Backdraft (1991)
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.
137 min
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.
- Release date
- August 22, 1991
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $75,000,000
- Box office
- $152,368,585
Trailer
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Stephen McCaffrey
- William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey
- Robert De Niro as Donald Rimgale
- Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus
- Scott Glenn as John Adcox
- Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey
- Jason Gedrick as Tim Krizminski
- J.T. Walsh as Martin Swayzak
- Tony Mockus Sr. as Chief John Fitzgerald
Crew
- Ron Howard · Director
- Gregory Widen · Writer
- Pen Densham · Producer
- Richard Barton Lewis · Producer
- John Watson · Producer
- Hans Zimmer · Composer
- Mikael Salomon · Cinematographer
- Daniel P. Hanley · Editor
- Mike Hill · Editor
- Janet Hirshenson · Casting director
- Jane Jenkins · Casting director
- Albert Brenner · Production designer