Backdraft (DVD)

I'm not sure exactly what it is that first attracted me to this film - well ok then I admit it - it was all to do with the thought of those lovely muscular bodies in uniform performing daring acts and perhaps even a couple of naked back shots in the shower. Backdraft has all this but also much more. It has love, hatred, and all the emotions in between as we find that it is not all about putting out fires but starting them too. This film was made in 1991 and directed by the awesome Ron Howard who I'm sure some of you will remember from his younger years in Happy Days along with Henry Winkler who played The Fonz. He's come a long way since that very successful ...  Read the complete review

Plot Two brothers in the Chicago fire department are tackling a number of fires which are resulting in the death of city officials who are cutting the fire service budgets. The fires have been set by someone with an apparent knowledge of fire behaviour, and they face a race against time to find the arsonist before anyone else is killed. An action thriller based on the trials and tribulations of the Chicago Fire service starring William Baldwin and Kurt Russel. This is quite an original take on the 'hero' genre of film. Direction from Ron Howard is up to its usual high standard, and is fairly meticulous. The cast acts rather well, with Kurt Russels ...  Read the complete review

Being as this is my favourite film of all time, I thought it was about time I attempt to complete a decent review of it. Being as this is my first film review, please bear with me and I apologise if it is rubbish. Released in 1991, this is a film about firefighting, but much, much more than that. The blurb on the back of my DVD states it is about 2 fueding brothers, carrying on the heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. A series of arson attacks forces them to set aside their differences to solve these explosive crimes. That doesn't really say alot about the film really and I wouldn't be surprised if you read that and thought about ...  Read the complete review

When Happy Days actor Ron Howard turned his attention to directing in 1969 with Old Paint, we knew straight away he was going to be a success. Following films such as Cocoon and Willow, he stepped up to the plate with an all star cast in the 1991 film, Backdraft. The film is set in the world of firefighting and features some amazing acting and special effects. The Plot Brian McCaffrey has dreamt of being a fireman since watching his firefighting father perish years previously. When he finally passes the tests and becomes a fireman, he and his brother must reluctantly join forces to fight the fires of Chicago while a dangerous arsonist is on the ...  Read the complete review

Synopsis =========== Having finally settled on a career as a fireman, after spending years in one dead end job after another, Brian McCaffrey finds himself being posted to a fire station in the heart of Chicago's Chinatown, where his older brother, Stephen, is one of the head fireman. Opposed to his younger brother risking his life in a profession that killed their father when they were still children, Stephen does everything to make life hard for his younger sibling. After loosing his nerve whilst fighting a fire, Brian swaps his job to go and work for the fire inspector, Donald Rimgale, who is investigating a recent batch of mysterious fires. ...  Read the complete review