Description
Backdraft DVD 1991 Lánglovagok
Directed by Ron Howard
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro
UPC 5996051040438
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN EUROPE
Audio: English, Hungarian
Subtitle: Hungarian
Playtime: 132 minutes
Backdraft is a 1991 American drama 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, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh. It is about Chicagofirefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist.
The film grossed $77.9 million domestically and $74.5 million in foreign markets, for a total gross of $152.4 million, making it the highest-grossing film about firefighters until I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry in 2007.[2][3] The film received three Academy Award nominations.
Plot
Two firefighters of Engine 17 of the Chicago Fire Department are brothers. Lt. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, the elder, is experienced, while Brian has labored under his brother's shadow his entire life. Brian returns to firefighting after a number of other career falters, though Stephen has doubts that Brian is fit to be a firefighter. In 1971, Brian witnessed the death of their firefighting father, Captain Dennis McCaffrey, while accompanying him on a call.
The longest serving of all the men at Engine 17, John "Axe" Adcox, served under the McCaffreys' father, and was like an uncle to the boys when their father died. He attacks fires head on, but is concerned about Stephen's unorthodox methods and disregard for safety procedures. Helen McCaffrey is Stephen's estranged wife and the mother of their son, Sean. Helen has grown fearful of Stephen's dedication to firefighting and the risks he takes. While they are still in love, she separated from Stephen to protect herself and Sean.
Martin Swayzak is an alderman on the Chicago City Council. Swayzak hopes to be elected mayor, but has supported fire department budget cuts. Many of the rank and file firemen believe the cuts are endangering firefighters' lives.
Fire Department Captain Donald "Shadow" Rimgale is a dedicated arson investigator and veteran firefighter. He is called in, because a number of recent fires resemble the results of pyromaniac Ronald Bartel, who has been imprisoned for years. Brian is reassigned as his assistant after a falling out with Stephen. Rimgale manipulates Bartel's obsession with fire to ensure Bartel's annual parole application is rejected. It is revealed during an investigation that Swayzak was paid off by contractors to shut down firehouses, so they could be converted into community centers, with the contractors receiving contracts for the construction. Brian also begins a relationship with Jennifer Vaitkus, an aide to Swayzak.
When Engine 17 answers a call in a high-rise, Stephen urges them to move in quickly to take out the fire despite Adcox's advice to wait for back-up. Brian's friend and fellow trainee, Tim Krizminski, opens a door creating a backdraft. His face is burned beyond recognition, and he barely survives. Adcox and Brian both blame Tim's condition on Stephen's reckless tactics.
Rimgale and Brian go to Swayzak's home to confront him, but interrupt a masked man about to set the place on fire. The latter attacks them with a flashlight, but is burned on his back by an electrical socket. Rimgale saves Brian and Swayzak from the house, but is injured in an explosion. In his hospital bed, Rimgale tells Brian to visit Ronald again. Ronald helps Brian realize that only a firefighter would be so careful as to not let backdraft fires rage out of control.
Brian suspects Stephen, but later spots a burn in the shape of an electrical socket on Adcox's back, and reveals his suspicions to his brother just before an alarm. When Brian realizes Adcox has heard their exchange, he jumps aboard Truck 46 after borrowing some turnout gear. Stephen confronts Adcox about the deadly backdrafts during a multiple-alarm fire at a chemical plant. Adcox admits that he set the fires to kill associates of Swayzak, because Swayzak was benefiting from the deaths of firefighters. When an explosion destroys the catwalk they are on, Stephen grabs Adcox's hand while hanging on to the remains of the catwalk. Stephen refuses Adcox' advice to let go of him, but Stephen loses his grip on the catwalk. Adcox is killed, but Stephen, although seriously injured, survives. Stephen dies with Brian by his side on the way to the hospital, his final request being that Brian not reveal that Adcox was behind the fires until after Adcox receives a fitting burial.
After Stephen and Adcox's funeral, Brian and Rimgale, with the help of the police, interrupt Swayzak at a press conference. Rimgale questions Swayzak on a fake manpower study that led to the deaths of several firemen, including Stephen and Adcox. They also state that Swayzak engineered the downsizing of the Chicago Fire Department. This effectively destroys Swayzak's mayoral ambitions. Brian continues as a firefighter despite the loss of his father and brother.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Lieutenant Stephen Bull McCaffrey / Captain Dennis McCaffrey (at the beginning)
- William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey
- Robert De Niro as Captain Donald Shadow Rimgale, Inspector of Fire Investigation
- Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus
- Scott Glenn as John Axe Adcox
- Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey
- Jason Gedrick as Tim Krizminski
- J. T. Walsh as Advisor Martin Marty Swayzak
Directed by | Ron Howard |
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Produced by | |
Written by | Gregory Widen |
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Music by | Hans Zimmer |
Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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137 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hungarian Summery
Történet:
A Ron Howard rendezésében készült Lánglovagok egy izgalmas akcióthriller, amely sohasem látott módon mutatja meg a tűz pusztítását. Kurt Russel és William Baldwin alakítják a folyamatos családi viszályban élő testvérpárt, akik folytatva a családi hagyományt, beállnak tűzoltónak. Amikor a városban gyújtogatások sorát követik el, kénytelenek túltenni magukat a köztük lévő konfliktusokon, hogy megtalálják a rejtélyes bűnesetek elkövetőjét. Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca DeMornay, Donald Sutherland és Robert DeNiro is szerepel ebben a feszültséggel teli filmben, amelyben a filmtörténet leglenyűgözőbb tűzjelenetei közül több is látható.
Specifikációk:
Stúdió:
Universal
Játékidő:
132 perc
Gyártási év:
1991
Hangok:
- magyar - mono (DD)
- angol - 5.1 (DD)
Feliratok:
magyar
Képformátum:
2.35:1
Alkotók:
Rendező:
Ron Howard
Szereplők:
Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J.T. Walsh, Tony Mockus Sr., Clint Howard, David Crosby