Raffaella De Laurentiis, Pen Densham, Larry DeWaay, Brian Grazer, Todd Hallowell, Richard Barton Lewis, John Watson
Screenplay:
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Cameraman:
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Composer:
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Cast:
Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J.T. Walsh,...
Runtime:
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MPAA Rating:
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In Theaters:
24 May 1991 USA
Distribution:
Universal Pictures, National Broadcasting Company, CIC-Taft Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, United International Pictures, Argentina Video Home, Columbia TriStar
One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage.
The story of a group of Chicago firefighters at Engine 17, two of whom are brothers. Lt. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, the elder brother, is obsessed with the beating of the fires that he fights. He is always at the heart of the fire - the most dangerous part of the fire. Brian, the younger brother quit the fire fighting academy school several years before the movie begins, then embarking on a number of other unsuccessful careers before returning to become a fire-fighter. He is looked down on by his elder brother who expects him to fail in his newly chosen career as a fire fighter.
As a child, Brian was bullied by Stephen and also witnessed the death of their father first hand when a gas pipe ruptured and burned him alive.
Awards
- Academy Awards, USA
1992 Nominated "Oscar"
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing: Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Best Effects, Visual Effects: Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Best Sound: Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
- BAFTA Awards
1992 Nominated "BAFTA Film Award"
Best Special Visual Effects: Allen Hall, Scott Farrar, Clay Pinney, Mikael Salomon