St. Helens (1982)
1h 32m
Running Time
January 1, 1982Release Date

Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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 / Stunt Double / Second Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator / Stunts

Patricia King
Patty Jean

Corky Courson
Bandleader

Julie Phillips
Pamela

Mary Jane Heelebuyck
Cook

Peter Bellwood
English Reporter / Screenplay

Susan Gelb
Photographer

Steve Sheldon
Shopkeeper

Stacie Joyce
Ginny

Murl Lee Morris
Radio Operator

William Bartman
Resnick / Casting / Associate Producer

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 / Makeup Artist / Stunts

Beau Davis
Stunt Baby / Stunts

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)

Ernest Pintoff
Director

Michael T. Murphy
Story / Executive Producer

Larry Sturholm
Story

George Berndt
Editor

Cyd Smyllie
Set Decoration

Tom Jacobson
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer

William N. Panzer
Producer

Jacques Haitkin
Director of Photography

Michael Erler
Art Direction

Doris Bettencourt
Costume Design

Richard Albain
Special Effects
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
volcano
volcanologist
based on a true story
volcanic eruption
Wiki.
St. Helens is a 1981 made-for-cable HBO television film directed by Ernest Pintoff, and starring David Huffman, Art Carney, Cassie Yates, and Albert Salmi. The film 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. The film premiered on May 18, 1981, on the first anniversary of the eruption.
The film is noted for being the first Hollywood soundtrack of the italian prog-rock group Goblin (Massimo Morante, Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Agostino Marangolo and Antonio Marangolo).
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