Trivia: When we see Paul in the van as it is taken over by the overflowing river, just as he hits the water, we hear the Wilhelm scream.
Trivia: The ‘volcanic ash' you see in this movie is actually finely shredded newspapers.
Dante's Peak (1997)
2 trivia entries
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renee Smith, Jeremy Foley
Continuity mistake: When they are driving up the mountain to get to her kids, they cross a river and they get hit on the passenger side of the truck shattering the window, but later when they show them going up the mountain there is a new window there.
Harry Dalton: I've always been better at feeling out volcanoes than people and politics.
Question: How come Graham was able to drive a car up to Ruth's house but couldn't for the life of him figure out how a telephone worked? When it was still ringing he said "Hello" thinking she'd answered.
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Answer: He's young and he and his sister are alone. He's worried about his Grandma and she's not answering the phone. He's saying hello because he desperately wants her to answer so he knows she's OK. He feels helpless just letting the phone ring.
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