Rejected Slogans for the Movie “Volcano”

The list for April 25, 1997
The Top 15 Rejected Slogans
for the Movie “Volcano”

  1. “You’ve Never Cheered For a Volcano… UNTIL NOW!!!”

  2. “Ever wonder where all the really stupid geologists live? Wonder no more!”

  3. “Whoa, like, downtown’s blowin’ chunks, Dude!”

  4. “Volcano – The biggest thing in L.A. since John Holmes died.”

  5. “Beats the Crap Out of ‘Dante’s Peak,’ *PLUS* There’s No Pierce Brosnan!”

  6. “Oozing eruptions, burning flows and gaseous emissions — Imagine what L.A. would be like if we threw in a volcano, too!”

  7. “Show me the Magma!”

  8. “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!”

  9. “L.A. is Flambé!”

  10. “And the 405 is backed up to the 10 due to a volcanic explosion. Over on the 610 interchange…”

  11. “120 Minutes of Melting Artificial Breasts!”

  12. “L.A. BLOWS!”

  13. “This Time, It’s NOT a Dry Heat!”

  14. “Earthquake, Schmearthquake”
And the Number 1 Rejected Slogan for the Movie “Volcano”…

  1. “Beverly Hills, 90210 Degrees”
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CREDITS
Selected from 152 submissions from 52 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 1 (7th #1)
  • Phil Doyle, Mercer Island, WA — 1 (1st #1!)
  • Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 2
  • R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 3
  • Lee Oeth, San Diego, CA — 3
  • Brad Schreiber, Los Angeles, CA — 4, 6
  • Jeffrey House, Detroit, MI — 5
  • Duncan Carling, San Francisco, CA — 5
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 7
  • Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 7
  • Don Horton, Sacramento, CA — 7
  • Sue Prifogle, Rushville, IN — 8
  • George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 9
  • Debbie Lander, Las Vegas, NV — 10
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 11
  • Kermit Woodall, Richmond, VA — 12
  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 13
  • Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 13
  • Sterling Smith, Houston, TX — 14
  • Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 15
  • David E. Spiro, Tucson, AZ — Runners Up list name
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