Backdraft (1991)
| Release Date | 24 May 1991 |
| US Box Office | $78,000,000 |
| Tagline | One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, 70 mm 6-Track |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Disaster Film, Detective Film |
| Mood | Adrenaline Rush |
| Themes | Race Against Time, Sibling Relationships |
| Tones | Gritty, Tense, Menacing, Rousing |
| Tags | Arson, Brother, Firefighter, Investigator, Rival, Trap |
Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro. Jason Gedrick, Brian Jaramillo and J. T. Walsh co-star in the film. The story is about firefighters in Chicago on the trail of a serial arsonist who sets fires with a fictional chemical substance, trychtichlorate.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedric Young
Grindle
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Kevin Casey
Nightingale
Mark Wheeler
Pengelly
Richard Lexsee
Washington
Beep Iams
Sean McCaffrey
Ryan Todd
Brian, Age 7
Robert Swan
Willy, Bartender
Kevin Crowley
Candidate
Carlos Sanz
Candidate
Harry Hutchinson
Candidate
David A.C. Saunders
Candidate
Jane Jenkins
Woman Psychiatrist
Tim Grimm
Man at Parole Board
Mike Mangano
Firetruck Driver
Rick Reardon
Paramedic
Leslie A. Ford
Paramedic
Robert F. Byrnes
Paramedic
Kathryn Jaeck
Mannequin Fire Reporter
David Westgor
Mannequin Fire Reporter
James Ritz
Mannequin Fire Reporter
Joe Guastaferro
Donald Cosgrove, Backdraft Victim
Don Herion
Repairman
Tony Mockus Jr.
Jackson
Gregory Widen
Engine Lieutenant
Andrew Lipschultz
Man on Party Boat
Walter Williams
Security Guard
Bob Krzeminski
Captain
F. Pat Burns
Battalion Chief at Tenement Fire
Wanda Christine
Mother at Tenement Fire
Anthony C. Ellis Jr.
Gasping Child at Tenement Fire
Peter C. Hobert Jr.
Probie
Zita Visockis
Grandma Vaitkus
Razz Jenkins
Photographer at Boat Party
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Nurse
Hollis Resnik
Sally
Don Rimgale
Party Crony
Dennis Liddiard
Party Brawler
David Luckenbach
Security Officer
Neil J. Francis Jr.
Cop #1
Andre Melchor
Cop #2
Karel King
Swayzak Aide #1
Scott Baity
Swayzak Aide #2
Gretchen Erickson
Bar Patron
Joan Esposito
Television Reporter
Bob Rice
Detective
Marcella DeTineo
Nurse
Jane MacIver
Retirement Party Schmoozer
Burton Stencel
Retirement Party Schmoozer
Robert Martell
Retirement Party Roaster
Tony G. Chrisos
Politico
Cay DeVos
Politico
Gregory Lundsgaard
High Rise Fireman
Charles Burns Jr.
Battalion Chief at Mannequin Fire
Louise Woolf
Falling Chair Lady
Ian A. Nevers
Nervous Probie
Kelsey E. McMahon
Child Rescued at '70s Fire
Fidel Moreno
'70s Onlooker
Zan Heber
Reporter
Ilene Kwitny
Reporter
Jane Alderman
Reporter
Kevin Petersen
Doctor
Thomas A. Senderak
Fireman
Michael Allen Mark
Fireman
John Duda
Stephen, Age 12
Jackie Moran
Musician
Larry Nazimek
Police Officer
David Saunders
Candidate
Linda Wylie
Photographer
Director
Writer
Gregory Widen
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
executive producer
Pen Densham
producer
Larry DeWaay
co-producer
Todd Hallowell
associate producer
Richard Barton Lewis
producer
John Watson
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer
Albert Brenner
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Art Director
Carol Winstead Wood
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Set Decorator
Garrett Lewis
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Costume Designer
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Makeup Department
Lance Anderson
prosthetic makeup artist
Ilona Herman
makeup artist: Mr. De Niro, hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Dennis Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Russell
Dominic Mango
additional makeup artist, additional hair stylist
Linda Melazzo
additional makeup artist , additional hair stylist
Robert Norin
key makeup artist
Peggy Pliscott
makeup artist: Ms. Leigh, hair stylist: Ms. Leigh
Linda Rizzuto
key hair stylist
Kathe Swanson
hair stylist: second unit, makeup artist: second unit
Jerome H. Turnage
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Larry DeWaay
unit production manager
Andrew Golov
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Gallagher
first assistant director: ILM
Todd Hallowell
second unit director
Bruce Moriarty
first assistant director: second unit
Jeff Okabayashi
second second assistant director
Aldric La'Auli Porter
first assistant director
John L. Roman
second assistant director: second unit
Ian Woolf
second assistant director
Art Department
Art Anthony
construction mold foreman
Gary Baugh
set designer
Charles J. Brady Jr.
assistant props: second unit
Alan Broadbent
stand-by painter
Michael L. Butkovich
paint foreman
Thom Caraccio
signwriter
David J. Chamerski
props
David Conaghan
lead man: Chicago
Frank D. Dambra
head painter
Richard Bryan Douglas
construction foreman
William B. Fosser
set designer
Harold Fuhrman
set designer
Michael D. Gianneschi
construction buyer
Harry N. Haase
standy-by painter: second unit
Steve A. Hagberg
construction coordinator
Gary Happ
mold foreman
Steve Homa
greens
Gary Isbell
swing gang, set dresser
Catherine M. Jones
construction cost coordinator
Nancy A. Knight
signwriter
Robert E. Knight
sign painter
Randlett King Lawrence
construction foreman
Amie McCarthy
props
Dennis J. Parrish
property master
Hope M. Parrish
property master: second unit
Walter J. Piers
swing gang
Peter A. Ramsey
production illustrator
Pat Raney
construction coordinator: Chicago
James Roach
construction buyer
James F. Roorda
construction foreman
John H. Schulz
location paint foreman
Bobby L. Vaughn
construction foreman
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
assistant art director: ILM
Mark Woods
lead man
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
painter
Troy Osman
construction coordinator: Chicago
David Winick
set props
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape
foley editor
Sara Bolder
dialogue editor
Christopher Boyes
foley recordist
Karen Brocco
sound effects assistant
Scott Chandler
assistant sound designer
Dan Engstrom
sound effects assistant
Frank E. Eulner
sound effects editor
Ken Fischer
sound editor
Curt Frisk
sound mixer: second unit
Rob Fruchtman
adr editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
adr editor
J.R. Grubbs
dialogue assistant
Scott Guitteau
sound effects assistant
Dick Hansen
cable person
Tim Holland
sound effects editor
Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor
Donna Jaffe
sound effects assistant
Nancy Jencks
foley assistant
Mary Helen Leasman
foley editor
Marilyn McCoppen
adr editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Diana Pellegrini
foley editor
Bob Ryan
cable person
Gary Rydstrom
sound designer, sound re-recording mixer
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
Randy Smith
sound recordist
Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer
Randy Thom
sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Maia Veres
dialogue assistant
Glenn Williams
sound mixer
Jeffrey A. Williams
boom operator
John Countryman
machine room operator
Dennis Leonard
post-production sound engineer
Special Effects
William L. Allen Sr.
special effects technician
Pat Domenico
special effects technician
Allen Hall
special effects and pyrotechnics creator
Gary L. Karas
special effects technician
William D. Kennedy
special effects technician
Rodman Kiser
special effects technician
C.J. McMurray
special effects technician
Paul Meehan
special effects crew
Mike Menzel
special effects technician
Joe Montenegro
special effects technician
Clay Pinney
special effects foreman
Michael Roundy
special effects technician
Tom Ryba
special effects foreman
Tom Tokunaga
special effects technician
Jacob Zawacki
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Jon Alexander
optical camera operator: ILM
Bill Barr
best boy grip: ILM
Tom Bertino
rotoscope artist: ILM
Anne Calanchini
visual effects coordinator: ILM
Rob Doherty
electrician: ILM
Giovanni Donovan
model maker: ILM
Jeff Doran
optical camera operator: ILM
Dick Dova
key grip: ILM
Scott Farrar
visual effects supervisor: ILM
Bob Finley III
best boy grip: ILM
Robert Finley Jr.
pyrotechnic supervisor: ILM
Chris Goehe
model maker: ILM
Reuben Goldberg
pyrotechnician: ILM
David Heron
construction: ILM
Robert Hill
assistant camera: ILM
Edward Hirsh
stage manager: ILM
Paul Huston
visual effects art director: ILM
Brad Jerrell
best boy electric: ILM
Ed Jones
executive in charge of post-production: ILM
David Karpman
optical line-up: ILM
Suella Kennedy
visual effects producer: ILM
Brad Kuehn
optical photography supervisor: ILM
Michael Lynch
model maker: ILM
Richard Miller
model maker
Ted Moehnke
pyrotechnician: ILM
Terry Molatore
rotoscope artist: ILM
Rodney Morgan
model maker: ILM
Tim Morgan
electrician: ILM
Jim Morris
executive in charge of production: ILM
David Morton
electrician: ILM
Michael Olague
visual effects crew
Jeff Olson
model supervisor: ILM
Chuck Ray
pyrotechnician: ILM
Louis Rivera
negative cutter: ILM
Stuart Robertson
digital effects: ILM
Martin Rosenberg
visual effects camera operator: ILM
Scott Ross
general manager: ILM
Susan Ross
model maker: ILM
Thomas J. Smith
digital effects: ILM
Tony Sommers
model maker: ILM
Eben Stromquist
model engineer: ILM
Mark Sullivan
matte painter: ILM
I.J. Van Perre
construction: ILM
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
assistant art director: ILM
Chuck Wiley
model maker: ILM
Steve Gawley
model maker
Brian Gernand
model maker: ILM
Tony Hudson
model maker: ILM
Mark Moore
storyboard artist
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Kevin Casey
stunts
John Casino
stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
stunts, stunt double: Jaun Ramirez
Johnny Hock
stunts
Norman Howell
stunts
Robert Jauregui
stunts
Mike Johnson
stunts
Rick Le Fevour
stunts
Terry Leonard
stunts
Stacy Logan
stunts
Walter Scott
stunt coordinator
Kay Whipple
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
William Allen Jr.
grip: second unit
Kenneth Berry
crane operator: Titan
Sam Bertone
electrician
Robert L. Blatman
camera operator
Josh Bleibtreu
first assistant camera: second unit
Alphonse Blumenthal
gaffer: Chicago second unit
Todd Braden
lighting technician: Musco
Fernando M. Briones
grip
Don Burgess
director of photography: second unit
Dwight Campbell
chief lighting technician
Joe Carroll
second assistant camera: second unit
Phillip V. Caruso
still photographer
Paolo Cascio
second assistant camera
Chic Cecchini
grip
Peter Clarson
gaffer: second unit
Eugene F. Crededio
generator operator
Joseph C. Crededio
generator operator
Gerrit Dangremond
camera operator: second unit
Roger Doherty
electrician
George Dougherty
film loader
John Formanack
electrician: second unit
Ian Fox
first assistant camera
Chris Freres
dolly grip: second unit
Jack Glenn
dolly grip
Steven Hiller
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Bobby Huber
key grip
John Hudecek
gaffer: Chicago
Ron Leahy
electrician
Morgan Michael Lewis
key grip: second unit
David Luckenbach
assistant camera
Gregory Lundsgaard
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Mel P. Mack
electrician
Mollie S. Mallinger
additional second assistant camera: second unit
Bradley T. Matthys
best boy grip: second unit
Mark E. Matthys
best boy grip
David Morenz
assistant Steadicam, additional first assistant camera
Mark Purkart
dolly grip: Chicago
John S. Robertson
key grip: Chicago
Andy Ryan
best boy electric
Dean M. Simmon
film loader
John Waldo
second assistant camera
Frank Yario Jr.
video playback operator: second unit
Jeffrey P. Ackil
assistant camera
Lou Angeli
camera operator
Ron Kunecke
musco light operator
Casting Department
Jane Alderman
casting: Chicago
Erica Arvold
casting intern: Chicago
Catherine Holzer-Ballowe
extras casting: Holzer Roche Casting Inc.
Jacqueline King
casting associate: Los Angeles
Michelle Landes
extras coordinator: on set
Michelle Landis
extras casting: Holzer Roche Casting Inc.
Joan Philo
extras casting assistant: second unit
Lynne Redding
voice casting: Loop du Jour
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting: Holzer Roche Casting Inc.
Barbara L. Roche
extras casting: Holzer Roche Casting Inc.
Susan Wieder
casting associate: Chicago
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Blank
seamstress
John Casey
costume supervisor
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
set costumer: second unit
Haleen K. Holt
costume illustrator
Anthony J. Scarano
set costumer
Carolyn Schraut-Barczak
set costumer
Cheryl Weber
set costumer
Denise Wingate
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi
assistant editor: New York
Sandy Brundage
negative cutter
Greg Lavin
apprentice editor
Ed O'Malley
assistant editor: Chicago
David Orr
color timer
David Siegel
assistant editor: New York
Roger Tweten
first assistant editor
Fred C. Vitale
assistant editor: Chicago
Steve Kraus
editing systems technician: Chicago
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Bruce Fowler
additional orchestrator
Becky Mancuso-Winding
music supervisor: Magstripe Entertainment
Celest Ray
music coordinator
Larry Rench
additional orchestrator
Jay Rifkin
music scoring mixer
Timothy R. Sexton
music supervisor: Magstripe Entertainment
Shirley Walker
orchestrator, conductor
Laura Perlman
music editor
Transportation Department
Calvin Chin
transportation coordinator: second unit
Todd Dickison
driver, transportation co-captain
George DiLeonardi
transportation coordinator
Timothy J. Maxwell
transportation co-captain , driver
Michael R. Nigre Jr.
driver: production office
Armand Paoletti
transportation coordinator
Casey Skelton
transportation co-captain: second unit
David Trevino
cook/driver
Other Crew
Paul Andresen
production assistant: second unit
Stephen Andrzejewski
location manager: second unit, assistant location manager
Dina Barlo
production assistant
Joseph M. Baronski
fire engineer
Robert A. 'Andy' Beattie
production assistant
Robert L. Blatman
gyrosphere operator
Brian W. Boyd
production assistant: second unit
Lawrence M. Brackin
fire engineer
Raymond Bulinski
craft service
Gerald O. Burns
fire engineer
John Burros
stand-in
Robert F. Byrnes
first aid
Dru Anne Carlson
script supervisor: second unit
Bill Casey
animal handler, animal trainer
Kevin Cauldwell
cook
Patrick Caulfield
production assistant
Nancy Cavallaro
production assistant
John Clancy
first aid
Janet L. Contursi
craft service
William Cosgrove
technical advisor: Mr. De Niro
Thomas J. Cushing
fire engineer
Bill Dance
production assistant
Roy E. Dean
fire safety officer
Monica Devereux
choreographer
Jeff Dlugolecki
stand-in
Wileen Dragovan
production secretary
Donald Ennesser
fire engineer
Jennifer L. Falasco
production assistant
Adam Goodman
production assistant
Dan Harvey
trainer: Mr. De Niro
Shari Lynn Himes
production office assistant
Betsy Horning
housing coordinator, location assistant: second unit
Charles Houlihan
fire engineer
Martin L. Hudson
production assistant
Mattie Hunter
technical advisor: Ms. Leigh
Jeffrey Hurt
stand-in
Ian Kelly
video playback engineer
Michael R. Kern
second assistant production accountant
Louise C. Larson
assistant production coordinator
Alecia LaRue
production coordinator
Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist
Michael J. Malone
location manager
Steven Matthys
craft service: second unit
Jeffrey McCarter
production assistant, film intern
Leslie Mikol
production assistant
Donna M. Mikuzis
dialect coach
Aimee Morris
production assistant
Ian A. Nevers
stand-in
Jeannie K. Nursky
caterer: The Tux Wagon
Jack O'Hare
fire engineer
Margaret J. Orlando
production secretary
Carl Paoli
stand-in
Jody Paul
assistant: Richard Lewis
Michael W. Phillips
production assistant: second unit
Jolanta Piwowarczyk
assistant production accountant
Edward A. Point
fire engineer
Eric Ramsey
production assistant
Theresa 'Teri' Reinke
stand-in
Pierre Remy
chef
Sioux Richards
script supervisor
James Rodney
production assistant
Richard Santmyer
ground safety coordinator
Herbert Schmidt
fire engineer
Daniel Sheehan
fire engineer
Don W. Slee
fire engineer
Kevin Smith
first aid: second unit
Stanley M. Span
special technical advisor
Paul Stetson
production assistant
Cheryl A. Stone
production accountant
Larissa Supplitt
location scout
Louisa Velis
production associate
Cruikshank Vernon
stand-in
Don Wyse
fire safety
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot
Mark Gulbrandsen
dailies projection technician
T.J. Healy II
location manager
Steve Kraus
dailies projectionist
Thanks
William Alletto
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Edward Altman
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Charles Burns
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Steve Chikerotis
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Jack Connors
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
William Cosgrove
grateful acknowledgment: O.F.I. Investigator, The City of Chicago Fire Department
Richard M. Daley
grateful appreciation
Tom Flanagan
grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Police Department
Marge Frantz
grateful appreciation: The Chicago Park District
Charles Geocaris
grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Office of Film and Entertainment
Patrick Kehoe
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Suzy Kellet
grateful appreciation: Illinois Film Office
Raymond Orozco
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Kathy Osterman
grateful appreciation: Mayor's Office of Special Events
Don Rimgale
grateful acknowledgment: O.F.I. Investigator, The City of Chicago Fire Department
Peter Schurla
grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Police Department
Stanley M. Span
grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department
Suzanne Vestuto
grateful appreciation: Village of Oak Park
Production Company
Imagine Films Entertainment
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Trilogy Entertainment Group
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
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Columbia TriStar
Lucernafilm - Alfa
MCA/Universal Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures Benelux
Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Miscellaneous
ARRI
lenses and cameras
Chicago Studio City
production services, lighting and grip equipment
Chicago Studio MovieMakers
cast trailers
Cinelease
grip and lighting equipment: second unit
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
Milan Records
soundtrack
Movie Movers
cast trailers
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
RCA Records
soundtrack
Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services
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