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Backdraft (1991)

Movie"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."
Audience Score
67
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R 2 hr 17 minMay 24th, 1991Thriller, Drama, Crime, ActionBackdraft Collection PosterPart of Backdraft Collection
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.
StarringKurt RussellWilliam BaldwinRobert De Niro
DirectorRon Howard
WriterGregory Widen

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 24th, 1991
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 10th, 1997 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$75,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$152,368,585 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Raffaella De Laurentiis, Brian Grazer
Production Companies:Trilogy Entertainment Group, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Backdraft on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
sibling relationshipinvestigationcorruptionpsychopathfirechicago, illinoisrescuesuspensefulexplosionoffice

Backdraft Collection

Backdraft is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. In March 2018, it was announced that Universal has tapped Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego to direct the sequel with William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland set to reprise their roles.