Backdraft Ron Howard Digital Life DVD

Backdraft
starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh
directed by: Ron Howard

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783223605
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783223609
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 10, 1997
Running Time: 132 minutes
Sales Rank: 6029
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: May 24, 1991

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An action-thriller depicting the nerve-shattering life and death struggles of todays firefighters. An arson investigation is the focus of this white-knuckle adventure. Bonus features: production notes talent bios and film highlights. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/06/2005 Starring: Kurt Russell William Baldwin Run time: 135 minutes Rating: R Director: Ron Howard

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A somewhat contrived screenplay doesn't stop this thriller from serving up some of the most spectacular fire sequences ever committed to film. Like any Ron Howard production Backdraft is impressively slick and boasts a stellar cast, including Kurt Russell and William Baldwin. The actors play sibling rivals who have been at odds since the death of their firefighter father years earlier. Robert De Niro is the veteran fire inspector who is tracking a series of mysterious and deadly arsons, and Donald Sutherland is effectively creepy as the former arsonist who understands the criminal psychology of pyromaniacs. Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are featured in supporting roles. Backdraft is a triumph of stunt work and flaming special effects. --Jeff Shannon

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This is an awesome movie about firefighters. It shows the dangers that firefighters have to go through and you can appreciate what they do.

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- "...Some guys on this job, the fire owns them...the only way to truly kill it is to love it a little..."

Introduction: Outside of Jaws, the one of earlier movies I remember seeing as a child, [that I wasn't allowed to watch], was probably Ron Howard's "Backdraft". I was curious about fire; How it moved, its color. You name it, I was fascinated by it and the film satisfied my naive curiosity. This might've sparked the want to become a fireman at some point of my life, but the fire is definitely what struck me as the single most compelling thing about the movie. That, and Kurt Russell. Afterward, it sort of vanished into the foreground, becoming nothing but a fond and fuzzy memory until I saw it somewhere on TBS around 2002 or 2004, showing a scene I had never seen before. That scene being Stephen McCaffrey and John Adcox talking to each other outside of a house on the stairs, but its been so long that I'm not even sure that's an actual deleted scene or a fabrication of my own mind. Sad to say, as much as ... Read More

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Great flick . . . a classic. Likely the most realistic depiction of fire I have ever seen

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- Reply to Gary F. Taylor
Nothing personal Mr. Gary F Taylor, but the condition they portray in the film IS a Backdraft. Maybe your father was a firefighter, that does not make you one, I AM a professional firefighter. A flashover is when the temperature of a room reaches the point that it causes all of the pyrolytic gasses of the contents of the room to spontaneously ignite, this usually occurs between 1000 and 1400 degrees F. A backdarft is a fire that has darkened down due to a lack of oxygen. When oxygen is suddenly introduced to said room the built up, superheated fire gasses explode or "combust in a rapid and uncontrolled manner".
The scene of the rookie opening the door without first checking for heat and being caught in the sudden explosion is a TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE of a backdraft.
Beyond that, yes the movie is unrealistic, IT'S A MOVIE! What movie is NOT unrealistic in at least some aspect? It is entertainment NOT a documentary! ... Read More

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