![]() ![]() Stephen lands on the lower catwalk, but Adcox dies when he falls into the fire. Stephen refuses Adcox's advice to let go of him and loses his grip on the catwalk. When an explosion destroys the catwalk they are on, Stephen grabs Adcox's hand while hanging on to the remains of the catwalk. Adcox admits that he set the fires to kill Swayzak's associates because Swayzak benefitted from firefighters' deaths and closed down firehouses. Stephen confronts Adcox about the backdrafts during a multiple-alarm fire at a chemical plant. On their way to the fire their truck accidentally crashes after dodging a taxi. When Brian realizes Adcox has heard their exchange, he jumps aboard Truck 46 after borrowing some turnout gear. In his hospital bed, Rimgale tells Brian to revisit Ronald, who helps Brian realize that only a firefighter would be so careful as to not let backdraft fires rage out of control.īrian suspects Stephen but 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. Rimgale saves Brian and Swayzak from the house but is injured in an explosion. The man attacks them with a flashlight but is burned on his shoulder by an electrical socket. Rimgale and Brian go to Swayzak's home to confront him after learning of his connection to the three backdraft victims, Alan Seagrave, Donald Cosgrove, and Jeffery Holcomb, interrupting a masked man about to set the place on fire. Adcox and Brian both condemn Stephen for what happened, but Stephen hates being criticized for his behavior. His face is burned beyond recognition and he barely survives. Brian's friend and fellow trainee, Tim Krizminski, opens a door, triggering a backdraft. When Engine 17 answers a call in a high-rise, Stephen urges them to move in quickly, despite Adcox's advice to wait for backup. Brian also rekindles a relationship with Jennifer Vaitkus, an aide to Swayzak. Contractors paid him off to shut down firehouses so they could be converted into community centers, with the contractors receiving contracts for the construction. It is revealed during an investigation that Chicago City Council alderman Marty Swayzak has supported fire department budget cuts. Rimgale manipulates Ronald's obsession with fire to ensure his annual parole application is rejected. Brian is reassigned as his assistant after an argument with Stephen. Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale, a dedicated arson investigator and veteran firefighter is called in because some recent explosive fires resemble those set by pyromaniac Ronald Bartel, who has been imprisoned for years. Adcox grows concerned about Stephen's unorthodox methods and disregard for safety procedures, as does Stephen's wife Helen, who separated from Stephen to protect herself and their son Sean from the risks he was taking. ![]() 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. In 1971, Brian witnessed the death of their firefighting father, Captain Dennis McCaffrey, while accompanying him on a call. Brian returns to firefighting after several other careers falter, though Stephen has doubts that Brian is still fit to be a firefighter. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, the elder, is experienced, while Brian has labored under his brother's shadow his entire life. Two firefighters of Engine 17 of the Chicago Fire Department are brothers. It was followed by the sequel Backdraft 2 in 2019, with Baldwin and Sutherland reprising their roles. The film also inspired a special effects attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, which opened in 1992 and closed in 2010. The film received three Oscar nominations - Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects - but lost all of these to Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The film was released on to favorable reviews from critics, and grossed $152.4 million worldwide. All of the main actors also went to the Chicago Fire Academy to learn how to be like the firefighters in the film. Before the filming started, the main actors went out on calls with real Chicago firefighters. Filming in Chicago began on July 23, 1990, and was wrapped up on December 8, 1990. Walsh, and follows Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick, and J. Backdraft is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. ![]()
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