Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 4, 2021 9:11:00 GMT
Still the most enjoyable and certainly my favorite, of the not too many good/entertaining firefighter films. Helps out, that it comes with such a lively cast as well.
"Look at him... That's my brother goddammit!"
For the brave firefighters at Engine 17 of the Chicago Fire Department, going up against unbeatable odds is just another day at work.
And things will not get any easier with the arrival of newcomer Brian McCaffrey (William Baldwin), the younger brother of the stations quick-tempered macho man, Lt. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey (Kurt Russell) as they both have a lot of anger and frustration towards each other, all while trying their best to live up to their legendary father, Capt. Dennis McCaffrey.
But when the city becomes a helpless victim through a series of fatal arson attacks, the two brothers must find a way of putting aside their fierce rivalry, specially if they want to stand a small chance of putting an end to the work of a sick and cunning mind.
One of those films that I must have seen as kid, at least somewhere between 15-20 times on TV during the 90s, as it always was on one or several TV-channels, and somehow it has been almost a decade or more since the last time it was on the TV-schedule, but since then I have already gotten myself a decent copy on DVD, so I have not that "problem" anymore.
Anyway, Backdraft comes with quite the cast which includes: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland and J.T. Walsh.
I guess this one could have been posted in several genre sections, as it does seem to go under everything from crime, thriller, disaster, drama and more, but it does feature some heavy action and it sure is a great adventure into the life of a group of firefighters, even if it probably is spiced up to the absolute extreme, Hollywood style.
A big childhood favorite of mine, and one that I still enjoy watching every now and then.
Rated it with a 7/10 years ago. Might climb up to a 7,5/10. Not exactly a great film, but very enjoyable and fast paced. Never seen, nor doubt I will, the recently DTV/VOD follow up, or whatever it is supposed to be, even though there seems to be a few familiar faces, among that one.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!! (If you have not seen the film, this video do contain a lot of spoilers and). Here is the films trailer.
The great The Show Goes On by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1988).
"Look at him... That's my brother goddammit!"
For the brave firefighters at Engine 17 of the Chicago Fire Department, going up against unbeatable odds is just another day at work.
And things will not get any easier with the arrival of newcomer Brian McCaffrey (William Baldwin), the younger brother of the stations quick-tempered macho man, Lt. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey (Kurt Russell) as they both have a lot of anger and frustration towards each other, all while trying their best to live up to their legendary father, Capt. Dennis McCaffrey.
But when the city becomes a helpless victim through a series of fatal arson attacks, the two brothers must find a way of putting aside their fierce rivalry, specially if they want to stand a small chance of putting an end to the work of a sick and cunning mind.
One of those films that I must have seen as kid, at least somewhere between 15-20 times on TV during the 90s, as it always was on one or several TV-channels, and somehow it has been almost a decade or more since the last time it was on the TV-schedule, but since then I have already gotten myself a decent copy on DVD, so I have not that "problem" anymore.
Anyway, Backdraft comes with quite the cast which includes: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland and J.T. Walsh.
I guess this one could have been posted in several genre sections, as it does seem to go under everything from crime, thriller, disaster, drama and more, but it does feature some heavy action and it sure is a great adventure into the life of a group of firefighters, even if it probably is spiced up to the absolute extreme, Hollywood style.
A big childhood favorite of mine, and one that I still enjoy watching every now and then.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!! (If you have not seen the film, this video do contain a lot of spoilers and). Here is the films trailer.
The great The Show Goes On by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1988).