Fire with Fire
6.4
“Two lovers. One chance. No time.”
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
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Cast
14 people
Craig Sheffer
Joe Fisk
Known for
A River Runs Through It
Nightbreed
Virginia Madsen
Lisa Taylor
Known for
Swamp Thing
The Number 23
Jon Polito
Boss Duchard
Known for
Big Eyes
Miller's Crossing
J.J. Cohen
Mapmaker (as Jeffrey Jay Cohen)
Known for
Back to the Future
The Principal
Kate Reid
Sister Victoria
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
Atlantic City
Jean Smart
Sister Maria
Known for
Mare of Easttown
Watchmen
Kari Wührer
Gloria
Known for
Sliders
Eight Legged Freaks
D. B. Sweeney
Baxter
Known for
Dinosaur
Taken 2
Ann Savage
Sister Harriet
Known for
Detour
My Winnipeg
William G. Schilling
Watley
Known for
Ruthless People
White of the Eye
Dorrie Joiner
Sandy
David Harris
Ben
Known for
The Warriors
North and South
Duncan Gibbins Director · Warren Skaaren Screenplay Bill Phillips Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.6M · United States release May 9, 1986 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,636,869
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 9, 1986
Theatrical
Türkiye
November 7, 1986 · Theatrical
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