Centers on the events leading up to the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, with the story beginning on the day volcanic activity started on March 20, 1980, and ending on the day of the eruption, May 18, 1980.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI eruption effects still hit harder than Marvel.
Acting
Art Carney's real stubborn old man energy.
Director
Ernest Pintoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Harry Truman became a folk hero; memorabilia with his face sold nationwide before he died, making him possibly the first viral disaster celebrity.
Shot on location while the actual mountain was still an active disaster zone; crew wore hard hats and respirators between takes.
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