Supervolcano (docudrama)
| Supervolcano | |
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| Genre | Disaster |
| Written by |
Edward Canfor-Dumas Julian Simpson |
| Directed by | Tony Mitchell |
| Starring |
Michael Riley Gary Lewis Shaun Johnston Adrian Holmes Jennifer Copping Rebecca Jenkins |
| Theme music composer | Ty Unwin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Sara Cropley Victoria Goodall Michael Mosley Ailsa Orr Fiona Scott Rosie Taylor |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Budget | US$5.5 million |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 13 March 2005 |
Supervolcano is a disaster television film that originally aired on 13 March 2005 on BBC One, and released by the BBC on 10 April 2005 on the Discovery Channel. It is centered on the speculated and potential eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park. Its tagline is "Scientists know it as the deadliest volcano on Earth. You know it...as Yellowstone."
A group of hooded people in caribou parkas ride through snow on snowmobiles. They find a video recording a man who appears to be dying. He tells he is Richard Lieberman, the scientist who was in charge of Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Five years earlier, a press conference shows where Rick and his colleagues are with their boss, Michael Eldridge are trying to persuade the press that their new simulator, VIRGIL, can help determine any possibility of an eruption. Maggie Chin asks about the possibility of an eruption, which Rick dismisses as the possibility of this is slim.
The next day, the USGS witnesses an earthquake, which causes a tsunami wave to slam into the Fishing Bridge area of the park. This prompts Maggie to press again, asking Rick if an eruption is possible. She then appears with Kenneth Weilly on KTCU news to discuss Ken's new book on volcanoes. Rick, who is observing the interview, is upset at Ken's words and it is revealed that the two are brothers-in-law.
The USGS are swarmed with calls, to which all say that the eruption is not imminent. Rick and Ken argue about Ken's appearance on TV, which Rick passes off as Ken creating a mass panic in order to sell his book. Their argument is interrupted by Fiona Lieberman, Rick's wife and Ken's sister. She reflects that Rick is cautious of what he says in public due to the press convincing people Yellowstone was going to erupt due to the discovery of a bulge in Yellowstone Lake some years before.
Wendy Reiss, the undersecretary of FEMA, visits and asks Rick about the worst-case scenario if Yellowstone does release a super eruption. He shows her a model, revealing devastating results of the ash fall over the US.
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