Backdraft (HD DVD) [HD DVD] | ![Backdraft (HD DVD) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RBV1NVPCL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Kurt Russell, Robert DeNiro, William Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 4898
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.2 x 0.5
MPN: HD27784
UPC: 025192778421
EAN: 0025192778421
ASIN: B000G8P1TG
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: September 12, 2006
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Universal Backdraft - HD DVD
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howards 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 differencesin order to survive the burning, churning infernos set by a maniacal arsonist.
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A somewhat contrived screenplay doesn't stop this thriller from serving up some of the most spectacular fire sequences ever committed to film. Like any Ron Howard production Backdraft is impressively slick and boasts a stellar cast, including Kurt Russell and William Baldwin. The actors play sibling rivals who have been at odds since the death of their firefighter father years earlier. Robert De Niro is the veteran fire inspector who is tracking a series of mysterious and deadly arsons, and Donald Sutherland is effectively creepy as the former arsonist who understands the criminal psychology of pyromaniacs. Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are featured in supporting roles. Backdraft is a triumph of stunt work and flaming special effects. --Jeff Shannon
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 One of the best Thrillers March 20, 2010
bodhi (California, USA)
This film is one of the best thrillers because it has a great plot, great cast and amazing special effects. It is also special because it is the most successful film about firemen, a profession which does not often make it to the bigscreen. The best thing about the film is the relationship between its main characters who happen to be brothers. The McCaffrey brothers have never been able to get along after their father's death. Kurt Russell is totally convincing as the older brother who pushes his younger brother too much and doesn't know when to take it easy as you will find out in an entertaing scene at one of the firemen's retirement party. Many crtics criticize their relationship as being unintersting, but their relationship is realistic considering the circumstances of their childhood. The special effects are amazing and you can never pick out when the fire is real or an effect. This is a unique film that gets overlooked too often.
Backdraft January 15, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Brian McCaffrey's father's a fireman and he was there, as a child, when his father died. When he grew he tried to be a fireman but quit and left town and for a few years tried other jobs. He would eventually return and try to be fireman again. However, he finds himself working under his brother Stephen whom he doesn't exactly have a good relationship with. When Brian gets his picture in the paper and is lauded as a hero when in fact it was a mistake, a politician offers him a job working under the department's arson investigator, Donald Rimgale. It seems that Ringale is working some unusual fires wherein someone is killed. Brian initially refuses but when he has too many confrontations with Stephen, he takes the job. And he gets a lesson on what it means to be a fireman. Ron Howard did a wonderful job of bringing some of the real-life problems that firefighters face everyday in Backdraft. Very realistic, well directed, excellent movie.
DVD November 11, 2009
J. A. Clark (Cincy, Ouio)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
DVD and case was in good shape.. Received it in a reasonable amount of time. Very happy with the purchase
 Hollywood inferno. November 10, 2009
Joseph M. Perorazio (Columbus, OH USA)
"Backdraft" is Hollywood's version of the firefighter's life. The men are blue collar, ordinary guys who are at times heroic and other times cowardly, men who fight fires because it's their job. Being a Hollywood movie, however, most of the men are in-shape, rugged masculine types who cruise to an alarm call with rock music blasting from the fire engine stereo system and who fight fires that contain surprisngly little smoke. Kurt Russell is not altogether likeable in this film, and yet he carries his two roles off successfully with his familiar macho persona. William Baldwin is the standout character, and shows a vulnerable side to the world of firemen that is usually not seen on film. Pyrotechnics are first rate, although there are many more explosions and a lot less smoke than in real-life fires. Another slick film from Opie Taylor.
 Spectacular action scenes, insincere drama October 8, 2009
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BACKDRAFT
(USA - 1991)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Super 35)
Theatrical soundtracks: 6-track Dolby Stereo / Q Sound
Two firefighting brothers (Kurt Russell and William Baldwin) are forced to confront the ghosts of their past whilst pursuing an arsonist who targets prominent members of Chicago's political elite.
Former TV actor Ron Howard ("Happy Days") directed this high-profile Hollywood blockbuster, in which a cast of solid B-list actors and A-list supporting players (Robert DeNiro, Donald Sutherland, et al) are upstaged by scenes of fiery devastation, wrought with frightening intensity by incredible stuntwork and state-of-the-art visual effects. Plot-wise, the film is an old-fashioned barnstormer, directed with gee-whizz efficiency by Howard, whose attempts to wring high emotion from Greg Widen's corny script rings entirely false from the outset. Hans Zimmer's generic music score is overbearing in places, particularly during the 'tragic' finale.
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