M v

Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann

Director
Mick Jackson

Year
1997

Genre
Action

Synopsis
LA is the unwilling epicenter of virtually every natural disaster - including earthquakes, firestorms and mudslides. But it's about to experience its most cataclysmic event ever, one that will ultimately test its ability to survive.

Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones stars as the city's emergency chief who faces an unprecedented challenge. Ground zero is LA's famed La Brea Tar Pits where a vent in the earth's crust has unleashed an incredible force of nature; an endless stream of fiery, deadly lava insidiously creeps across traffic-choked streets while wreaking havoc below ground in the labyrinth of man-made and natural tunnels.

Support cast includes Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffman, Don Cheadle and Keith David.

TRIVIA:
The lava was primarily made of methylcellulose, the thickening agent used in fast-food milkshakes; the ash was made mostly of ground newspaper; most of the fire trucks used were made by the Crown Corporation, a fire apparatus maker now closed down. The Crown fire trucks can be easily recognised by the double-vertical headlights.

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