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starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh directed by: Ron Howard  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: Video On Demand Release Date: June 13, 2008 Running Time: 138 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: May 23, 1991 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Average Rating:
 Rating: - BackdraftGreat flick . . . a classic. Likely the most realistic depiction of fire I have ever seen Rating: - Reply to Gary F. TaylorNothing 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 ... Read More Rating:  - EXCELLANTThis movie was released in theaters on May 24 1991 starring Kurt Russell as Stephen Bull McCaffery, William Baldwin as Brian McCaffery, and Robert DeNiro as Donald Shadow Rimgale. As a firefighter son Brian McCaffery always knew that one day his father wouldn't come home from fighting a fire. His brother Stephen whose nickname is the Bull has already started to follow in his fathers foot steps has already become a firefighter. Now Brian has graduated from rookie school and ends up at the same firehouse ... Read More Rating: - Much better than I anticipated.A drama about firefighters? Yawn. My red flag went off when I heard about this one. I actually rented it one night. And surprise, surprise....... it's good. Excellent acting, an interesting story. Well, the usual hetero stuff anyway. Would have been better with a few gay firefighters. Then they could have called it Broke Back Backdraft. My sad humor aside. A very good movie, very emotional and well written. Recommended. Rating: - Can ANYONE tell me WHY the re-release ????Sincerely want to know. My widescreen copy from 1998 is beautiful, at least I think so, and yes I'm aware of the 2 disc edition in 2006, so...what sets this version apart ??? I'm checking this page frequently, hoping someone can tell me why I should upgrade. Thanks ! 
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