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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."

R 1991 · 2h 17m · Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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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.

Theatrical
May 24, 1991
Box Office
$152.4M
Budget
$75.0M
Return
2.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 28, 1997
Theaters
6
Director
Ron Howard
Producers
Richard Barton Lewis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Brian Grazer
Music
Hans Zimmer
Studio
Trilogy Entertainment Group, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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Moment of Choice: Hero or Secret
Taglines In that instant it can create a hero... or cover a secret.
The Dangers of Oxygen in Fire
Taglines One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage.
Something waits silently behind the door.
Taglines Silently behind a door, it waits.
Consequences of Deception in Firefighting
Rimgale These detectives would like to question you on how come you paid Donald Cosgrove, Jeffrey Holcum and Allan Seagrave to create a phony manpower study! Ask him who made money off firemen dying!
[throws the files at the media, resulting in a barrage of questions]
Brian You see that glow flashing in the corner of your eye? That's your career dissipation light. It just went into high gear.
[in Swayzak's ear]

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