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Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell , William Baldwin , Scott Glenn , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Rebecca De Mornay , Donald Sutherland , Robert De Niro , Jason Gedrick , and J. T. Walsh , it follows Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist .
A backdraft (North American English) or backdraught (British English) is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken.
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At a city theatre, the proprietor, Donald Cosgrove is killed by an escaping blast of heat. Company 17 responds, but most of the blast, a "backdraft" has burned out. Brian and Rimgale arrive to investigate the scene. Brian's former colleagues from 17 are resentful that he's taken a desk job.
Watchlist. Chicago firefighting brothers Stephen (Kurt Russell) and Brian (William Baldwin) have been rivals since childhood. Brian, struggling to prove himself, transfers to the arson unit....
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May 22, 2021 · When Stephen (Kurt Russell) confronts Axe (Scott Glenn) over who's been starting fires, they get swept into a multiple-alarm fire at a chemical factory that threatens both of them. Watch the ...
Ron Howard directs Kurt Russell, William Baldwin and an all-star cast in this thriller about sibling firefighters who set aside their differences to...
May 24, 1991 · Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Sep 3, 2021 · The Hollywood Reporter. But Backdraft is most riveting when its characters are literally in the line of fire. As director Ron Howard points out, practical, not digital, special effects made the...
