Backdraft
Backdraft is an American movie about a group of
Chicago firefighters, fighting fires, and tracking down a serial arsonist. The story focuses on the relationship of two firefighter brothers played by
Kurt Russell and
William Baldwin.
Fast Facts
- Release Date: May 24, 1991
- Director: Ron Howard
- Writer: Gregory Widen
- Runtime: 132 minutes
- Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca DeMornay, Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro
- Received 3 Academy Award Nominations
- Rated R
Trivia
- Many extras in the film are real life Chicago firefighters.
- The writer, Gregory Widen, worked as a firefighter for three years
- Russell, Baldwin, and Glenn did many of their own stunts
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