Backdraft
“Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. In that instant it can create a hero...or cover a secret.”
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
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Part of Backdraft Collection
2 films
Cast
36 people
Kurt Russell
Stephen McCaffrey
Known for
The Hateful Eight
The Thing
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey
Known for
The Purge
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Robert De Niro
Donald Rimgale
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Vaitkus
Known for
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Scott Glenn
John 'Axe' Adcox
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Rebecca De Mornay
Helen McCaffrey
Known for
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Flipped
Jason Gedrick
Tim Kirzminski
Known for
Dexter
Iron Eagle
J.T. Walsh
Alderman Marty Swayzak
Known for
Breakdown
A Few Good Men
Anthony Mockus Sr.
Chief John Fitzgerald
Known for
Boss
She's Having a Baby
Cedric Young
Grindle
Known for
The Chi
Juan Ramírez
Ray Santos
Known for
Child's Play
It's Not You, It's Me
Ron Howard Director · Gregory Widen Writer Hans Zimmer Composer
Worldwide gross $152M · Budget $75M · United States release May 24, 1991
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$152,368,585
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Trilogy Entertainment Group
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · May 24, 1991
Theatrical
United States · May 24, 1991
Theatrical
United States · October 28, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
January 4, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
June 20, 1991 · Theatrical
Australia
August 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 9, 1991 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 27, 1991 · Theatrical
Finland
September 13, 1991 · Theatrical
France
September 25, 1991 · Theatrical
June 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
January 11, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 26, 2017 · Digital · VOD
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
October 2, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
August 22, 1991 · Theatrical
Greece
August 25, 1991 · Theatrical
September 21, 2005 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 11, 2005 · TV
Ireland
August 2, 1991 · Theatrical
Japan
July 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 23, 1991 · Theatrical
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical · V8
Norway
October 24, 1991 · Theatrical
Poland
October 8, 1991 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 17, 1991 · Theatrical
Romania
May 24, 1991 · Premiere
South Korea
August 3, 1991 · Theatrical
Spain
October 3, 1991 · Premiere · Madrid
October 4, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 4, 1991 · Theatrical
June 24, 1992 · Physical · VHS
February 14, 1998 · TV · ZTV
September 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
March 28, 2007 · Physical · HD DVD
November 10, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 8, 2019 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Türkiye
November 8, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 2, 1991 · Theatrical
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