Backdraft

Backdraft

1991/05/24 • $75,000,000 • Released • English

Drama
Thriller
Action
Crime
6.7
2h 17m

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.

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

Casts
Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin

William Baldwin

Brian McCaffrey

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Donald Rimgale

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Ronald Bartel

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Vaitkus

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

John 'Axe' Adcox

Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Helen McCaffrey

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Tim Kirzminski

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Alderman Marty Swayzak

Anthony Mockus Sr.

Chief John Fitzgerald

Cedric Young

Cedric Young

Grindle

Juan Ramírez

Juan Ramírez

Ray Santos

Kevin Casey

Nightingale

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Schmidt

Mark Wheeler

Pengelly

Richard Lexsee

Washington

Beep Iams

Sean McCaffrey

Ryan Goldstein

Brian, Age 7

John Duda

Stephen - Age 12

Robert Swan

Robert Swan

Willy - Bartender

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Ricco, Pathologist

Ron West

Ron West

Alan Seagrave

Kevin Crowley

Kevin Crowley

Candidate

Carlos Sanz

Carlos Sanz

Candidate

Jane Jenkins

Jane Jenkins

Woman Psychiatrist

David Crosby

David Crosby

'70s Hippie

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Paramedic

James Ritz

James Ritz

Mannequin Fire Reporter

Irma P. Hall

Irma P. Hall

Nurse

Nydia Rodriguez Terracina

Nurse

Dennis Liddiard

Dennis Liddiard

Party Brawler

David Luckenbach

Security Officer

Gregory Lundsgaard

High-Rise Fireman

Dan Tullis Jr.

Dan Tullis Jr.

Engine 17 Firefighter

Peter C. Hobert

Probie

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