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Backdraft
1990
Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Read more
| Starring | Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Backdraft
Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts.
| Starring | Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, J.T. Walsh, Donald Sutherland |
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| Director | Ron Howard |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 19 Aug 2002 HD DVD: 16 Apr 2007 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Director Ron Howard has become one of the most accomplished of Hollywood craftsmen, and this sturdy star-studded fare was deservedly a mainstream hit. Kurt Russell and William Baldwin are the two warring, firefighting brothers who have to cope with a rash of fires sparked by a seemingly deranged arsonist, whose lethal “backdrafts” are resulting in death and destruction. The plot is hardly original, but Howard marshals the sprawling elements with great finesse and the fire footage, if harrowing at times, is genuinely exhilarating. The list of stars is never-ending: supporting the two leads are Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert De Niro, Rebecca De Mornay and the late JT Walsh.
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Being a fireman is just like belonging to a football team, or so screenwriter Gregory Widen would have us believe. 'You... read more on Time Out
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
one of my fav.2 fireman brothers, alec baldwin--etc.. try to keep the tradition going, with the family, good music score. worth the watch
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Total rubbish.
Do yourself a favour, book in for some root canal work, or a trip to Netto! This is made for US day time TV. Pathetic nonesense!
Don't think that Robert DeNiro or Donald Sutherland's appearance bestows any quality, they both play only cameo roles.
The special effects during the fire scene are clever, very good, but the other 98% is pure total cringe factor 10 cr@p. -
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Backdraft - HD DVD Version
Two feuding brothers carry on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire Department. Whilst trying to resolve their own differences, they must solve a baffling series of arson attacks. Each fire ignited by the phenomena known as backdraft....
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