" "Next year we're going to be number one." "MAN:" "You'll love this." "Come on in." "It's great." "is it really warm?" "It's beautiful." "Yeah." "It's really hot." "I think that's why they call it Twonset Hot Springs." "So, is this great or what?" "Mmm!" "Sure beats the hell out of L.A." "Yes, it does." "Maybe we should move here." "I don't think so." "I'd go nuts in a week." "Yeah." "(BIRDS CHIRPING AGITATEDLY) lt's nothing." "Some animal must have scared them." "(RUMBLING)" "Jerry?" "What the hell was that?" "Oh, my God!" "So, everybody get out there, have a great time, and enjoy this beautiful day." "Good job, Mom." "Where is your brother?" "I don't know." "I know where he is..." "Mayor Wando?" "Hi." "Harry Dalton with the U.S. Geological Survey." "A wonderful speech, Rachel." "Excuse me, Mayor Wando, gentlemen." "I'm sorry, you are?" "Harry Dalton." "Oh!" "From Portland." "Mmm-hmm." "Yes, your boss called and said you were coming." "Elliot, can I call you later?" "Sure." "I should show you around." "Right?" "is this a good time?" "Yeah." "RACHEL:" "Just have to make a quick stop." "HARRY:" "Sure, that's okay." "What are we doing here?" "This will only take a second." "So, you have any kids?" "No, I don't." "You're lucky." "Right, Mom?" "No, honey." "Sometimes having kids is just wonderful." "And sometimes... (HORN BLARING)" "Graham!" "My brother, Graham, he's in a lot of trouble." "HARRY:" "Mmm-hmm." "Yes, I think he is." "Graham." "RACHEL:" "Graham." "You get in trouble?" "No." "Of course not." "Graham!" "I'm coming." "Get in the car." "You boys, go home." "You should know better." "GRAHAM:" "See you, guys." "I don't know what's wrong with you." "Can we do this some other time?" "The mine is dangerous." "It's off-limits." "Whatever." "Hey, Rachel!" "Hey!" "Hey, Jane." "I heard Mrs. Mackey was sick." "You know, just a touch of the flu." "And how are you?" "Dr. Fox, this is Harry Dalton of the United States Geological Survey." "Oh, hey." "How do you do?" "Well, nice meeting you." "Bye, Jane." "Bye." "Wanna see?" "It looks like black liquorice." "Can I see it?" "Hmm." "You know what this is?" "Mmm-mmm." "This is a smoky quartz crystal." "I had one just like it when I was your age." "Very lucky." "Do you know about this stuff?" "Mmm-hmm." "Just a little bit." "Dr. Dalton's a geologist." "Volcanologist, actually." "You mean like Dr. Spock?" "Mr. Spock." "Well, kind of, but without the ears, you know?" "Hey, Mom, drop me off at Grandma's." "Yeah, me too." "You're not tagging along." "Stop fighting." "No!" "No one's going." "Dr. Dalton has been patient enough." "It's okay to drop the kids off at your mother's." "I don't mind." "She's not my mother." "She's my mother-in-law." "Or my ex-mother-in-law." "My, my." "This is beautiful." "Grandma!" "Grandma!" "Well, look who's here." "Hi, ace." "How you doing?" "Good." "Keeping out of trouble?" "Yeah." "Lauren, my ladybug." "Hello, Ruth." "Hi, Rachel." "GRAHAM:" "Come on, Rough." "Are you Rachel's boyfriend?" "No, Harry Dalton." "United States Geological Survey." "Just up here to check on your mountain." "Bunch of you people came up here right after Mount Saint Helens went nuts." "There was nothing going on then." "There's nothing going on here now." "Yes, well... I need to take Dr. Dalton up to the high lake and wondered if the kids could stay here for a little while." "Sure." "But why don't we all go?" "We can go swimming." "Mess around in the hot springs on the way back?" "GRAHAM:" "Our swim stuff is in the truck." "RUTH:" "I'll get mine." "LAUREN:" "Come on, Roughy, come on." "GRAHAM:" "Come on, girl, come on." "RUTH:" "Okay, Roughy, come on." "What are you doing there?" "Mmm?" "Checking the acidity in the water." "Oh." "Like a pool man." "Yeah, exactly." "Just like a pool man." "We'll take these pH readings and check them against the ones that we did about 15 years ago." "Where?" "From here?" "Uh-huh." "And on Mount Saint Helens." "Those trees over there." "Any idea when they died?" "No." "Maybe from the winter storms." "Why?" "You think we've got a problem?" "No. I don't think so." "I do about 25 to 30 of these a year." "Ninety-eight percent of the time they're just false alarms." "And the other two percent?" "You wouldn't have to worry about moving up on that" ""best places to live" list." "Come on, girl." "You guys be careful." "Watch out for poison oak when you put your swimsuits on." "RUTH:" "They'll be fine." "Hey, wait up!" "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind." "Or nothing." "Well, these old rocks here will give us some idea of when this area was last active." "Yeah, when was that?" "About 7,000 years ago." "Give us a smile." "(SCREAMING) Beautiful." "Take it easy now, okay?" "LAUREN:" "Don't touch it." "Roughy, no." "Stop." "What?" "What is it?" "We found two dead squirrels, Mom." "That's what this fuss was all about?" "Don't touch them." "RUTH:" "It must be some sort of squirrel epidemic." "They're dropping like that all over the mountain." "Come on, let's go." "GRAHAM:" "It stinks. I don't know if I want to go in." "It smells like your room." "You go in there." "Hey, Grandma." "Somebody left their clothes here." "Sometimes couples sneak up here for a hot dip and some hot nookie." "Ruth, for God's sake." "(BUBBLING)" "Lauren, move." "Lauren, get out of the way." "Watch me, Mom." "Graham, no, no!" "No!" "No." "Stop." "Don't look, pal." "Paul, I think we should monitor the entire area." "Get the whole shooting match in here." "I don't know." "But the acidity in the lake is high enough to bother me, and there's enough carbon dioxide coming out of the soil to start killing trees and wildlife." "Paul." "Paul?" "You sent me up here to check." "I'm doing that." "I think attention should be paid." "All right." "I'll call you." "You guys okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Bye, Mom." "I love you." "I love you, Mom." "I don't think I'll be too late, Ruth." "Bye." "BOTH:" "Bye." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Any idea who they were?" "No, never seen them before." "Backpackers, maybe." "Mmm." "What's going on here, Harry?" "I don't know." "How big a problem do you think we have?" "Well, it's too early to tell yet." "But I think you should call a city council meeting." "COP:" "Ready to roll?" "COP 2:" "Yeah." "I thought this was supposed to be an extinct volcano." "Yeah, not extinct, just dormant." "As in sleeping." "And your volcano might just be waking up." "Mr. Dalton, you're talking about the evacuation of 7,400 people." "You don't think that's a little extreme?" "All I am talking about is that you consider alerting the town to the possibility of an evacuation." "What Mr. Dalton here doesn't realize is that if Elliot Blair gets the idea that there's some kind of problem here, he's gonna take his $1· million, his ·00 jobs, and he's going to evacuate." "Les, two people are dead and we..." "This is the first opportunity in 40 years... (ALL ARGUING)" "Look, it's been a very long day." "Let's try to treat each other nicely." "Norman, why don't you pull out the town's emergency evacuation plans?" "We should at least have a look at them." "Mmm-hmm!" "NORMAN:" "If I can find them." "Look at this nice little town nestled all snug and cozy right against the mountain." "Yeah, just like Pompeii." "Come on, let's unpack her." "All right." "The conference room should be big enough to set up shop in." "Great, thanks, listen." "Do you know where l can find Harry Dalton?" "I expected to see him here." "Yeah, he's over at the city council chambers." "He and the mayor called a meeting." "(KEYS JINGLING)" "So, when is this mountain likely to blow up?" "I wish that predicting volcanic eruptions were an exact science." "Unfortunately, we..." "Oh, perfect." "So, we put the town on notice, and then nothing happens." "People, we're not the only town in this state." "All right, so are we ready to put it to vote?" "(KNOCKING ON DOOR) WOMAN:" "I don't know if we have enough information." "Paul." "Everybody, this is my boss, Dr. Paul Dreyfus." "Mayor Wando." "Hi." "Rachel." "It's a pleasure indeed." "What's going on here?" "I've recommended to the council members that they put this town on alert." "They were just about to vote on it." "Harry, can I have a word with you outside?" "Sure." "Excuse us." "NORMAN:" "Who the hell is this?" "Harry." "I sent you up here to have a look around, not to scare the hell out of the city council." "Yeah, I know, Paul, but two people are dead." "Recommending an alert seemed the only responsible thing to do." "Well, you know there are dozens of reasons that would account for what happened." "Anything from a mild earthquake to a slight seismic shift and not one of those reasons, not one of them means that the mountain will blow up next week or next month, or the next 100 years." "WOMAN:" "He just thinks he can walk in here..." "MAN:" "All right, hey, hey, hey..." "Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure that Dr. Dalton was only doing what he thought was in your town's best interests." "However, I have learned through bitter experience that these decisions are not to be made lightly." "Now, back in 10·0, I would've bet you a million bucks that Mammoth Mountain was about to go up." "And we, at the USGS, began to talk about the possibility of putting that town on alert." "Now, thank God the mountain didn't go up, but the damage had already been done." "You see, the word leaked out that the USGS had expressed concern and so the tourists panicked and stayed away, and the real estate values plummeted, and the town nearly went bankrupt." "Consequently, I'm now a lot more cautious, when it comes to even talking about putting a town on alert." "Now, folks, understand something." "We'll be camped here for as long as it takes with seismometers and tiltmeters that will measure and monitor every hiccup the mountain makes." "We'll be bouncing laser beams off it to track any changes in size." "We'll be analyzing gas emissions." "Hell, we've even got a little robot that's gonna take a stroll up there and take the darn thing's temperature." "Now, believe me, I'm not trying to make light of your concerns but I want you to understand that if the time comes to call for an alert." "If the time comes... lt will be based upon scientific evidence, and not upon" "anyone's opinion." "For God's sake, this thing should've been handled much more discreetly." "This meeting never should've been called." "Harry." "MAN:" "I just hope Mr. Blair didn't get wind of this." "You're making a big mistake, Paul." "This is an unstable system, and this town should be on alert." "You need a vacation." "I'll see you in two weeks." "Well, we got some serious damage control to do." "If they get scared off," "Rachel, you're the one who's responsible." "Any questions?" "I'll be happy to answer them." "(SIGHS)" "How about a nice adult beverage?" "Excellent." "Good." "Sounds good to me." "Give me just a minute here." "Thought you'd be off on your fishing vacation by now." "I decided to stick around." "Yeah, I can see that." "The question is, "Why?"" "Because this town's in trouble." "I'm the best man you've got." "Whiskey." "You are the best man I've got." "But until you can get it in your head that there are politics involved in a situation like this, delicate politics..." "Not to mention economics..." "You're only going to do these people more harm than good." "I understand." "BARMAN:" "There you are." "Same again, please." "Tomorrow I'll hire a helicopter, fly around the mountain, take some COSPEC readings, see how much sulfur dioxide is there." "Okay." "From now on, everything comes from me." "Any more town meetings to be called, I'll be the one to call them." "Okay?" "Okay." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Coffee?" "Yes, please." "Cappuccino, espresso, caf· latte?" "Could I just have a regular coffee?" "Sure." "I heard you left town last night." "Yes." "Well, I've decided to stay." "See what new trouble I can get myself into." "So, what's good here?" "Everything's good here." "(BOTH EXCLAIM)" "Oh, my God!" "I am so sorry." "(WINCING) lt's okay." "It's all right." "I suppose I had that coming for screwing up your re-election chances, eh?" "I didn't do it on purpose." "I've always been better at figuring out volcanoes than people and politics." "Anyway. I just wanted to say I'm sorry if I caused you any trouble," "and I just wanted to help." "You like eggplant Parmesan?" "For breakfast?" "For dinner." "Oh." "I'm inviting you over for dinner..." "To say thank you." "Thanking me for what?" "For saving Graham's life, and for caring." "It's a date." "Okay, let's go down lower and head for that rock formation over there." "If I fly during my lunch break, I get overtime." "Just do it." "All right, let's just hover here." "Okay, what you got back there?" "How's it looking?" "Minimal sulfur dioxide emissions." "There's nothing to worry about." "We're green across the board." "Harry, there's nothing to indicate there's any kind of activity down here." "She's quiet." "Yeah..." "She's quiet." "HARRY:" "Okay." "Which hand is the domino in?" "That one." "You've got it, thank you very much." "Okay." "Okay?" "Right here?" "Yes." "Looks like a squished heart." "More like an appendix to me." "Neat." "GRAHAM:" "Cool." "Can you do any other tricks?" "Maybe Harry's tired." "Just one more." "Here you go." "All right." "Look at that." "No boogers." "But right down in here we have a little sewing needle." "You see it?" "It's magic." "And it needs a magic hair." "This won't hurt." "(POPS MOUTH)" "Yummy." "Okay, hold this, please." "Thank you." "Let me put my glasses on." "And we go like this." "Thread it through." "Fine." "You hold that." "Okay?" "Mmm-hmm." "Look at that." "And there." "(HONKS EXAGGERATEDLY)" "Much better." "And we go like this." "All right." "And go like that." "It really works." "Wow." "It's magic." "I know it's just a little town, but I couldn't imagine living anywhere else." "I grew up here." "I went to school here." "Got married here?" "(SIGHING) Yeah." "Brian." "We were just kids." "I haven't heard from him in quite a while." "Quite a while." "Try six years." "I don't think she'd admit it, but I don't even think Ruth knows where he is." "You seem to be doing okay." "Yeah." "It was hard at first." "Hard for the kids." "But we're okay." "How about you?" "You ever been married?" "No." "Never." "Why not?" "For one thing, I move around a lot." "Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines..." "Mexico, New Zealand," "New Guinea." "Wherever there's a volcano with an attitude." "It makes it hard to settle down." "You ever come close?" "Yes." "Once." "Touchy subject." "Her name was Marianne." "We worked together." "She loved volcanoes." "Fascinated by them." "Loved the life." "Four years ago, a volcano erupted in Colombia." "Marianne and I thought we had enough time to get out." "Unfortunately, we were wrong." "We got too close to the show." "Marianne was killed." "If this thing blows..." "And if she does a Mount Saint Helens, the blast will get here within a minute." "Well, I hope you're wrong about our volcano, Harry." "But if not, I'm glad you're here." "Hi, Harry." "Hello." "Hello, Harry." "I've found five seismometers." "Where's the other three?" "They're in the back of the van." "Good morning." "Hi." "Hello." "Hi." "Hello, how are you?" "Everyone, this is Rachel Wando, the mayor of the town." "Hi." "Hi." "I thought maybe you guys could use some coffee." "Not knowing what you like, I brought cappuccinos all around except for regular for you." "Right?" "That's perfect." "Thank you very much." "I am jonesing. I could really use a good fix." "What kind of coffee machine do you use?" "Gaggia." "So?" "So?" "So?" "Yeah, you probably keep your beans in the freezer." "No." "Never keep your beans in the freezer." "Thanks." "Takes all the oils out." "You know what, Harry?" "This town just might be worth saving." "Good coffee." "That's good." "Nice woman, that Rachel." "Best looking mayor I've ever seen." "She's got my vote." "Mmm-hmm." "Twice." "All right, guys, here you go." "That ought to do it." "Okay, Harry." "Bingo. lf this mountain's going to rock and roll, we're going to know about it." "So, how was dinner last night, Harry?" "Terry, why don't you just give it a break and stop trying to fix me up?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" "I have great taste in women." "When did I ever steer you wrong?" "Yeah?" "What about Astrid?" "What about Astrid?" "I thought you'd have a lot in common." "She said she was into rocks." "Crystals, Terry." "Crystals!" "Not rocks." "Crystals." "HARRY:" "Okay." "One, two, three, go." "There you go." "Mind your foot." "Okay." "All right, good." "Let me get my breakfast." "You getting the hang of this thing?" "It's still kind of goosey but, yeah, I think I'm getting it." "Yes!" "It's coffee time." "Coffee!" "Coffee, coffee, coffee!" "Cappuccino, java." "Yes!" "How are you?" "Coffee." "Thank you." "Decaf, non-fat, no sugar." "Yes." "Macchiato." "Thank you." "Double espresso." "Here." "Thank you, Rachel." "Thank you so much." "So, how's it looking?" "We've been recording between 25 and 75 earthquakes per day." "You're kidding!" "Don't worry, they're micro quakes." "They happen all the time." "Oh." "Well, good." "And what's this?" "Well, this little puppy's called Spider Legs." "Well, she goes in when it's too dangerous for us." "Boldly goes, I might add." "Actually, we'll take gas readings up front." "Then, we'll send video back here to home base." "Hopefully." "Good." "Now try to keep the weight on that one." "See what I'm saying?" "Keep the weight on this one..." "That's not me." "It's not in here." "The other one isn't moving?" "What's the problem now?" "There's no problem." "If this keeps screwing up, I don't want to take it up there." "Paul, the problem is E.L.F." "All right, look, I'm gonna fix this once and for all." "Everybody, turn around." "Turn around." "Just be sure to put the thing back on before NASA finds out." "It'll be our little secret." "What do you say, big guy?" "Ready to see the sights?" "Big boy's definitely ready to see the sights." "Yes, you are." "Yes, you are." "Come on, Terry." "Time to take your medication." "Thank you." "TERRY:" "You guys see this?" "You see this?" "I expect apologies and six-packs from each one of you." "What are you looking for?" "A medal because you got the thing to work okay?" "Okay, Paul?" "Okay?" "It's working beautifully." "It ought to be working better." "It lost 15 pounds of ugly fat." "Zoom in to the left." "Zooming in." "We got some minor geothermal activity there on the edge of the crater." "Pan to the right a little bit." "I want to have a look at the lava dome." "HARRY:" "Look at it." "Oops." "Terry's masterpiece is a piece of junk." "Show me the leg that isn't working." "Houston, we have a problem." "Yeah, we copy, you have a problem." "I'll just throw rocks at the goddamn thing." "I think I'll go down there and give it the personal touch." "Here we go again." "Real easy, okay?" "Always." "You got it?" "All right." "I got you." "You got me?" "Here we go." "No heroics now, okay?" "Paul, Terry's going down." "Do you hear me?" "Coming in crystal clear." "Easy." "GREG:" "I don't think this is a smart idea." "HARRY:" "You all right?" "TERRY:" "Yeah." "Listen..." "Terry, why don't we just forget Spider Legs for now and get your backside back up here, okay?" "Not a chance." "For the $450,000 we put into this beast it ought to be able to stand on its head, split the atom and fart The Star-Spangled Banner." "Almost there." "Hello, you son of a bitch!" "That's Terry's answer to everything." "Kick it if it doesn't work." "All right, get your ass back up." "Now." "Not a chance." "I'm going off rope." "No, no, no, Terry." "That's not a great idea." "It's okay, I can get around the other side and get this thing going." "But I tell you, I would swear this thing's purposely trying to piss me off!" "You know what, Harry?" "(SENSORS BEEPING) lt's working." "Paul, something's going on." "There's some seismic activity." "All right, here we go." "PAUL:" "What do you think, Stan?" "They're minor quakes, but they're right in the middle of it." "Maybe we ought to tell them to call it a day." "Harry, can you hear me?" "Paul, I didn't get you." "Say it again." "(EXCLAIMS)" "(RUMBLING)" "Oh, my God!" "Terry!" "Talk to me!" "Terry!" "Terry, can you hear us?" "Terry!" "I'm coming down!" "Harry!" "It's okay, it's okay." "Where are you?" "It's my leg." "Paul, Paul, come in." "We can hear you." "Go ahead." "Terry's down, Terry's down." "He's got a broken leg, by the looks of it here." "We need the chopper down here fast." "Do you hear me?" "Right, Harry, we copy." "Terry's broken his leg." "We're sending a chopper right away." "Can you hear me, send in the chopper right now." "Man, I cannot believe the camera's still working after taking a hit like that." "Come on." "Come on, answer the phone!" "Come on!" "What?" "Look." "All right, hang on a second, okay?" "Paul, the son-of-a-bitch pilot wants to renegotiate his rate." "Just give him whatever he wants." "All right, this is rescue chopper, we're coming up to the rim of the crater now." "Do you have a visual on us?" "We're just below you, about 600 feet down off the south face." "All right, I see you." "We're gonna go around again and try to drop you a cable and then hoist you out of there." "You got that?" "You all right?" "We're very, very, very ready." "He looks in bad shape." "Bring her down." "Come on." "PAUL:" "Come on, get it, get it." "Yes." "Way to go, Harry." "Hold on!" "We're going home." "Okay." "You on?" "Okay!" "Let it go!" "All right, go, go, go!" "Lift!" "All right, move." "You got him?" "Yeah, I got him good." "Great job, Harry." "Look, I don't want to talk out of turn, but you should put this town on alert." "There's a lot of activity up there." "Harry, I know it was intense up there." "But I don't want to cause a panic over minor tectonic quakes." "Minor?" "The biggest one we measured was a 2.0... I don't give a damn if it was..." "Harry..." "Those quakes were shallow, Paul, damn shallow." "I was up there." "I felt them." "And they weren't tectonic." "They were magmatic." "This thing is going to blow." "I'm warning you." "I'm not going to have my people scaring the hell out of everybody because of guesswork and hunches!" "Another 66 hours will tell the tale, and you get a grip." "That son of a bitch." "I'm okay." "My doc says I can leave as soon as they make sure my head's okay." "Okay, see you in 10 years, then." "Terry, you know, I think Spider Legs was just getting even with you for all the kicks in the butt you gave him." "We got a problem here, guys." "I'm gonna need your help to convince Paul that this mountain means business." "Harry, I hate to agree with Paul, but there's no real evidence that anything weird is going on up there." "Just like Mount Baker in the '70s." "And there was no eruption then." "My ninth grade science teacher once told me that if you put a frog in boiling water, it'll jump right out." "But if you put it in cold water and heat it up gradually," "it'll just sit there and slowly boil to death." "What's that, Harry, your recipe for frog soup?" "It's my recipe for disaster." "If we got here today, now, we'd know we were in hot water, and we'd put this town on alert." "Take a look." "The seismic activity is nil." "Steady as a rock." "And take a look over here." "A whole lot of nothing." "It's been like that all week." "There is nothing happening." "Yeah, there's been no harmonic tremors." "And the tiltmeters don't show any change in the mountain's shape." "I think we've seen all this big baby's going to do." "We got the mountain wired." "We got all our equipment in place." "We can keep an eye on things from home from now on." "Our work here is finished." "Listen, we've seen lulls like this in activity before." "I think if we're wise, we'll give it a couple of days, that's all." "I promised you two days, I gave it a week." "First thing in the morning, we are out of here." "You know, Rachel, we still have to have that dinner." "Keep the change." "Okay, Elliot." "Yes!" "Yes!" "It's okay." "All right." "What've we got here, $10?" "That's $20." "$20." "$20." "GREG:" "Come again anytime." "Thanks, Harry." "Give us a beer there, Charlie." "So, you ever get to Portland?" "No. I'm busy." "Busy?" "What do you do for fun?" "Fun?" "Hmm." "What is that, fun?" "I know." "Fun is what you have when you don't have two children, a business, and a town to run." "I got you." "Excuse me, Harry." "Listen, before we took off, I just wanted to say thanks for all the hospitality, Mayor Wando." "It was my pleasure." "That's awfully nice of you to say that, but I'm sure you're not sorry to see us go." "Yeah, our presence here is bad for business, right, Paul?" "Okay, I'm going to go back." "See you." "Well, it's late and I have to let my babysitter get home." "I'll walk you." "Let me get my jacket." "Hey, Harry, it's your break." "It's your game, guys." "RACHEL:" "So, when do you go tomorrow?" "6:00 a.m." "I wish you weren't leaving." "Well, don't worry," "Dreyfus was right." "I guess we don't really have to be here." "We can watch this mountain from Portland." "I still wish you weren't leaving." "Hey, you two." "Jane Fox." "That'll give her something to talk about for a couple of weeks." "(DOOR OPENING)" "Hi." "Hi." "Are they sleeping?" "Yeah, they sure are." "I'll walk you out." "Okay." "Be right back." "Okay." "Good night." "Good night." "You free on Saturday?" "Yeah, Saturday's fine." "Good." "I'll call you." "Okay, bye." "Thanks." "Well, maybe I should make some coffee." "No, Rachel, no." "I don't want any coffee." "Thanks." "I really think I should make us some coffee." "I don't know how to tell you this, but I've never really cared for your coffee." "I haven't been with anybody in a long time." "Same here." "But you know what they say." "It's like riding a bicycle." "Once you've learned, you never forget." "Mommy?" "Mommy, is that you?" "Yeah, Lauren, what is it?" "I'm thirsty." "Okay, honey." "I think she'll go right back to sleep." "Please, dear God in heaven, let her go back to sleep." "(EXCLAIMS in DISGUST)" "What's wrong with the water?" "What is it?" "Must be a broken pipe?" "Where's the town's water supply?" "Why?" "Graham." "Wake up." "Go away." "RACHEL:" "It's right up there." "(RACHEL EXCLAIMS)" "What's that smell?" "It smells like sulfur." "There." "Yeah." "Sulfur dioxide." "I saw the same thing in the Philippines on Mount Pinatubo before she blew." "This mountain is a ticking bomb." "Come on, let's go." "I've got that scientific evidence you need." "Harry, what are you doing here?" "I've just come from the town's water supply." "It's the same." "Oh, my God." "The quakes are beginning to swarm." "Got a 2.4." "GREG:" "Gas readings are going up, too." "That's not good." "That is not good." "NANCY:" "Look at this one." "Sir, is that the best you can do for us?" "Yes, sir." "All right, thanks." "I appreciate it." "The National Guard can't be here until tomorrow." "STAN:" "How much time do you think we've got?" "Don't know." "It's too early to tell." "Call the mayor." "Have her put the town on alert." "I'll call the FAA." "Okay." "Here we go." "In response to the potential volcanic threat to Dante's Peak, I am requesting that all residents attend a public meeting at the high school at 6:00 PM to discuss the evacuation of our town." "A representative of the United States Geological Survey will be on hand to explain the facts to you in detail." "When is the mountain going to blow?" "Tonight?" "Tomorrow?" "Take it easy, now." "What they were talking on TV..." "There is no need to be alarmed yet." "What is this meeting they're gonna have?" "All they want to do is be prepared..." "Come on, mister... I just put up a new sign." "I hope nothing happens." "Attention, all citizens." "There will be a meeting held at the high school gymnasium at 6:·· PM, to discuss the evacuation of Dante's Peak." "To repeat:" "All citizens are urged to attend the meeting that will be held at the high school gymnasium." "Ruth, just listen to me this one time." "Harry says the mountain could blow up any minute and you've got to come down from there." "(RUTH ARGUING)" "Let me try." "Ruth?" "Hi." "Harry Dalton here." "Listen, this is a very serious situation we've got." "You have to consider your family." "I'm not leaving, and that's that." "I understand how you feel, but this... (DIAL TONE DRONING)" "Hung up." "(DIALING) Stupid, stupid woman." "(RINGING) Come on, Ruth, pick up." "We got to go." "Pick up, Ruth." "She's not coming down, is she?" "Look, if Grandma wants to stay up there, there's nothing we can do about it." "But, Mom..." "No buts, Graham." "It's her decision." "I need you guys to pack while we're gone." "One suitcase apiece, okay?" "Be responsible." "We'll be back soon." "Let's try her again." "(RINGING) Come on, Grandma, pick up." "She's not answering." "Give it to me." "Hello?" "(RINGING)" "Do we have to wait?" "I mean, if we want to leave now?" "RACHEL:" "No, Susan, you don't have to wait." "You can leave whenever you like." "(PEOPLE CLAMORING) Okay, listen, I know it's tough to think about leaving our homes." "But, clearly, it's the most responsible thing to do right now." "Quite likely nothing will happen." "But it's better to be safe than sorry." "I want you to remember, no one should leave tonight without a copy of the town's emergency evacuation plan." "They will be handed out at the door on your way out." "I'd like to turn the floor over now to Dr. Harry Dalton." "Thank you." "Ladies and gentlemen, first of all... lt's all over, Les." "I'm out of here before it all hits the fan." "I'll try to be as brief as possible." "I would like to underline that these are just precautionary measures." "We don't want to start a panic." "(RUMBLING)" "Did anybody feel that?" "(RUMBLING) Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm." "Please just... (PEOPLE SCREAMING)" "I felt that." "Don't push." "Please stay calm." "Do not rush." "Do not rush." "Go toward the exits." "Don't panic." "Do not push." "Lauren!" "The mountain's blowing up!" "Do not rush, ladies and gentlemen." "Please be calm!" "Don't push!" "Please." "It's okay." "Please." "HARRY:" "You okay?" "You all right?" "Harry, go this way!" "All right." "Stan, look at this." "Why look at computers when you can see the real thing?" "TERRY:" "My sticks." "Looks like it's about to blow its top." "This is not good." "You okay?" "WOMAN:" "Oh, God." "RACHEL:" "Oh, my God." "HARRY:" "Oh, no." "I've got to get to the kids." "Let's go." "Go." "Go." "Watch out." "Paul, come in." "Paul?" "Can anybody hear me?" "Paul?" "Paul, come in." "Come in, Paul." "Look at that." "Paul?" "Can anybody hear me?" "Come in." "Harry, we hear you." "Where are you?" "I'm heading up to Rachel's to get her kids." "Once I've done that, I'm gonna come back down and help you pack out of there." "Okay?" "All right, Harry, listen." "For whatever it's worth, you were right and I was wrong." "I'm sorry." "It's okay." "I'll see you later." "She's blowing." "She's going." "Look ahead." "Where do we go?" "Oh, God!" "It's completely blocked." "Go left." "Go left, Harry." "I'm going. I'm going." "Look out." "Jesus." "Shit!" "Make a right." "Go down the alley." "Come on, come on." "(HORNS BLARING)" "Harry, my truck's not there." "Graham." "Lauren." "Put on your seat belt." "You know how to do all the gears?" "Yeah." "Oh, dear God, they went up the mountain." "Come on, let's go." "Any other way across that bridge?" "No." "You're out of your mind." "Oh, you're out of your mind!" "It's okay." "Harry." "Okay, hang on." "It's okay." "There's a lot of water coming in." "This rig can take it." "The engine's got a snorkel." "Look at those cars." "They're crazy." "They'll never make it." "We're stuck?" "I know." "Harry?" "See that car coming at us?" "I see it." "is he going to hit us?" "Now, hold on. lt's okay." "Jesus." "GRAHAM:" "I can't see through the ash." "Maybe you should turn the lights on." "They are on." "Can you make the windshield wipers go faster?" "I don't know how." "It's that thing there." "Don't touch things." "You'll mess something up." "Like what?" "I don't know." "Something." "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." "Wait!" "Wait for me!" "Open it up!" "Uh-oh." "Looks like our asshole pilot plans on flying people out of here." "If he gets any of that ash sucked up into his engine, he's had it." "MAN:" "Let's get this thing off the ground." "MAN:" "He's getting $15,000, cold cash." "Wait!" "Wait, wait!" "No, no." "Wait!" "Wait!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Can't this thing go any faster?" "(ALARM BLARING)" "PILOT:" "Shit." "What's that red light?" "What?" "What is it?" "What's the damn light?" "RACHEL:" "What the hell?" "Where are we?" "Rachel, where are we?" "Top of Exeter." "Greg?" "Stan?" "Come in." "We're at the top of Exeter Street." "There's a chopper down." "Send the fire services, will you?" "Jesus!" "Okay, Harry." "There's nothing we can do." "We got to go get your kids." "Okay." "Greg, come in." "It's Harry." "Rachel's kids have gone up the mountain." "We're going to get them." "He's crazy." "He doesn't have enough time." "Harry, listen to me." "We don think you don't have enough time." "You copy that?" "We do not think you have enough time." "(HORN BLARING intermittently)" "Grandma." "Grandma." "What are you doing here?" "We came to get you out." "You what?" "Get in the truck, Grandma." "Now!" "You drove up here all by yourselves?" "Grandma, we had to." "Your mama's going to kill you." "Roughy." "We'll get her, Grandma." "Roughy." "Come on, Roughy." "We got to go, Roughy." "Graham, get back here." "Now!" "God Almighty, what were they thinking?" "How are they going to get through this?" "Harry!" "I got it." "I got it. lt's okay." "Oh, God." "The road's gone." "It's gone." "Lauren!" "Graham!" "We're over here." "We're here." "I'm sorry, Mom." "Roughy ran away." "It wasn't just Graham's fault." "It was my idea, too." "I'm so mad at you." "HARRY:" "Children, inside." "Out of the ashes." "Ruth, it's okay." "Stop looking at me like it's my fault." "Just take the kids, get back in your truck and go home." "We would if we could, Ruth, but a landslide has wiped out the entire road behind us!" "What?" "Here, let me grab that." "We've had plenty of minor eruptions already." "Maybe it's over the hump." "Yeah, I hope." "Get real, Beavis." "She's just clearing her throat." "She hasn't started to sing yet." "Paul, it's Harry." "is anyone there?" "Harry, we hear you." "Where are you?" "We're at Mirror Lake at the lodge." "The road's down, but we're okay." "This is becoming really catastrophic." "I'll send a helicopter when the ash clouds clear away." "Listen, Paul, get out of there before it's too late, okay?" "Don't wait for us." "Harry, you're breaking up." "Say again." "(SIGNAL BREAKING) Paul, don't wait..." "Get out of there now, please." "Harry, are you there?" "Maybe his battery's dead." "I've decided I'll stay as long as I can, but I want you guys to leave right now." "No way, Paul, we're not gonna walk out on God's big show, right?" "Not a chance." "This mountain will never hurt us, believe me." "You're such a fool, Ruth." "Come on." "Oh, God." "This was taken the summer we built this place." "Brian was six months old." "There's no time for a trip down memory lane, Ruth." "Rachel, Ruth, come on." "We've got to go." "Have you got everything?" "Okay, children, let's go." "Come on, come on!" "Mommy!" "The boat!" "In the water!" "In the boat!" "Go, children!" "Go!" "Get in the boat." "Oh, my God." "Lauren." "Mommy?" "Get in." "Get in." "LAUREN:" "Roughy?" "We can't leave Roughy!" "Roughy!" "Mom, the fish..." "They're all dead." "Graham!" "Don't touch the water." "Lauren, come sit over here, sweetie." "That's it, sweetheart." "Everybody, put your feet up." "Ruth, put your feet up, please." "Volcanic activity has turned the lake into acid." "Acid eats metal." "Mmm-hmm." "is the boat going to sink?" "No, sugar." "No, it's not going to sink." "Hey, if you're scared you can have my crystal." "I can have it?" "Yeah." "Thank you." "Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream" "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream" "Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream" "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily RACHEL:" "Row, row, row your boat" "Life is but a dream Gently down the stream" "Row, row, row your boat Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily" "Gently down the stream Life is but a dream" "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Row, row, row your boat" "Life is but a dream Gently down the stream" "(ALL CONTINUE SINGING)" "Gently down the stream" "(ENGINE SPUTTERING) Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily..." "Oh, shit." "Oh, shit." "We've lost the prop." "No." "We've lost the prop." "(SIGHS in ALARM)" "Okay, don't worry." "All right." "Go up there with Grandma." "There's a good girl." "Quickly as you can." "Careful, now." "Keep your feet up." "Come on, darling, careful." "Keep your feet up." "Keep your feet up." "We're very close." "Graham, move over there and keep the boat balanced." "RACHEL:" "Okay, now, Graham, go over and balance the boat." "We're very close." "Look, we're almost there." "We're very close, everyone." "LAUREN:" "is the boat sinking?" "It's okay." "Keep trying." "Grandma, the boat's sinking!" "It won't sink." "No, it's not going to sink, sweet." "We're very close." "GRAHAM:" "Mom, we're sinking!" "We're sinking!" "We're sinking!" "The boat's sinking, Grandma." "(RACHEL REASSURING) Mom, we're not going to make it." "Grandma, we're sinking." "Grandma, the boat's sinking." "No, it won't, darling." "We're not going to make it." "Sit right there and hold on tight." "Children, stay put!" "RACHEL:" "Ruth!" "Ruth, get in!" "Come on, Ruth." "Get up!" "Come on, get up!" "(RUTH SCREAMING in AGONY)" "HARRY:" "Ruth, get to shore!" "Ruth, get out!" "You're okay." "You're okay." "Grandma?" "Grandma?" "Grandma." "She's going to be okay." "Kids, just give her some room here." "Grandma." "Please, Graham, take your sister." "There's a good boy." "There's a good boy." "Oh, God." "Look at her legs." "Ruth, we're going to get you down from here, okay?" "All right." "We'll get you down." "I want to help Grandma." "It's okay." "Let me just talk to the children." "(SOBBING) Please." "It's okay." "I don't want Grandma to die." "RACHEL: (SOOTHING) I know, I know." "is Grandma going to die?" "It's okay." "(DEEP RUMBLING)" "Oh, dear God." "Oh, God." "Where's the lieutenant?" "He's over here in this vehicle." "You're a sight for sore eyes." "Lieutenant, I want you to take your men and sweep every building in town, top to bottom." "MAN:" "Everybody out!" "Let's go!" "Get everyone on the truck and get them out." "This thing's going to blow." "RUTH:" "Stop, please stop." "(SOBBING) Please stop." "Here you go." "Hang on, Ruth." "You're going to be okay." "Hold on." "Here, Grandma, have my crystal." "Ladybug, that's so nice but keep it for your luck, okay?" "Okay." "I'm so sorry for what I said to you up there." "I really didn't mean it. I just..." "You were right, what you said." "I am a fool." "No, you're not." "My son's the biggest fool of all." "He never should have run off and hurt you all like that." "If anybody's a fool, Ruth, it's me, because I don't think I ever really gave you a chance." "Hang on, Grandma." "It's just two miles to the ranger station." "I don't think I have another two miles left in me, ace." "Yes, Grandma, please." "It's okay." "No, Grandma." "I get to stay on my mountain." "No... (RUTH GASPING SHALLOWLY)" "Grandma." "Ruth... I got the van." "You go with these fellows." "Harry!" "Harry, I don't know whether you can hear me." "It's Paul." "Harry, the bridge is about to go." "We got everybody out." "(EXPLODING) We got everybody..." "Take care, Harry." "Take great care." "Okay, there you go." "There's no keys." "(GRUNTS)" "There we go." "(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)" "(ENGINE STARTING)" "(CRASHING)" "Dreyfus!" "Paul!" "Paul!" "Come on, come on." "(TIRES SHRIEKING)" "Paul!" "Come on, get out!" "Get out!" "Jump!" "You got to jump!" "Paul!" "Paul!" "(SCREAMS)" "Come on." "We're running out of time." "Let's go." "Greg!" "What the..." "Great." "Just great." "Can we drive across there?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Kids, why don't you get in the back?" "Okay." "Come on." "Go on, Lauren." "Go on, in the back." "Here we go." "It's okay." "Okay." "Here we go." "LAUREN:" "No, Mommy!" "Harry, we're on fire." "The truck's on fire!" "Mommy?" "Hold on." "GRAHAM:" "We're stuck in the lava!" "GRAHAM:" "More lava is coming down the hill!" "Mommy!" "It's okay." "Come on!" "Yes, yes!" "Move, move!" "There's Roughy!" "Where?" "Right there!" "We have to help her!" "I've got to go get her." "Go get her." "Go." "(ROUGHY BARKING)" "Roughy!" "We're only going to get one chance at this." "Come on, Roughy." "Jump!" "Yes!" "(CHILDREN EXCLAIMING in RELIEF)" "She did it!" "Roughy!" "Eight years it took us to get this town on its feet." "You wouldn't believe the struggle." "Look at it." "GRAHAM:" "Our house is gone." "There's no other way out of town." "MAN:" "We're reporting live from the town of Dante's Peak, where they're evacuating the entire town." "She's got to go soon." "Oh, my God." "Wait." "Okay, we're out of here." "What do we need this for?" "It might just come in handy." "GRAHAM:" "Mom, what is that?" "Mom!" "What is that?" "That is a pyroclastic cloud." "Mommy." "Okay, baby." "GRAHAM:" "Mom, it's coming!" "Mom!" "Oh, my God." "Don't look back, kids!" "Don't look back!" "Mom, it's right behind us!" "Oh, sweet Jesus!" "Oh, my God." "Get down, kids!" "Get down!" "(KIDS SCREAMING)" "Oh, my God." "So long, Harry." "Oh, no." "So long." "HARRY:" "Watch your eyes, children." "Watch your eyes." "Lauren!" "Graham, talk to me." "Are you all right, baby?" "Graham." "Graham, talk to me." "All right, we gotta get out of here." "Can you do it?" "You can do it." "Here we go." "Grab her, Harry!" "I got her. I got her." "Out we go, sweetheart." "Graham!" "Stand right there." "Okay." "All right." "Come on up, Graham." "Come on!" "Mom!" "HARRY:" "Come on, Roughy!" "(HARRY WHISTLING) GRAHAM:" "Roughy!" "Roughy!" "HARRY:" "Graham, you lead the way, all right?" "I want you to show us the way to your hideout." "Okay." "Come on." "Come on, Mom." "Roughy!" "Roughy!" "Oh, boy." "Here are flashlights." "I have some chips and some crackers and some drinks back here." "All right, let's check out the damage." "My head hurts." "I know, baby, so does mine." "Oh, no, I forgot E.L.F. I left it in the truck." "What do you need that for?" "It's a transmitter designed by NASA." "We were testing it for them." "I was hoping it would send a signal so people would realize we were down here." "Okay, I'm going to go back and get it." "Stay here." "I'll come with you." "No, stay here, it's a lot safer." "What if you get lost?" "Graham, just stay here, okay?" "Look after your sister and mother." "We're not going to get out, are we?" "Oh, yes, we are, baby." "Yes, we are." "Come here." "Come here." "Just sit down a second." "All right, listen." "Have you ever been deep-sea fishing?" "No." "Good." "Neither have I." "So, when we get out of here, and we will get out of here, what do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest things" "we possibly can get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish?" "Mmm?" "Does that sound good?" "It sounds good, Harry." "GRAHAM:" "Yeah, Harry, it sounds great." "Okay, stay here, I'll be back in a flash." "Chins up." "Okay." "Graham, you think you could find some rope so we could tie up Roughy?" "Yeah." "Let's fix you up, okay?" "And maybe some water so we can clean these cuts up." "(RUMBLING)" "GRAHAM:" "Harry!" "Harry!" "RACHEL:" "Be careful!" "Get back!" "Rachel!" "Rachel!" "Rachel!" "Shit!" "(SCREAMING)" "(GROANING)" "Shit." "(DEBRIS THUDDING)" "(CREAKING)" "(BEEPING)" "(BEEPING ACCELERATING)" "(BEEPING)" "Nancy, go ahead." "Thank you." "Frank?" "Yeah?" "How long has this light been blinking?" "I don't know." "A day or two." "Thank you, NASA." "Thank you, NASA." "Thank you, NASA!" "Thank you, NASA!" "FIREMAN:" "All right, you can get out now." "You're all set." "All right." "Just give me your hand." "Oh, hang on!" "Watch yourself." "(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)" "Sir!" "Get the crutches!" "I think they got him!" "Harry!" "Hey, man, we thought you were toast!" "Are we glad to see you alive!" "Rachel and the children are still down there." "When that E.L.F. signal went off, I damn near fell out of my chair." "He started screaming, "Thank you, NASA!" "Thank you!"" "Well, the old tin box worked." "It sure did." "Rachel and the children are still there." "Where's Paul?" "He didn't make it." "At least he got to see the show." "FIREMAN:" "All the way!" "Back up!" "I need people with me!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "MAN:" "Stand back." "Coming through." "MAN:" "Keep clear." "Look out!" "We have survivors back here." "Get out of the way!" "Graham!" "Graham!" "Mom, it's Harry!" "He's alive!" "It's good to see you." "Did you really mean what you said about taking us fishing?" "I sure did." "That's great." "You guys ready to go?" "Let's go."