Released on February 7, 1997, Dante’s Peak is the disaster movie about a small Washington state town that is in proximity to a volcano that is believed to be dormant for some time. Things get out of hand for the small town when the giant mountain of which the town is built erupts. A little less than three months later on April 25, 1997, Volcano received its worldwide release. Set in sunny Los Angeles, California, the movie shows what would happen with active volcano in the City of Angels.