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Backdraft
1991 film by Ron Howard.
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Instance Of
Film
Original Language of Film or TV Show
English
Screenwriter
Gregory Widen
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Brian Grazer
Todd Hallowell
Cast Member
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Kurt Russell
William Baldwin
Scott Glenn
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rebecca De Mornay
Donald Sutherland
Robert De Niro
Jason Gedrick
J. T. Walsh
Clint Howard
W. Earl Brown
Irma P. Hall
Jack McGee
David Crosby
Production Company
Imagine Entertainment
Genre
Action Film
Thriller Film
Disaster Film
Drama Film
Crime Film
Publication Date
Country of Origin
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Filming Location
Title
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Color
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Motto Text
Assessment
1991
8/22/1991
Place of Publication
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Germany
United States
Chicago
Chicago
Backdraft
Hans Zimmer
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
(1992)
Nominee
:
Gary Rydstrom
Nominee
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Richard Hymns
Statement Is Subject Of
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64th Academy Awards
Point in Time
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1992
Academy Award for Best Sound
(1992)
Nominee
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Gary Rydstrom
Nominee
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Gary Summers
Nominee
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Randy Thom
Nominee
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Glenn Williams
Statement Is Subject Of
:
64th Academy Awards
Point in Time
:
1992
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
(1992)
Nominee
:
Mikael Salomon
Nominee
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Allen Hall
Nominee
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Clay Pinney
Nominee
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Scott Farrar
Statement Is Subject Of
:
64th Academy Awards
Point in Time
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1992
Color
Universal Pictures
Netflix
Backdraft 2
Video on Demand
6.2/10
(10/6/2021)
Review Score By
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Point in Time
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10/6/2021
72%
(1/11/2026)
Review Score By
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Point in Time
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1/11/2026
Number of Reviews/Ratings
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65 critic review
39/100
(1/11/2026)
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Metacritic
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Point in Time
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1/11/2026
Number of Reviews/Ratings
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12 critic review
One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage.
In that instant it can create a hero... or cover a secret.
Silently behind a door, it waits.
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Fails
Name of the Character Role
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Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey
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Brian McCaffrey
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Senior Firefighter John "Axe" Adcox
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Jennifer Vaitkus
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Helen McCaffrey
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Ronald Bartel
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Fire Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale
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Probationary Firefighter Tim Krizminski
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Alderman Martin Swayzak
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Ricco, morgue attendant
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Paramedic
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Nurse
Name of the Character Role
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Otis Schmidt
Name of the Character Role
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70s hippie
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