Backdraft (1991)
Backdraft (1991)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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 Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
Tim Krizminski
J.T. Walsh
Martin Swayzak
Cedric Young
Grindle
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Ron Howard
Director
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Gregory Widen
Writer
Kevin Casey
Nightingale
Pen Densham
Producer
Jack McGee
Schmidt
Mark Wheeler
Pengelly
Richard Barton Lewis
Producer
Richard Lexsee
Washington
John Watson
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Composer
Beep Iams
Sean McCaffrey
Mikael Salomon
Cinematographer
Ryan Goldstein
Brian, Age 7
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
John Duda
Stephen - Age 12
Robert Swan
Willy - Bartender
Mike Hill
Editor
Clint Howard
Ricco, Pathologist
Janet Hirshenson
CastingDirector
Jane Jenkins
CastingDirector
Ron West
Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
Candidate
Albert Brenner
ProductionDesigner
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic / Dialect Coach
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. Hall
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler / Makeup Artist
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Gregory Lundsgaard
High-Rise Fireman / Steadicam Operator
Dan Tullis Jr.
Engine 17 Firefighter
Peter C. Hobert
Probie
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Larry DeWaay
Co-Producer / Unit Production Manager
Todd Hallowell
Associate Producer / Second Unit Director
John Burros
Stand In
Pierre Remy
Chef
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator / Conductor
Dick Dova
Key Grip
Monica Devereux
Choreographer
Jim Morris
Executive In Charge Of Production
David Conaghan
Leadman
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Anne Calanchini
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Dennis Leonard
Sound Engineer
Robert L. Blatman
Camera Operator
Rob Doherty
Electrician
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Linda Rizzuto
Key Hair Stylist
Todd Dickison
Transportation Co-Captain / Driver
Paul Huston
Visual Effects Art Director
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Peter Ramsey
Production Illustrator
Denise Wingate
Assistant Costume Designer
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
Set Costumer
Lawrence Hammer
Carpenter
Curt Frisk
Sound Mixer
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Assistant Art Director
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
Painter
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Todd Braden
Lighting Technician
George Dougherty
Loader
Gary Baugh
Set Designer
Andrew Lipschultz
Unit Publicist
Roger Tweten
First Assistant Editor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Design
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Alan Broadbent
Standby Painter
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Shari Lynn Himes
Production Office Assistant
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Jay Rifkin
Scoring Mixer
Robert Finley Jr.
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Larissa Supplitt
Location Scout
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Jane Blank
Seamstress
Robert E. Knight
Sign Painter
Steve A. Hagberg
Construction Coordinator
Richard Bryan Douglas
Construction Foreman
Steve Homa
Greensman
Cheryl A. Stone
Production Accountant
Mark Moore
Storyboard
Carol Winstead Wood
Art Direction
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Andrew Golov
Post Production Supervisor
Calvin Chin
Transportation Coordinator
Jack Gallagher
First Assistant Director
Alphonse Blumenthal
Gaffer
Jacqueline King
Casting Associate
Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator
Suella Kennedy
Visual Effects Producer
John S. Robertson
Key Grip
David Orr
Color Timer
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Marnie Moore
Foley Artist
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
ADR Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Christopher Boyes
Foley Recordist
Gary Isbell
Set Dresser
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Mark Sullivan
Matte Painter
Joe Carroll
Second Assistant Camera
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Joan Philo
Extras Casting Assistant
Celest Ray
Music Coordinator
Mollie S. Mallinger
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnician
Louise C. Larson
Assistant Production Coordinator
William Cosgrove
Technical Advisor
John Casino
Stunt Double
Walter J. Piers
Swing
Scott Ross
General Manager
Michael D. Gianneschi
Construction Buyer
Bill Barr
Best Boy Grip
Martin Rosenberg
Visual Effects Camera
Chris Freres
Dolly Grip
Tom Bertino
Rotoscoping Artist
Tom Rovak
Colorist
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
William L. Allen Sr.
Special Effects Technician
Robert Hill
Assistant Camera
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutter
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 24, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingR
Budget$75,000,000
Box Office$152,368,585
Filming LocationsChicago, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick, and J. T. Walsh, and follows Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist.
The film was released on May 24, 1991 to favorable reviews from critics, and grossed $152.4 million worldwide. The film received three Academy Award nominations Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. The film also inspired a special effects attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, which opened in 1992 and closed in 2010. It was followed by the sequel Backdraft 2 in 2019, with Baldwin and Sutherland reprising their roles.