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

Mikael Salomon

Director of Photography

Ron Howard

Director

Brian Grazer

Executive Producer

Richard Barton Lewis

Producer

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Mike Hill

Editor

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Daniel P. Hanley

Editor

Gregory Widen

Writer

Mike Johnson

Stunts

Pen Densham

Producer

Larry DeWaay

Co-Producer

Jane Jenkins

Casting

Janet Hirshenson

Casting

John Watson

Producer

Todd Hallowell

Associate Producer

Corey Michael Eubanks

Stunts

Garrett Lewis

Set Decoration

Steve A. Hagberg

Construction Coordinator

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Josh Bleibtreu

First Assistant Camera

Albert Brenner

Production Design

Jodie Lynn Tillen

Costume Design

Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Assistant Art Director

Anthony Joseph Fatigato

Painter

Alan Broadbent

Standby Painter

Carol Winstead Wood

Art Direction

Larissa Supplitt

Location Scout

Dick Dova

Key Grip

Richard Bryan Douglas

Construction Foreman

David Conaghan

Leadman

Gary Baugh

Set Designer

Robert L. Blatman

Camera Operator

Steve Homa

Greensman

Peter Ramsey

Production Illustrator

John Casey

Costume Supervisor

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

Dennis Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Pierre Remy

Chef

Todd Dickison

Driver

Walter Scott

Stunt Coordinator

Todd Dickison

Transportation Co-Captain

Robert E. Knight

Sign Painter

Jane Blank

Seamstress

Dennis J. Parrish

Property Master

Dennis Leonard

Sound Engineer

Curt Frisk

Sound Mixer

George Dougherty

Loader

Sioux Richards

Script Supervisor

Jacqueline King

Casting Associate

Suella Kennedy

Visual Effects Producer

Paul Huston

Visual Effects Art Director

Denise Wingate

Assistant Costume Designer

Andrew Golov

Post Production Supervisor

Calvin Chin

Transportation Coordinator

Jack Gallagher

First Assistant Director

Jeffrey A. Williams

Boom Operator

Jim Morris

Executive In Charge Of Production

Linda Rizzuto

Key Hair Stylist

Rob Doherty

Electrician

Michael J. Malone

Location Manager

Anne Calanchini

Visual Effects Coordinator

Scott Farrar

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lance Anderson

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

William Baldwin

Stunts

Andrew Lipschultz

Unit Publicist

Lawrence Hammer

Carpenter

Larry DeWaay

Unit Production Manager

Roger Tweten

First Assistant Editor

Todd Braden

Lighting Technician

Becky Mancuso-Winding

Music Supervisor

Robert Finley Jr.

Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Shirley Walker

Orchestrator

Phillip V. Caruso

Still Photographer

Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff

Set Costumer

Raymond Bulinski

Craft Service

John Burros

Stand In

Jay Rifkin

Scoring Mixer

Alphonse Blumenthal

Gaffer

Mark Moore

Storyboard

Monica Devereux

Choreographer

Shari Lynn Himes

Production Office Assistant

Cheryl A. Stone

Production Accountant

Alecia LaRue

Production Coordinator

Richard Hymns

Supervising Sound Editor

Norman Howell

Stunts

W. Earl Brown

Dialect Coach

Terry Leonard

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

John S. Robertson

Key Grip

David Orr

Color Timer

Rob Fruchtman

ADR Editor

Gary Isbell

Set Dresser

Sandina Bailo-Lape

Foley Editor

Diana Pellegrini

Foley Editor

Vivien Hillgrove

ADR Editor

Marilyn McCoppen

ADR Editor

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Sara Bolder

Dialogue Editor

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Marnie Moore

Foley Artist

Todd Hallowell

Second Unit Director

Christopher Boyes

Foley Recordist

Mark Sullivan

Matte Painter

Michael D. Gianneschi

Construction Buyer

Martin Rosenberg

Visual Effects Camera

William Cosgrove

Technical Advisor

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Scott Ross

General Manager

Ed Golya

ADR Mixer

Robert Hill

Assistant Camera

Tom Bertino

Rotoscoping Artist

Haleen K. Holt

Costume Illustrator

Joe Carroll

Second Assistant Camera

Celest Ray

Music Coordinator

Chris Freres

Dolly Grip

Dwight Campbell

Chief Lighting Technician

Joan Philo

Extras Casting Assistant

Jeff Okabayashi

Second Second Assistant Director

Walter J. Piers

Swing

Mollie S. Mallinger

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Paul Andresen

Production Assistant

Guy Barresi

Assistant Editor

Louis Rivera

Negative Cutter

Wileen Dragovan

Production Secretary

Tom Rovak

Colorist

Shirley Walker

Conductor

John Casino

Stunt Double

Stephen Andrzejewski

Assistant Location Manager

Louise C. Larson

Assistant Production Coordinator

William L. Allen Sr.

Special Effects Technician

Bill Barr

Best Boy Grip

Betsy Horning

Location Assistant

Eugene F. Crededio

Generator Operator

Reuben Goldberg

Pyrotechnician

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Summers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Designer

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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