one thing i do have to say for when time run out . there be some lovely hawaiian scenery in it . that a plus for any film . but this film may have kill the disaster film genre . might have have a lot to do with the death of the big budget soap opera a well . at least it get a lease on life on television during the eighty . bad guy in this film be james franciscus who think it would be a grand idea to build a resort hotel on a small hawaiian island with an active volcano . great tourist attraction . he not happy just grow sugar cane like his dad do and become filthy rich . he want to become richer and he do become filthier . he marry bill holden daughter and veronica hamel and to get to holden money . holden be a conrad hilton type hotel magnate . meanwhile another franciscus enterprise be an oil well which paul newman have bring in . all their drilling be give the volcano an upset tummy . of course we have get some grand soap opera type romantic conflict . newman and holden over jacqueline bisset and franciscus step out with barbara carrera on veronica hamel with edward albert object big time . dynasty can not hold a candle to this bunch . irwin allen rip himself off also . the character that burgess meredith and valentina cortesa play be an italian version of who jack albertson and shelley winter play in the poseidon adventure . newman and holden and red button and ernest borgnine all veteran of irwin allen disaster film from before just go through the motion here . what do they get out of it . a big paycheck and a hawaiian vacation . that probably reason enough to do this film a time finally run out on the disaster film .