Starring: Kurt Russell, Robert DeNiro, William Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn Directed By: Ron Howard Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: HD DVD Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Number of Items: 1 Release Date: September 12, 2006 Running Time: 138 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Product Description: Universal Backdraft - HD DVD Academy Award-winning director Ron Howards heroic action-thriller about the adventurous lives of professional firefighters now includes hours of bonus features that take you behind the heart-pounding pyrotechnics and Academy Award-nominated special effects! Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding firefighter brothers who must set aside their personal differencesin order to survive the burning, churning infernos set by a maniacal arsonist.
Amazon.com: A somewhat contrived screenplay doesn't stop this thriller from serving up some of the most spectacular fire sequences ever committed to film. Like any Ron Howard production Backdraft is impressively slick and boasts a stellar cast, including Kurt Russell and William Baldwin. The actors play sibling rivals who have been at odds since the death of their firefighter father years earlier. Robert De Niro is the veteran fire inspector who is tracking a series of mysterious and deadly arsons, and Donald Sutherland is effectively creepy as the former arsonist who understands the criminal psychology of pyromaniacs. Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are featured in supporting roles. Backdraft is a triumph of stunt work and flaming special effects. --Jeff Shannon
Backdraft Great flick . . . a classic. Likely the most realistic depiction of fire I have ever seen
Reply to Gary F. Taylor Nothing personal Mr. Gary F Taylor, but the condition they portray in the film IS a Backdraft. Maybe your father was a firefighter, that does not make you one, I AM a professional firefighter. A flashover is when the temperature of a room reaches the point that it causes all of the pyrolytic gasses of the contents of the room to spontaneously ignite, this usually occurs between 1000 and 1400 degrees F. A backdarft is a fire that has darkened down due to a lack of oxygen. When oxygen is suddenly introduced to said room the built up, superheated fire gasses explode or "combust in a rapid and uncontrolled manner". The scene of the rookie opening the door without first checking for heat and being caught in the sudden explosion is a TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE of a backdraft. Beyond that, yes the movie is unrealistic, IT'S A MOVIE! What movie is NOT unrealistic in at least some aspect? It is entertainment NOT a documentary! From an entertainment standpoint it was very captivating. So how about quit trying to be something you are not and just ENJOY THE MOVIE!
EXCELLANT This movie was released in theaters on May 24 1991 starring Kurt Russell as Stephen Bull McCaffery, William Baldwin as Brian McCaffery, and Robert DeNiro as Donald Shadow Rimgale. As a firefighter son Brian McCaffery always knew that one day his father wouldn't come home from fighting a fire. His brother Stephen whose nickname is the Bull has already started to follow in his fathers foot steps has already become a firefighter. Now Brian has graduated from rookie school and ends up at the same firehouse that his brother Stephen is. It doesn't take long before the two realize that they can't work together in the same fire house. However, there's a problem growing in the South side of Chicago as a series of Suspicious fires start to surface which forces Brian who still remembers how his dad died to join the investigative office to find out why and how these fires are getting started. As the evidences starts to mount it take Brian to an area where he doesn't want to go. Now a few thoughts on this movie! This is one of those movies where you start on the edge of your sit and you never move. The action and drama in this picture was fantastic. This picture also was great without a leading lady. Based on this, I give this movie 10 weasel stars.
Much better than I anticipated. A drama about firefighters? Yawn. My red flag went off when I heard about this one. I actually rented it one night. And surprise, surprise....... it's good. Excellent acting, an interesting story. Well, the usual hetero stuff anyway. Would have been better with a few gay firefighters. Then they could have called it Broke Back Backdraft. My sad humor aside. A very good movie, very emotional and well written. Recommended.
Can ANYONE tell me WHY the re-release ???? Sincerely want to know. My widescreen copy from 1998 is beautiful, at least I think so, and yes I'm aware of the 2 disc edition in 2006, so...what sets this version apart ??? I'm checking this page frequently, hoping someone can tell me why I should upgrade. Thanks !
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