| | | One Breath of Oxygen and it Explodes in a Deadly Rage.
Features: HD DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, French, Spanish, Widescreen
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard s heroic action-thriller about the adventurous lives of professional firefighters now includes hours of bonus features that take you behind the heart-pounding pyrotechnics and Academy Award-nominated special effects! Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding firefighter brothers who must set aside their personal differences in order to survive the burning, churning infernos set by a maniacal arsonist.System Requirements:Running Time: 138 MinutesFormat: HD DVD
"...soars with spectacle, heroism and humanity." Dennis Cunningham, CBS-TV
"...stunning special effects." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"In every way, Backdraft will take your breath away." Pat Collins, WWOR-TV
Editor's Note
Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurettes: Igniting The Story, Bringing Together The Team, The Explosive Stunts, Creating The Villain - The Fire, & Real-Life Firemen, Real-Life Stories | | Interactive Menus | | Ron Howard Introduction | | Scene Selection | | This Is An HD-DVD Made For HD-DVD Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 9/19/2006 |
| Running Time: 138 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 27784 | | UPC: 00025192778421 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1992) | | | British Academy Awards, Allen Hall, et. al., Best Special Visual Effects | | | MTV Award, Backdraft, Best Action Sequence | | | MTV Award, Backdraft, Best Movie | | | Oscar, Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing | | | Oscar, Mikael Salomon, et. al., Best Effects, Visual Effects | | | Oscar, Gary Summers, et. al., Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Solid performances....An earnest testimonial to firefighters..." 06/27/1991 p.78Sight and Sound
"...BACKDRAFT prides itself on the authenticity of its action sequences..." 08/01/1991 p.38-9 USA Today
"...Brilliant....Astonishing..." 05/24/1991 p.1D At-A-Glance Film Reviews 9 of 10
This movie is very orange. Not surprising, considering it's director Ron Howard's tribute to firefighters. Kurt Russell and William Baldwin play two brothers, one whose a fireman and one who would like to be, with some fundamental differences. It's more than the average buddy picture -- the characters are better rounded than that -- and the special effects are amazing. Robert DeNiro and Donald Sutherland shine in supporting roles. At times, the story falters, and the picture takes a while to build up steam, but the closing hour makes it well worth a viewing.
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Ron Howard's "Backdraft" is a movie half in love with fire, a film like "Fahrenheit 451" that finds something seductive in tendrils of smoke and boiling cauldrons of flame. Never before in the movies have I seen fire portrayed by such convincing, encompassing special effects. Unfortunately, they are at the service of an unworthy plot...What is particularly impressive is the way the filmmakers are able to convince us the stars are in the middle of the action. A conventional fire scene uses doubles and stand-ins, over-the-shoulder shots and other evasive tricks, for brief scenes showing men in the middle of a fire. - Roger Ebert
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