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.
Cast
Art Carney
Harry Truman
David Huffman
David Jackson
Cassie Yates
Linda Steele
Albert Salmi
Clyde Whittaker
Ron O'Neal
Otis Kaylor
Tim Thomerson
Sheriff Wayne Temple
Bill McKinney
Kilpatrick
Redmond Gleeson
Hendricks
Nehemiah Persoff
Mr. Ellison
Brendan Burns
David Crockett
Henry Darrow
Lloyd Wagner
Danny Chambers
Col. Arnholt
Biff Manard
Dr. Romarantin
Joseph Benti
Newscaster
Clark Christiansen
Reeder
Frank Ellis
Schmitty
Sean Abbott
Chad
Denny Arnold
Curry
BJ Davis
Bedsoe
Patricia King
Patty Jean
Corky Courson
Bandleader
Julie Phillips
Pamela
Mary Jane Heelebuyck
Cook
Peter Bellwood
English Reporter
Susan Gelb
Photographer
Steve Sheldon
Shopkeeper
Stacie Joyce
Ginny
Murl Lee Morris
Radio Operator
William Bartman
Resnick
Diana Fiske
Cindy
Carol Bryant
Mrs. Ellison
Ray Lykins
Stunt Man
Eddie Braun
Stunt Man
Clarence Altkin
Reporter #1
John Boylen
Reporter #2
Renee Braswell
Girl on the Street
Julie Rice Davis
Stunt Girl
Beau Davis
Stunt Baby
Dennis Murphy
Logger #1
Wiley Ellis
Logger #2
Randy Nawalaniec
Logger #3
Van Hurst
Guardsman
Thomas Lovingier
News Director
Tony Scalese
Man Watching TV
Don LaFontaine
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Ernest Pintoff
Director
Peter Bellwood
Screenplay
Larry Ferguson
Screenplay
Michael T. Murphy
Story, Executive Producer
Larry Sturholm
Story
George Berndt
Editor
Jacques Haitkin
Director of Photography
William N. Panzer
Producer
Peter S. Davis
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
William Bartman
Associate Producer, Casting
Otto Sieber
Associate Producer
Doris Bettencourt
Costume Design
Julie Rice Davis
Makeup Artist, Stunts
BJ Davis
Second Unit Director, Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Richard Albain
Special Effects
Goblin
Original Music Composer
Fabio Pignatelli
Original Music Composer
Antonio Marangolo
Original Music Composer
Agostino Marangolo
Original Music Composer
Maurizio Guarini
Original Music Composer
Cyd Smyllie
Set Decoration
Beau Davis
Stunts
Michael Erler
Art Direction
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