Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
Practical Effects
Actual fire stunts that shame the CGI—someone definitely got burned for real.
Acting
Donald Sutherland's unhinged arsonist cameo steals every scene he's in.
Production
Chicago location shooting gives it authentic grit the script doesn't deserve.
Director
Gonzalo López-Gallego
Joe Anderson
Sean McCaffrey
Alisha Bailey
Maggie Rening
Jessamine-Bliss Bell
Jenny
William Baldwin
Brian McCaffrey
Donald Sutherland
Ronald Bartel
Patrick Walshe McBride
Dylan
Alastair Mackenzie
Captain White
Mark Arnold
Fire Chief Soto
Emily Barber
PR Flak
Ross O'Hennessy
Jack
Cristina Flutur
Mother
Adam J. Bernard
Lieutenant Walker
Alexandre Nguyen
Driver
Sal Longobardo
Nick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a Universal Pictures Home Entertainment release—never saw theatres in most markets, which explains the budget fire effects.
The 1991 original was directed by Ron Howard and nominated for three Oscars; this exists because streaming algorithms demanded content.
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