| The Yellowstone National Park is one of the | | | | eruptions and showed computer simulations of |
| world's greatest natural land and water | | | | how the earth might look like after such violent |
| formations. It is only natural that a lot of novels, | | | | destruction. It all ends with the park and a large |
| movies and documentaries have been written | | | | part of the US buried in volcanic ash. And like all |
| about the park. The park is the subject or the | | | | the other doomsday movies, the whole earth |
| location of some media exploring both its beauty | | | | was affected by the eruptions and turned into a |
| and its hidden fictional and real sinister power. | | | | crazy world with the upper part in volcanic winter |
| The earliest known movies associated with the | | | | and the lower part in ice age or in drought. The |
| park were taken in 1897 and directed by Mr. | | | | second part of the docudrama was more of a |
| Thomas A. Edison; these were reported by two | | | | documentary that provides evidence to the |
| black-and-white mini-movies entitled "Tourists | | | | authenticity of the movie. It was entitled |
| Going Round Yellowstone Park" (18 seconds) and | | | | "Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone". |
| "Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park" | | | | Departing from documentaries, the Yellowstone |
| (26 seconds). | | | | National Park is another one of Hollywood's |
| One of the many movie guides made from the | | | | favorite venues. Movies starring the best of the |
| park is that with an obvious title of "Yellowstone | | | | stars have dominated the box office. One such |
| Park", which features the grandeur of the park's | | | | movie is the 1992 film version of the novel with |
| beautiful scenery. It was designed to promote the | | | | the same title: The River Runs Through It, which |
| park by showcasing the different water forms | | | | grossed $43,440,294 based on the report of |
| that the park offers to the visitors: its beautiful | | | | Another one of these is "The Horse Whisperer", |
| geysers, waterfalls, hotsprings and reflective lakes. | | | | also an adaptation of a novel with the same title |
| The film took 25000 hours to complete but it | | | | written by the renowned Nicholas Sparks. |
| was well worth the effort of the team. | | | | Even NASA has some mini-movies dedicated to |
| Other travelogs include the much acclaimed best | | | | the park. In the Cool Cosmos website, short |
| travelog "Yellowstone: Imprints of Geologic Time", | | | | movies (less that one minute) were posted, all |
| "Yellowstone's Amazing Wildlife", and "Yellowstone: | | | | designed to show through infrared videography |
| The World's Most Amazing Park". "Amazing | | | | both the beauty and power of the "Earth's |
| Wonders of the World: Kingdom of the West - | | | | geothermal power". These include some geysers, |
| Yellowstone, Yosemite & Glacier National | | | | hot springs and even some local wildlife, all |
| Parks" also featured the park along with the two | | | | captured in infrared. It shows an interesting and |
| other natural parks of equal beauty. | | | | unique way to view the park. |
| A docudrama series shown in BBC and Discovery | | | | These are just few of the numerous movies |
| channel, the first part of which is entitled | | | | credited to the beauty of the majestic |
| "Supervolcano", evolved around the park's volcanic | | | | Yellowstone Park. We should be expecting more |
| caldera. The film's fictional characters struggled to | | | | movies of greater caliber to be made of this |
| contain the spontaneous eruptions happening all | | | | awesome wonder of nature in the years to |
| over the park which spread across the globe. The | | | | come. |
| film featured stunning imagery of volcanic | | | | |