Backdraft (film)
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| Directed by | Ron Howard |
| Written by | Gregory Widen |
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| Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $152.4 million |
Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh, it follows Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist.
It was released on May 24, 1991, to mixed reviews, and grossed $152.4 million worldwide. It received three Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. It also inspired a special effects attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, which opened in 1992 and closed in 2010. It was followed by the sequel, Backdraft 2, in 2019, with Baldwin and Sutherland reprising their roles.