Backdraft (1991)
Backdraft (1991)
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Plot.
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
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Cast & Crew.
Kurt Russell
Stephen McCaffrey
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey / Stunts
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 / Casting
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic / Dialect Coach
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. Hall
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler / Makeup Artist
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Gregory Lundsgaard
High-Rise Fireman / Steadicam Operator
Dan Tullis Jr.
Engine 17 Firefighter
Peter C. Hobert
Probie
Ron Howard
Director
Gregory Widen
Writer
Richard Barton Lewis
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Mike Hill
Editor
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Pen Densham
Producer
Larry DeWaay
Co-Producer / Unit Production Manager
Todd Hallowell
Associate Producer / Second Unit Director
John Watson
Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Carol Winstead Wood
Art Direction
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Design
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Assistant Art Director
Steve A. Hagberg
Construction Coordinator
Richard Bryan Douglas
Construction Foreman
Steve Homa
Greensman
David Conaghan
Leadman
Larissa Supplitt
Location Scout
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
Painter
Peter Ramsey
Production Illustrator
Gary Baugh
Set Designer
Alan Broadbent
Standby Painter
Robert L. Blatman
Camera Operator
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Dick Dova
Key Grip
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Denise Wingate
Assistant Costume Designer
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Linda Rizzuto
Key Hair Stylist
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jane Blank
Seamstress
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
Set Costumer
Lawrence Hammer
Carpenter
Pierre Remy
Chef
Monica Devereux
Choreographer
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
Todd Dickison
Driver / Transportation Co-Captain
George Dougherty
Loader
Andrew Golov
Post Production Supervisor
Shari Lynn Himes
Production Office Assistant
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
John Burros
Stand In
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Calvin Chin
Transportation Coordinator
Andrew Lipschultz
Unit Publicist
Jack Gallagher
First Assistant Director
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Roger Tweten
First Assistant Editor
Rob Doherty
Electrician
Alphonse Blumenthal
Gaffer
Todd Braden
Lighting Technician
Jacqueline King
Casting Associate
Jim Morris
Executive In Charge Of Production
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Cheryl A. Stone
Production Accountant
Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator / Conductor
Jay Rifkin
Scoring Mixer
Dennis Leonard
Sound Engineer
Curt Frisk
Sound Mixer
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Finley Jr.
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Anne Calanchini
Visual Effects Coordinator
Suella Kennedy
Visual Effects Producer
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Moore
Storyboard
Robert E. Knight
Sign Painter
Paul Huston
Visual Effects Art Director
Norman Howell
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
John S. Robertson
Key Grip
David Orr
Color Timer
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Gary Isbell
Set Dresser
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
ADR Editor
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Marnie Moore
Foley Artist
Christopher Boyes
Foley Recordist
Mark Sullivan
Matte Painter
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
Michael D. Gianneschi
Construction Buyer
Walter J. Piers
Swing
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
William L. Allen Sr.
Special Effects Technician
Martin Rosenberg
Visual Effects Camera
John Casino
Stunt Double
Mollie S. Mallinger
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Robert Hill
Assistant Camera
Bill Barr
Best Boy Grip
Chris Freres
Dolly Grip
Joe Carroll
Second Assistant Camera
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Tom Rovak
Colorist
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutter
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Betsy Horning
Location Assistant
Celest Ray
Music Coordinator
Louise C. Larson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
Joan Philo
Extras Casting Assistant
Scott Ross
General Manager
Eugene F. Crededio
Generator Operator
Paul Andresen
Production Assistant
Wileen Dragovan
Production Secretary
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnician
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 24, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingR
Budget$75,000,000
Box Office$152,368,585
Filming LocationsChicago, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
corruption
chicago
fire
office
danger of life
investigation
psychopath
rescue
fire fighting
arson
explosion
pyromaniac
fire fighter
warehouse
somber
suspenseful
Wiki.
Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick, and J. T. Walsh, it follows Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist.
It was released on May 24, 1991 to favorable reviews, and grossed $152.4 million worldwide. It received three Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It also inspired a special effects attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, which opened in 1992 and closed in 2010. It was followed by the sequel, Backdraft 2 in 2019, with Baldwin and Sutherland reprising their roles.
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