Backdraft (1991)

May 24, 1991 (US) • Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime • 137m

Overview

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.

Director

Ron Howard

Writer

Gregory Widen

Top Billed

Kurt Russell

Keywords

chicago, illinois rescue fire corruption sibling relationship psychopath office investigation danger of life arson firefighting explosion warehouse pyromaniac firefighter somber suspenseful

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Top Billed Cast

Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

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 Todd

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

David Crosby

'70s Hippie

W. Earl Brown

Paramedic

James Ritz

Mannequin Fire Reporter

Irma P. Hall

Nurse

Nydia Rodriguez Terracina

Nurse

Dennis Liddiard

Party Brawler

David Luckenbach

Security Officer

Gregory Lundsgaard

High-Rise Fireman

Dan Tullis Jr.

Engine 17 Firefighter

Peter C. Hobert

Probie

Crew

Richard Barton Lewis

Producer

Mike Hill

Editor

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Ron Howard

Director

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Brian Grazer

Executive Producer

Gregory Widen

Writer

Mikael Salomon

Director of Photography

Daniel P. Hanley

Editor

Mike Johnson

Stunts

Pen Densham

Producer

Jane Jenkins

Casting

John Watson

Producer

Larry DeWaay

Co-Producer

Janet Hirshenson

Casting

Todd Hallowell

Associate Producer

Corey Michael Eubanks

Stunts

Albert Brenner

Production Design

Anthony Joseph Fatigato

Painter

Richard Bryan Douglas

Construction Foreman

David Conaghan

Leadman

Josh Bleibtreu

First Assistant Camera

Walter Scott

Stunt Coordinator

Calvin Chin

Transportation Coordinator

Jack Gallagher

First Assistant Director

Jeffrey A. Williams

Boom Operator

Jane Blank

Seamstress

John Burros

Stand In

Cheryl A. Stone

Production Accountant

Alecia LaRue

Production Coordinator

Phillip V. Caruso

Still Photographer

Lawrence Hammer

Carpenter

Larry DeWaay

Unit Production Manager

Todd Braden

Lighting Technician

Steve A. Hagberg

Construction Coordinator

Robert L. Blatman

Camera Operator

Carol Winstead Wood

Art Direction

Garrett Lewis

Set Decoration

Alphonse Blumenthal

Gaffer

Lance Anderson

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Andrew Lipschultz

Unit Publicist

Shirley Walker

Orchestrator

Anne Calanchini

Visual Effects Coordinator

Dick Dova

Key Grip

Andrew Golov

Post Production Supervisor

Dennis J. Parrish

Property Master

Roger Tweten

First Assistant Editor

Suella Kennedy

Visual Effects Producer

Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Assistant Art Director

Steve Homa

Greensman

Gary Baugh

Set Designer

Jodie Lynn Tillen

Costume Design

Larissa Supplitt

Location Scout

Peter Ramsey

Production Illustrator

Monica Devereux

Choreographer

Raymond Bulinski

Craft Service

Rob Doherty

Electrician

Michael J. Malone

Location Manager

Scott Farrar

Visual Effects Supervisor

Todd Dickison

Driver

Todd Dickison

Transportation Co-Captain

Dennis Leonard

Sound Engineer

Curt Frisk

Sound Mixer

Denise Wingate

Assistant Costume Designer

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

Dennis Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Sioux Richards

Script Supervisor

Richard Hymns

Supervising Sound Editor

Robert E. Knight

Sign Painter

Becky Mancuso-Winding

Music Supervisor

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff

Set Costumer

William Baldwin

Stunts

Mark Moore

Storyboard

Linda Rizzuto

Key Hair Stylist

Pierre Remy

Chef

Jacqueline King

Casting Associate

Alan Broadbent

Standby Painter

Jim Morris

Executive In Charge Of Production

Jay Rifkin

Scoring Mixer

George Dougherty

Loader

Robert Finley Jr.

Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Paul Huston

Visual Effects Art Director

John Casey

Costume Supervisor

Shari Lynn Himes

Production Office Assistant

Norman Howell

Stunts

W. Earl Brown

Dialect Coach

Terry Leonard

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

David Orr

Color Timer

John S. Robertson

Key Grip

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Todd Hallowell

Second Unit Director

Sandina Bailo-Lape

Foley Editor

Gary Isbell

Set Dresser

Sara Bolder

Dialogue Editor

Marilyn McCoppen

ADR Editor

Diana Pellegrini

Foley Editor

Rob Fruchtman

ADR Editor

Christopher Boyes

Foley Recordist

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Vivien Hillgrove

ADR Editor

Marnie Moore

Foley Artist

Mark Sullivan

Matte Painter

William L. Allen Sr.

Special Effects Technician

Bill Barr

Best Boy Grip

Chris Freres

Dolly Grip

Wileen Dragovan

Production Secretary

Haleen K. Holt

Costume Illustrator

Joe Carroll

Second Assistant Camera

William Cosgrove

Technical Advisor

Shirley Walker

Conductor

Robert Hill

Assistant Camera

Martin Rosenberg

Visual Effects Camera

Guy Barresi

Assistant Editor

Celest Ray

Music Coordinator

Louise C. Larson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Dwight Campbell

Chief Lighting Technician

Joan Philo

Extras Casting Assistant

Ed Golya

ADR Mixer

Michael D. Gianneschi

Construction Buyer

John Casino

Stunt Double

Tom Rovak

Colorist

Stephen Andrzejewski

Assistant Location Manager

Walter J. Piers

Swing

Tom Bertino

Rotoscoping Artist

Jeff Okabayashi

Second Second Assistant Director

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Mollie S. Mallinger

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Betsy Horning

Location Assistant

Louis Rivera

Negative Cutter

Eugene F. Crededio

Generator Operator

Paul Andresen

Production Assistant

Reuben Goldberg

Pyrotechnician

Scott Ross

General Manager

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Designer

Gary Summers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Collection

Backdraft Collection

Backdraft 2

Backdraft

Reviews

Rob

⭐ 4/10

May 20, 2023

Great director. Great cast. Great idea. Total cornball movie. I bought it for my wife and that's all I'm saying on the matter.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$152,368,585

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Backdraft (1991)

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