Magma: Volcanic Disaster
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| Genre | Action |
| Written by | Rebecca Rian |
| Directed by | Ian Gilmour |
| Starring |
Xander Berkeley Amy Jo Johnson |
| Theme music composer | Nathan Furst |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Thomas Becker Sven Clement Jörg Westerkamp |
| Producer(s) |
Jeff Beach Michael Braun Phillip J. Roth T.J. Sakasegawa John Cappilla |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Editor(s) | John Quinn |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
ApolloScreen Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG Magma Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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| Original network | RTL Klub Televízió |
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Magma: Volcanic Disaster is a 2006 television film by Sci Fi Pictures. Written by Rebecca Rian and directed by Ian Gilmour, the film stars Xander Berkeley and Amy Jo Johnson. It was filmed in Bulgaria.
A volcanologist and his graduate students believe that all of the volcanoes in the world are going to erupt and kill every living thing on the planet. They try to convince the government that their theory is true while also trying to figure out how to stop it.
Dormant for 700 years, the Trollsvatn volcano in Iceland suddenly erupts and kills a USGS survey team. Volcanology professor Dr. Peter Shepherd (Xander Berkeley) takes four of his graduate students to study Grímsvötn, a dormant volcano near the first. It also erupts suddenly, but the group is able to escape. Shepherd is convinced it is not a coincidence and visits Dr. Oscar Vallian (Valentin Ganev), a wheelchair-using volcanologist who recently quit working for the USGS. He explains that many dormant volcanoes have started to erupt around the world. In the past, Vallian had formulated a theory known as Exodus, in which all 1,500 of the Earth's volcanoes could erupt within a short period of time, and the results will be disastrous. Vallian leaves for Honshu, Japan, to be on the front lines when Mount Fuji erupts.
Shepherd goes to Washington, D.C. to explain the Exodus theory and the need to stop it. Dr. William Kincaid (George R. Sheffey), the head of the USGS, hates O'Neil (Ryan Spike Dauner) and Shepherd, and is given the task of reviewing their data. He promises the president's representative Stephen Daugherty (Jonas Talkington) to disprove the theory. Shepherd leaves knowing nothing will happen, returning to his students to explain the government will not act unless they get proof.
Shepherd's soon to be ex-wife Natalie (Reiko Aylesworth), a Park Ranger, arrives at work at Yellowstone National Park to be told that Old Faithful hasn't done anything for the last day. In Honshū, Vallian and his companion Melanie (Dessi Morales) wait for Fuji's expected eruption. Shepherd makes plans with his students to go to South America to check out another volcano that should be next in the list. That night, Shepherd calls his estranged wife. During the call, she mentions fire season has started in the middle of winter. Shepherd does not mention the volcano issues. The next day, Fuji erupts, destroying much of the island of Honshū and triggering large tsunamis. Vallian calls Shepherd to bid farewell before he and Melanie are swallowed up and incinerated by a pyroclastic surge. Shepherd spends the night in a bar, mourning his friend. His student Brianna (Amy Jo Johnson) offers comfort and advice while listening to him explain how his marriage ended.
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