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.
6.7(1,599) 1991-05-24 137 minDramaThrillerActionCrime
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
DirectorRon Howard
ProducerRichard Barton Lewis
Original Music ComposerHans Zimmer
WriterGregory Widen
ProducerPen Densham
ProducerJohn Watson
Cast & characters
Kurt Russell
as Stephen McCaffrey
William Baldwin
as Brian McCaffrey
Robert De Niro
as Donald Rimgale
Donald Sutherland
as Ronald Bartel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Jennifer Vaitkus
Scott Glenn
as John 'Axe' Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay
as Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick
as Tim Kirzminski
J.T. Walsh
as Alderman Marty Swayzak
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Anthony Mockus Sr.
as Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric Young
as Grindle
Juan Ramírez
as Ray Santos
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Kevin Casey
as Nightingale
Jack McGee
as Schmidt
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Mark Wheeler
as Pengelly
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Richard Lexsee
as Washington
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Beep Iams
as Sean McCaffrey
Ryan Todd
as Brian, Age 7
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John Duda
as Stephen - Age 12
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Robert Swan
as Willy - Bartender
Clint Howard
as Ricco, Pathologist
Ron West
as Alan Seagrave
Kevin Crowley
as Candidate
Carlos Sanz
as Candidate
