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Backdraft

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 2h 17m
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Backdraft (1991)
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Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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    • Ron Howard
    • Gregory Widen
  • Stars
    • Kurt Russell
    • William Baldwin
    • Robert De Niro
    • Ron Howard
    • Gregory Widen
  • Stars
    • Kurt Russell
    • William Baldwin
    • Robert De Niro
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 185User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Scott Glenn, and Cedric Young in Backdraft (1991)
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    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Stephen McCaffrey…
    William Baldwin
    William Baldwin
    • Brian McCaffrey
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Donald Rimgale
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Ronald Bartel
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Jennifer Vaitkus
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • John Adcox
    Rebecca De Mornay
    Rebecca De Mornay
    • Helen McCaffrey
    Jason Gedrick
    Jason Gedrick
    • Tim Krizminski
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Marty Swayzak
    Tony Mockus Jr.
    • Chief John Fitzgerald
    • (as Tony Mockus Sr.)
    Cedric Young
    • Grindle
    Juan Ramírez
    Juan Ramírez
    • Ray Santos
    Kevin Casey
    • Nightingale
    Jack McGee
    Jack McGee
    • Schmidt
    Mark Wheeler
    Mark Wheeler
    • Pengelly
    Richard Lexsee
    Richard Lexsee
    • Washington
    Beep Iams
    • Sean McCaffrey
    Ryan Todd
    Ryan Todd
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      • Ron Howard
      • Gregory Widen
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Kurt Russell, Kevin Casey, Scott Glenn and William Baldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and stunt coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances that he listed them as stunt performers in the credits.
    • Goofs
      The first victim's body doesn't land on the car after the explosion, but is there when firefighters arrive.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Steven McCaffrey: Look at him... That's my brother goddammit!

    • Alternate versions
      Network television version featured additional footage:
      • the firemen from Engine 17 visit a recently widowed firefighter's wife
      • Stephen (Kurt Russell) has an emotional scene with Inspector Rimgale (Robert De Niro) over the fire where Tim (Jason Gedrick) was burned
      • During the news conference where Alderman Swayzak (J.T. Walsh) is exposed, Brian (William Baldwin) visits Jennifer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as she is packing up her office, having recently quit.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: One Good Cop/FX2/Switch/Spartacus/Drowning by Numbers (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Set Me In Motion
      Written by Bruce Hornsby (as B.R. Hornsby) & John Hornsby
      Performed by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (as Bruce Hornsby and The Range)
      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Music

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    8/10
    A teary eyed romantic picture...for the guys.
    Backdraft, proves once again, that Ron Howard is one of Hollywood's major contenders. This time around he explores fire through technical wizardry.

    The movie itself is a tad bit overdone, story wise, but the effects are absolutely astonishing. And the acting, by mostly everyone is fabulous. It takes a lot to outdo Robert De Niro, but Kurt Russell manages to do so, especially in the end sequence. And even better, William Baldwin shows he can act.

    Rating = 8 of 10
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    • Jan 18, 1999

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, 1401 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Films Entertainment
      • Trilogy Entertainment Group
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
      • Color

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