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''Supervolcano'' is a 2005 British-Canadian
disaster film that originally aired on 13 March 2005 on
BBC One
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on 10 April 2005 on the
Discovery Channel. It is based on the speculated and potential eruption of the volcanic
Yellowstone Caldera
The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corn ...
, in
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowst ...
. Its tagline is "Scientists know it as the deadliest volcano on Earth. You know it...as Yellowstone".
Plot
Richard Lieberman, the scientist in charge of
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, gives a press conference with his colleagues Jock Galvin, Dave, Matt and Nancy, and their boss, Michael Eldridge, to present their new virtual imagery simulator VIRGIL, which Eldridge claims will greatly aid in their research. Reporter Maggie Chin asks about the possibility of an eruption, which Rick dismisses as a remote possibility.
After an earthquake triggers a
tsunami
A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater exp ...
on one of the park's lakes, Maggie interviews Kenneth "Ken" Wylie on TV about his new book on volcanoes. Rick is upset by Ken's appearance and it is revealed that the two are brothers-in-law. Rick and Ken later argue, with Rick accusing Ken of creating a mass panic in order to sell his book.
The undersecretary of
FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Ex ...
, Wendy Reiss, visits and asks Rick about the worst-case scenario if Yellowstone does release a "super eruption". He shows her a simulation, revealing the devastating results of an
ashfall
The Ashfall Fossil Beds of Antelope County, Nebraska, Antelope County in northeastern Nebraska are rare fossil sites of the type called lagerstätten that, due to extraordinary local conditions, capture an ecological "snapshot" in time of a rang ...
across the
US should the volcano ever erupt.
After a hydrothermal event at the
Norris Geyser Basin
The geothermal areas of Yellowstone include several geyser basins in Yellowstone National Park as well as other geothermal features such as hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. The number of thermal features in Yellowstone is estimated at ...
and more questions from the press, Rick's team runs a simulation of possible eruptions on VIRGIL. They learn that even a moderate eruption could potentially destabilize the rest of the
magma
Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural sa ...
chamber under Yellowstone and trigger a super eruption.
After more seismic events, the park is closed. Maggie comes to Yellowstone anyway, and Rick sends Matt to give her a tour of the park. They discover
harmonic tremor
A harmonic tremor is a sustained release of seismic and infrasonic energy typically associated with the underground movement of magma, the venting of volcanic gases from magma, or both. It is a long-duration release of seismic energy, with disti ...
near Norris, indicating that an eruption of unknown scale is imminent.
An email about the expected eruption leaks to the press, causing a national panic. FEMA schedules a press conference in
Washington, DC
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, at which Rick is pressured into saying that the eruption will not be large.
While Rick is flying back from the conference, his colleagues in the field office finish plugging in the latest data for the eruption. They discover that the top of the magma chamber alone has more than enough eruptible magma to destabilize the chamber and trigger a super eruption. The volcano erupts violently, severely damaging the field office and injuring Jock. Matt investigates the eruption and contacts Dave about it to inform Rick. Jock flies the helicopter while Nancy and Matt flee in their truck, but the resulting
pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of b ...
overtakes and kills both Nancy and Matt.
Rick contacts Dave, another team member who left before the eruption to set up a backup office in a hotel in
Boseman. Meanwhile, the vent is blowing ash east across the US and across major
commercial air routes, prompting FEMA to clear American airspace and take other protective measures. Rick's plane flies directly into the ash cloud, damaging the engines, and they make an emergency landing in
Cheyenne
The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enr ...
. Rick and Ken decide to go to the FEMA office in
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
but are caught under the ashfall and decide to look for a nearby
military installation
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for ...
instead.
The motel roof collapses due to heavy ashfall after more caldera vents open, killing Dave.
Rick and Ken manage to reach the military installation safely. Rick makes contact with FEMA and determines that the vents are going to merge into one massive caldera in an eruption on the scale of the
Huckleberry Ridge Eruption, the largest in Yellowstone's history.
Government officials try to come up with a plan to save the 25 million people trapped by the ashfall, but Rick convinces them that they cannot possibly hope to do so; the ash will make it impossible for planes to safely evacuate people or drop supplies. Instead, following his advice, FEMA creates the "Walk to Life" program, telling people to walk through the ash to safety.
One week after the eruption starts, the ground above the magma chamber begins to fall into the empty space left by the ejected magma, signalling the end of the eruption. However, the damage has been done; the lingering atmospheric effects causes a
volcanic winter
A volcanic winter is a reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid and water obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, particularly explosiv ...
to occur. Much of the US has been rendered uninhabitable, some were liquidated by the eruption without the possibility of restoration. The Walk to Life program saves 7.3 million of the 25 million people trapped by the ash, including Rick and Ken, who manage to walk out of the ashfall.
Cast
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Michael Riley
Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in '' Power Play''. He has acted in over 40 films and television series, including '' This Is Wonderland'', for which he received a Gemini Aw ...
as Rick Lieberman
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Gary Lewis as Jock Galvin
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Shaun Johnston
Shaun Johnston is a Canadian movie and theatre actor best known for his role as Jack Bartlett on the CBC drama ''Heartland'', which debuted in October 2007. He co-founded the Shadow Theatre in Edmonton and made his first professional forays ...
as Matt
*
Adrian Holmes as Dave Price
* Jane McLean as Maggie Chin
* Jennifer Copping as Nancy
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Rebecca Jenkins
Rebecca Jenkins (born 1959) is a Canadian actress and singer.
Acting
She had starring roles in the 1990s CBC series '' Black Harbour'', and the films '' Bye Bye Blues'', '' Marion Bridge'', '' Wilby Wonderful'', ''Whole New Thing'', '' South o ...
as Wendy Reiss
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Tom McBeath
Tom McBeath is a Canadian actor. He is the winner of three Jessie Awards best known for playing Col. Harold Maybourne on ''Stargate SG-1''. In 2017, he started playing Smithers on '' Riverdale''.
Biography
He appeared in an episode of ''Street ...
as Michael Eldridge
*
Robert Wisden
Robert Charles Wisden ( Brighton, 2 June 1958) is an English-born, Canadian actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American film and television, for which he has won a Gemini Award.
Best known for playing U.S. President Richard Nixo ...
as Kenneth Wylie
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Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden (born 20 september, 1973) is a British actress and audiobook narrator. Her roles include the character of Carole Littleton in the television series ''Lost''. She has performed on television, film, and theater.
Filmography
Film
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as Fiona Lieberman
* Emy Aneke as Johnson
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Garry Chalk
Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' and ''Beast Machines'', as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of '' Transformers: Armada'', ''Transformer ...
as Billy Marshall
*
Garwin Sanford
Garwin Sanford (born 14 March 1955) is a Canadian film and television actor known for his roles on ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis''.
Career
Sanford's most notable roles are Narim in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Simon Wallace in ''Stargate ...
as Bob Mann
* Sam Charles as William Lieberman
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Kevin McNulty as Joe Foster
* Shelagh Mitchell as Fiona's Mother
* Jay Hernandez as USAF Airman
* Leslie Reyes as Rachel
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Joanna Gosling as herself
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Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independen ...
as himself
*
Anna Jones as herself
See also
*''
Superstorm'', a 2007 miniseries by the same producers
*
Supervolcano
*
''Threads'', another BBC disaster-docudrama, this time depicting nuclear war.
External links
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