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When Time Ran Out (1980)

When Time Ran Out (1980)
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After producer Irwin Allen highlighted the dangers of fire in the Towering Inferno and the dangers of water in the Poseidon Adventure, he is back to fire again but this time it is within the earth, at least for awhile. This fairly routine disaster film is set on a resort island with a volcano that is beginning to rumble. Stars include a long list of names: Paul Newman is Hank, the savvy oil driller who gets people to safety even against their will, Jacqueline Bisset is the woman he is interested in, William Holden, Eddie Albert, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel and several others play individuals trapped on the island. Hank convinces some people to follow him to the highest part of the island as the volcano gets set to blow its top. They encounter several dangerous situations after the dormant volcano wakes up but nothing quite like the non-stop, action filled, death-defying scenes from the explosion of volcano movies that hit the screens in 1997: Dante's Peak, Volcano, Eruption, Volcano: Fire in the Mountain, and a few more from around the world. They formed a virtual 1997 "ring of fire." ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, (more)
Director(s):
James Goldstone
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of When Time Ran Out

After producer Irwin Allen highlighted the dangers of fire in the Towering Inferno and the dangers of water in the Poseidon Adventure, he is back to fire again but this time it is within the earth, at least for awhile. This fairly routine disaster film is set on a resort island with a volcano that is beginning to rumble. Stars include a long list of names: Paul Newman is Hank, the savvy oil driller who gets people to safety even against their will, Jacqueline Bisset is the woman he is interested in, William Holden, Eddie Albert, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel and several others play individuals trapped on the island. Hank convinces some people to follow him to the highest part of the island as the volcano gets set to blow its top. They encounter several dangerous situations after the dormant volcano wakes up but nothing quite like the non-stop, action filled, death-defying scenes from the explosion of volcano movies that hit the screens in 1997: Dante's Peak, Volcano, Eruption, Volcano: Fire in the Mountain, and a few more from around the world. They formed a virtual 1997 "ring of fire." ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
109 mins

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Director(s):
James Goldstone
Writer(s):
Stirling Silliphant, Carl Foreman
Producer(s):
Irwin Allen
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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    Carriss A.

    While I haven't seen this movie in a while, the way I remembered it from years ago was very good. It's like the Poseidon Adventure, except a tad newer, but still a classic. It's a disaster movie about a volcano, yes I know it's been done before, but this is what the new movies were able to get their basis from, this was something different back in 1980 when it was created. I think the graphics for it were very good for their time, and I wish more movies could be made with actual acting, instead of a bunch of computerized stunts. I look forward to enjoying it again.

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    Larry R.

    Great movie. Reasonable visual effects, not exaggerated. No FOUL language like we accept today.

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    Rick T.

    I am glad Irwin Allen is no longer around to work his destruction on stories that deserve much better treatment. The book, (The Day The World Ended), the movie is based on; and bears no similarity to, is set in 1902 on the island of Martinique. The story, takes the reader from the first rumblings of the volcano, Mont Pele, to the massive pyroclastic explosion that destroys the city of St. Pierre. The politics that lead to the tragedy and, the personal stories of the many characters would make an incredible mini series, if you could find a producer willing to put the story above his ego. BTW, it is a true story.

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