Backdraft
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.
1991
Rated
R
137
minutes
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed By:
Ron Howard
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.
Language
English
Release Date
May 24, 1991
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$152,368,585
Cast
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 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
Tim Kirzminski
J.T. Walsh
Alderman Marty Swayzak
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric Young
Grindle
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Kevin Casey
Nightingale
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
Willy - Bartender
Clint Howard
Ricco, Pathologist
Ron West
Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
Jane Jenkins
Woman Psychiatrist
David Crosby
'70s Hippie
W. Earl Brown
Paramedic
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Irma P. Hall
Nurse
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Gregory Lundsgaard
High-Rise Fireman
Dan Tullis Jr.
Engine 17 Firefighter
Peter C. Hobert
Probie
Show Full Crew
Directing
Ron Howard
Director
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell
Second Unit Director
Jack Gallagher
First Assistant Director
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Pen Densham
Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Todd Hallowell
Associate Producer
John Watson
Producer
Richard Barton Lewis
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Jim Morris
Executive In Charge Of Production
Wileen Dragovan
Production Secretary
Joan Philo
Extras Casting Assistant
Jacqueline King
Casting Associate
Louise C. Larson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Larry DeWaay
Unit Production Manager
Larry DeWaay
Co-Producer
Cheryl A. Stone
Production Accountant
Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator
Paul Andresen
Production Assistant
Scott Ross
General Manager
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Betsy Horning
Location Assistant
Sound
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes
Foley Recordist
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis Leonard
Sound Engineer
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
ADR Editor
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Jay Rifkin
Scoring Mixer
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Celest Ray
Music Coordinator
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
Marnie Moore
Foley Artist
Curt Frisk
Sound Mixer
Camera
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
John S. Robertson
Key Grip
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Dick Dova
Key Grip
Robert L. Blatman
Camera Operator
Robert Hill
Assistant Camera
Chris Freres
Dolly Grip
Mollie S. Mallinger
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Bill Barr
Best Boy Grip
Joe Carroll
Second Assistant Camera
Editing
David Orr
Color Timer
Roger Tweten
First Assistant Editor
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutter
Mike Hill
Editor
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Tom Rovak
Colorist
Crew
William Baldwin
Stunts
W. Earl Brown
Dialect Coach
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Leonard
Stunts
John Casino
Stunt Double
Norman Howell
Stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Andrew Golov
Post Production Supervisor
Monica Devereux
Choreographer
Paul Huston
Visual Effects Art Director
Andrew Lipschultz
Unit Publicist
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnician
Calvin Chin
Transportation Coordinator
Shari Lynn Himes
Production Office Assistant
William Cosgrove
Technical Advisor
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
Pierre Remy
Chef
Todd Dickison
Transportation Co-Captain
George Dougherty
Loader
William L. Allen Sr.
Special Effects Technician
Todd Dickison
Driver
John Burros
Stand In
Lawrence Hammer
Carpenter
Eugene F. Crededio
Generator Operator
Art
Peter Ramsey
Production Illustrator
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Gary Baugh
Set Designer
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Assistant Art Director
Larissa Supplitt
Location Scout
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Robert E. Knight
Sign Painter
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
Painter
Michael D. Gianneschi
Construction Buyer
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Richard Bryan Douglas
Construction Foreman
Steve A. Hagberg
Construction Coordinator
Carol Winstead Wood
Art Direction
David Conaghan
Leadman
Walter J. Piers
Swing
Steve Homa
Greensman
Alan Broadbent
Standby Painter
Gary Isbell
Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Denise Wingate
Assistant Costume Designer
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
Set Costumer
Jane Blank
Seamstress
Linda Rizzuto
Key Hair Stylist
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Design
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Lighting
Alphonse Blumenthal
Gaffer
Rob Doherty
Electrician
Todd Braden
Lighting Technician
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
Visual Effects