Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn...
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Backdraft 2 (also known as Backdraft II) is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Gregory Widen. A sequel...
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A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when...
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Backdraft was a fire special effects show at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan, based on the 1991 film of the same name. Visitors...
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Backdraft is a phenomenon in a fire (see also Flashover). Backdraft may also refer to: Backdraft (film), a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by...
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Ron Howard filmography (category Films directed by Ron Howard)
(1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper film The Paper (1994). He then transitioned into directing critically...
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W. Earl Brown (category American male film actors)
from the Bridge, Brown began working in television and film. He appeared in films such as Backdraft, The Babe, Excessive Force, and Rookie of the Year. In...
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Entertainment also praised the film, saying, "Only the Brave is without question the best firefighter film since Backdraft and one that pays tribute to...
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Emily Barber (category English film actresses)
English stage, television and film actress having had roles in Endeavour and The Royals (2018), Call The Midwife and Backdraft 2 (2019), The Alienist (2020)...
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– Jungle Fever Jason Biggs – The Boy Who Cried Bitch W. Earl Brown – Backdraft Steve Carell – Curly Sue James Caviezel – My Own Private Idaho Morris...
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Gregory Widen (category Film directors from California)
person being killed by an explosive backdraft, which became the basis for the screenplay he wrote for the movie Backdraft, directed by Ron Howard and starring...
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (redirect from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (film))
Terminator 2 was among the films expected to do well, along with Backdraft, Dying Young, and the year's predicted top film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...
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cope with the disaster presented. See also: List of films about nuclear issues Ablaze (2001) Backdraft (1991) The Burning Sea (2021) City on Fire (1979)...
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Rebecca De Mornay (category American film actresses)
(1985), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Backdraft (1991), and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992). Her other film credits include The Three Musketeers...
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Jason Gedrick (category American male film actors)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989), the cult classic Rooftops (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Crossing the Bridge (1992). Gedrick then appeared in television...
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Scott Glenn (category American male film actors)
appeared in several well-known films, such as The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Backdraft (1991), and The Player (1992)...
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William Baldwin (category American male film actors)
second-youngest of the four Baldwin brothers. He has starred in the films Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Virus (1999), The Squid and the Whale...
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Ron Howard (category American male film actors)
well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy...
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Jennifer Jason Leigh (category American film actresses)
Leigh was cast in her first mainstream Hollywood studio film, the firefighter drama Backdraft (1991), in which she played a more conventional role, the...
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Clint Howard (category American male film actors)
elder Howard's films include: John Dexter in Cocoon (1985), Paul in Gung Ho (both film and TV series), pathologist Ricco in Backdraft (1991), Lou in Parenthood...
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caused a fire in the compound. Nicki realizes the fire is creating a backdraft, and lures in the dogs before exposing them to the fire. The building...
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Scott Glenn, who played the firefighter turned arsonist in the film, also starred in Backdraft (1991), where, coincidentally, also played the part of a Chicago...
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Richard Walter (writer) (category UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television faculty)
Carlito’s Way, War of the Worlds, Angels & Demons Gregory Widen – Highlander, Backdraft Scott Rosenberg – Beautiful Girls, Things to Do in Denver When You’re...
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traditional effects instead of optical effects. The same team who worked on Backdraft also designed the set for the bonfire scene of Candyman which involved...
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Universal Pictures (redirect from Universal Film Manufacturing Company)
film studio in the United States and the fifth oldest in the world after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film, and is one of the "Big Five" film...
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Robert De Niro filmography (section Films)
"Donald Rimgale, Chicago firefighter who inspired De Niro's character in 'Backdraft,' dies". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020...
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Jack McGee (actor) (category American male film actors)
Firefighter, as well as Otis Schmidt, the driver and engineer in the movie Backdraft. McGee is a colon cancer survivor, and is committed to several cancer...
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What About Bob? (redirect from What About Bob? (film))
2 million gross, placing it behind Backdraft ($15.7 million) and ahead of Hudson Hawk ($7.1 million), both films making their debut. What About Bob?...
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Brian Grazer (category Film producers from California)
theatrical, music, and video grosses. Grazer's early film successes include Parenthood (1989) and Backdraft (1991). He produced Apollo 13 (1995), for which...
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Thelma & Louise (category United States National Film Registry films)
31, 2024. Thelma & Louise, a road-buddy film that opened to rave reviews McNary, Dave (May 28, 1991). "Backdraft' smokes into No. 1 spot at box office"...
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