Factual error: That truck they're driving had better be fitted with a couple of powerful rocket motors, because they outdrive a pyroclastic explosion, which would be moving at about 300kmh. We see the pyroclastic cloud just metres behind the truck - it would overtake them in seconds.
Dante's Peak (1997)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Jamie Renee Smith, Jeremy Foley, Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan
Harry, Rachel, her two children, and the dog are saved from the explosion of the volcano.
Annette
More mistakes in Dante's Peak
Harry Dalton: Get the hell out of there now, before it's too late.
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.
The_Iceman