An oil refinery blows up, causing a firestorm that threatens a hospital and everyone inside.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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John Bradley | ... | Jack Thomas |
| Tom Arnold | ... | Wendell Mays | |
| Ice-T | ... | Albert Denning | |
| Amanda Pays | ... | Jennifer Lewis | |
| Cathy Lee Crosby | ... | Elizabeth Sherman | |
| Pat Harrington Jr. | ... | Stuart Ridgley | |
| Edward Albert | ... | Mayor Phillips | |
| Michael Dudikoff | ... | Daniels | |
| Mary Jo Catlett | ... | Nurse Winslow | |
| Richard Biggs | ... | Garrison | |
| Christian Oliver | ... | Tim Vester | |
| Michael Trucco | ... | Scott | |
| William Zabka | ... | Curt Peters | |
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Eric James Virgets | ... | Workman (as Eric-James Virgets) |
| Michael Cavanaugh | ... | Chief Sam Davis | |
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Hoping to make a killing on the insurance money, oil refinery owner Wendell Mays decides to burn the place to the ground. His greed endangers the lives of the entire town as the fireball creates a spreading inferno threatens to engulf the entire city, and stretches the abilities of the fire department and the local hospital to their breaking points. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Plot Keywords:
oil refinery | fire | firefighter | firefighting | brother brother relationship |Taglines:
"A firestorm of fiery action and scorching suspense!"Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for fire disaster/action and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 July 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fuoco sulla città See more »Company Credits
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Dispatcher Harris: Captain Thomas, house fire in your district Westside Park. 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Possibly a child trapped inside.
Jack Thomas: Alright, send two wagons as backup! We'll break in first, tell them to stay the hell out of our way! We're ready to spray.
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Most of the footage of the action scenes at the refinery, and the fire scenes leaving the hospital, are from the 1979 movie City on Fire. You can spot the difference between the 70's and 2000's era. See more »Goofs
A refinery worker is shown falling to his death with a night sky in shot, but the scene is in the daytime. It's clearly inserted from another film. See more »Quotes
Jack Thomas: [answers phone] Station 19!Dispatcher Harris: Captain Thomas, house fire in your district Westside Park. 1313 Mockingbird Lane. Possibly a child trapped inside.
Jack Thomas: Alright, send two wagons as backup! We'll break in first, tell them to stay the hell out of our way! We're ready to spray.
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This movie is a page out of movie history, it first came out as 'Striking distance' the cop car chase scene in the beginning is exactly the same as the chase scene in 'Striking distance' complete with the cars rolling down the embankment at the end of the chase (I thought the bad guy was going to get out and shoot Ice T). Oh by the way, what happens to Ice T later on in the movie? . Then as the movie progresses, it turns into 'City on fire' a disastrous disaster movie from 1979 complete with scenes right out of 'City of fire'. I mean the actual scenes in 'City on fire' were cut and pasted into 'Ablaze'. Like the scene where the nurse opens the closet door and gets smoked. I wonder how they got away with that? I was waiting for Shelly Winters to make a cameo. (They could of cut and pasted her to!). What a Bomb!