Backdraft
Action, Adventure, Drama
Universal Studios  (1991) 135 mins R

6.6 (23,791 votes)
One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage.

This is an exciting thriller that shows you the mystery, drama and devastation of fire as you've never seen it before! Kurt Russel and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks are reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes....

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Cast and Crew
Scott Glenn  ......  John 'Axe' Adcox
Jennifer Jason Leigh  ......  Jennifer Vaitkus
Rebecca De Mornay  ......  Helen McCaffrey
Robert De Niro  ......  Donald 'Shadow' Rimgale
Donald Sutherland  ......  Ronald Bartel
Kurt Russell  ......  Stephen 'Bull' McCaffrey / Dennis McCaffrey
Director  .....  Ron Howard
Producer  .....  Pen Densham; Richard B. Lewis; Raffaella De Laurentiis; Richard Barton Lewis
Writer  .....  Gregory Widen
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the sewing company fire, the woman that was rescued (woman in green dress) can be seen in the crowd outside of the building as 17 is approaching the building. (more)

Trivia:
Robert De Niro's character, Don Rimgale, is a real arson investigator with the Chicago Fire Dept's Office of Fire Investigation. Don Rimgale also appears in the movie. (more)

Filming Locations:
Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA (more)

Quotes:
Lt. Steven McCaffrey: You go. We go. (more)

Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations (more)