Backdraft (1991)
6.7|24 May, 1991|137 min
Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. In that instant it can create a hero...or cover a secret.
6.7|24 May, 1991|137 min
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Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
Language
Budget$75,000,000
Revenue $152,368,585
English
Budget$75,000,000
Revenue $152,368,585
Keywords
chicago, illinois
rescue
fire
corruption
sibling relationship
psychopath
office
investigation
danger of life
arson
firefighting
explosion
warehouse
pyromaniac
firefighter
somber
suspenseful
Casts
Kurt Russell
Stephen McCaffrey
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey
Robert De Niro
Donald Rimgale
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Vaitkus
Scott Glenn
John 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
Tim Kirzminski
J. T. Walsh
Alderman Marty Swayzak
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric Young
Grindle
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Kevin Casey
Nightingale
Jack McGee
Schmidt
Mark Wheeler
Pengelly
Richard Lexsee
Washington
Beep Iams
Sean McCaffrey
Ryan Goldstein
Brian, Age 7
John Duda
Stephen - Age 12
Robert Swan
Willy - Bartender
Clint Howard
Ricco, Pathologist
Ron West
Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
Jane Jenkins
Woman Psychiatrist
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. Hall
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Gregory Lundsgaard
High-Rise Fireman
Dan Tullis Jr.
Engine 17 Firefighter
Peter C. Hobert
Probie
Crews
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Ron Howard
Director
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Richard Barton Lewis
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Mike Hill
Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Gregory Widen
Writer
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Pen Densham
Producer
Larry DeWaay
Co-Producer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
John Watson
Producer
Todd Hallowell
Associate Producer
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Steve A. Hagberg
Construction Coordinator
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Design
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Assistant Art Director
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
Painter
Alan Broadbent
Standby Painter
Carol Winstead Wood
Art Direction
Larissa Supplitt
Location Scout
Dick Dova
Key Grip
Richard Bryan Douglas
Construction Foreman
David Conaghan
Leadman
Gary Baugh
Set Designer
Robert L. Blatman
Camera Operator
Steve Homa
Greensman
Peter Ramsey
Production Illustrator
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Pierre Remy
Chef
Todd Dickison
Driver
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Todd Dickison
Transportation Co-Captain
Robert E. Knight
Sign Painter
Jane Blank
Seamstress
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Dennis Leonard
Sound Engineer
Curt Frisk
Sound Mixer
George Dougherty
Loader
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Jacqueline King
Casting Associate
Suella Kennedy
Visual Effects Producer
Paul Huston
Visual Effects Art Director
Denise Wingate
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrew Golov
Post Production Supervisor
Calvin Chin
Transportation Coordinator
Jack Gallagher
First Assistant Director
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Jim Morris
Executive In Charge Of Production
Linda Rizzuto
Key Hair Stylist
Rob Doherty
Electrician
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Anne Calanchini
Visual Effects Coordinator
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
William Baldwin
Stunts
Andrew Lipschultz
Unit Publicist
Lawrence Hammer
Carpenter
Larry DeWaay
Unit Production Manager
Roger Tweten
First Assistant Editor
Todd Braden
Lighting Technician
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Robert Finley Jr.
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
Set Costumer
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
John Burros
Stand In
Jay Rifkin
Scoring Mixer
Alphonse Blumenthal
Gaffer
Mark Moore
Storyboard
Monica Devereux
Choreographer
Shari Lynn Himes
Production Office Assistant
Cheryl A. Stone
Production Accountant
Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Norman Howell
Stunts
W. Earl Brown
Dialect Coach
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
John S. Robertson
Key Grip
David Orr
Color Timer
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Gary Isbell
Set Dresser
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Vivien Hillgrove
ADR Editor
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Marnie Moore
Foley Artist
Todd Hallowell
Second Unit Director
Christopher Boyes
Foley Recordist
Mark Sullivan
Matte Painter
Michael D. Gianneschi
Construction Buyer
Martin Rosenberg
Visual Effects Camera
William Cosgrove
Technical Advisor
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Scott Ross
General Manager
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
Robert Hill
Assistant Camera
Tom Bertino
Rotoscoping Artist
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Joe Carroll
Second Assistant Camera
Celest Ray
Music Coordinator
Chris Freres
Dolly Grip
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
Joan Philo
Extras Casting Assistant
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
Walter J. Piers
Swing
Mollie S. Mallinger
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Paul Andresen
Production Assistant
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutter
Wileen Dragovan
Production Secretary
Tom Rovak
Colorist
Shirley Walker
Conductor
John Casino
Stunt Double
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Louise C. Larson
Assistant Production Coordinator
William L. Allen Sr.
Special Effects Technician
Bill Barr
Best Boy Grip
Betsy Horning
Location Assistant
Eugene F. Crededio
Generator Operator
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnician
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
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