Directed by Ron Howard   Written by Gregory Widen ... written by Cast Kurt Russell ... Stephen McCaffrey William Baldwin ... Brian McCaffrey Robert De Niro ... Donald Rimgale Donald Sutherland ... Ronald Bartel Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Jennifer Vaitkus Scott Glenn ... John Adcox Rebecca De Mornay ... Helen McCaffrey Jason Gedrick ... Tim Krizminski J.T. Walsh ... Martin Swayzak Tony Mockus Sr. ... Chief John Fitzgerald Cedric Young ... Grindle Juan Ramírez ... Ray Santos Kevin Casey ... Nightengale Jack McGee ... Schmidt Mark Wheeler ... Pengelly Richard Lexsee ... Washington Beep Iams ... Sean McCaffrey Ryan Todd ... Brian Age 7 John Duda ... Stephen Age 12 Robert Swan ... Willy - Bartender Clint Howard ... Ricco Ron West ... Alan Seagrave Kevin Crowley ... Candidate Carlos Sanz ... Candidate Harry Hutchinson ... Candidate David A.C. Saunders ... Candidate Jane Jenkins ... Woman Psychiatrist Tim Grimm ... Man at Parole Board David Crosby ... 70's Hippie Mike Mangano ... Firetruck Driver Rick Reardon ... Paramedic Leslie A. Ford ... Paramedic W. Earl Brown ... Paramedic Robert F. Byrnes ... Paramedic (as Robert F. Byrnes Jr.) Kathryn Jaeck ... Mannequin Fire Reporter David Westgor ... Mannequin Fire Reporter James Ritz ... Mannequin Fire Reporter Joe Guastaferro ... Donald Cosgrove Don Herion ... Repairman Tony Mockus Jr. ... Jackson Gregory Widen ... Engine Lieutenant Andrew Lipschultz ... Man on Party Boat Walter Williams ... Security Guard Bob Krzeminski ... Captain F. Pat Burns ... Battalion Chief at Tenement Fire Wanda Christine ... Mother at Tenement Fire (as WandaChristine) Anthony C. Ellis Jr. ... Gasping Child at Tenement Fire Peter C. Hobert Jr. ... Probie Zita Visockis ... Grandma Vaitkus Razz Jenkins ... Photographer on Boat Party Irma P. Hall ... Nurse Nydia Rodriguez Terracina ... Nurse Hollis Resnik ... Sally Don Rimgale ... Party Crony Dennis Liddiard ... Party Brawler David Luckenbach ... Security Officer Neil J. Francis Jr. ... Cop Andre Melchor ... Cop Karel King ... Swayzak Aide Scott Baity ... Swayzak Aide Gretchen Erickson ... Bar Patron Joan Esposito ... Television Reporter Bob Rice ... Detective Marcella DeTineo ... Nurse Jane MacIver ... Retirement Party Schmoozer Burton Stencel ... Retirement Party Schmoozer Robert Martell ... Retirement Party Roaster Tony G. Chrisos ... Politico Cay DeVos ... Politico Gregory Lundsgaard ... High Rise Fireman Charles Burns Jr. ... Battalion Chief at Mannequin Fire Louise Woolf ... Falling Chair Lady Ian A. Nevers ... Nervous Probie Kelsey E. McMahon ... Child Rescued at 70's Fire Fidel Moreno ... 70's Onlooker Zan Heber ... Reporter Ilene Kwitny ... Reporter Jane Alderman ... Reporter Kevin Petersen ... Doctor Thomas A. Senderak ... Fireman Michael Allen Mark ... Fireman The Pipes and Drums of the Emerald Society ... Bagpipe Group at Funeral The Drovers ... Retirement Party Band Uncredited Cast Steve Bernstein ... News Cameraman Tom Clark ... Retirement Party Schmoozer Mell Flynn ... Bartender Jock Hedblade ... Reporter Earl Hundt ... Party Guest Karen Jensen-Clark ... Woman in Crowd Jackie Moran ... Musician Larry Nazimek ... Police Officer William Rossman ... Firefighter David Saunders ... Candidate Dan Tullis Jr. ... Engine 17 Firefighter D. Danny Warhol ... Train Passenger Linda Wylie ... Photographer Produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis ... executive producer Pen Densham ... producer Larry DeWaay ... co-producer Brian Grazer ... executive producer Todd Hallowell ... associate producer Richard Barton Lewis ... producer John Watson ... producer Original Music by Hans Zimmer   Special Effects by Brian "Pyro" Adams ... special effects supervisor William L. Allen Sr. ... special effects technician Pat Domenico ... special effects technician Allen Hall ... special effects and pyrotechnics creator Gary L. Karas ... special effects technician William D. Kennedy ... special effects technician Rodman Kiser ... special effects technician C.J. McMurray ... special effects technician Paul Meehan ... special effects crew Mike Menzel ... special effects technician Joe Montenegro ... special effects technician Clay Pinney ... special effects foreman Michael Roundy ... special effects technician Tom Ryba ... special effects foreman Tom Tokunaga ... special effects technician Jacob Zawacki ... special effects technician Visual Effects by Jon Alexander ... optical camera operator: ILM Bill Barr ... best boy grip: ILM Tom Bertino ... rotoscope artist: ILM Anne Calanchini ... visual effects coordinator: ILM Rob Doherty ... electrician: ILM Giovanni Donovan ... model maker: ILM Jeff Doran ... optical camera operator: ILM Dick Dova ... key grip: ILM Scott Farrar ... visual effects supervisor: ILM Bob Finley III ... best boy grip: ILM Robert Finley Jr. ... pyrotechnic supervisor: ILM Chris Goehe ... model maker: ILM Reuben Goldberg ... pyrotechnician: ILM David Heron ... construction: ILM Robert Hill ... assistant camera: ILM Edward Hirsh ... stage manager: ILM Paul Huston ... visual effects art director: ILM Brad Jerrell ... best boy electric: ILM Ed Jones ... executive in charge of post-production: ILM David Karpman ... optical line-up: ILM Suella Kennedy ... visual effects producer: ILM Brad Kuehn ... optical photography supervisor: ILM Bradford Lewis ... storyboard artist Michael Lynch ... model maker: ILM Richard Miller ... model maker Ted Moehnke ... pyrotechnician: ILM Terry Molatore ... rotoscope artist: ILM Rodney Morgan ... model maker: ILM Tim Morgan ... electrician: ILM Jim Morris ... executive in charge of production: ILM David Morton ... electrician: ILM Michael Olague ... visual effects crew Jeff Olson ... model supervisor: ILM Chuck Ray ... pyrotechnician: ILM Louis Rivera ... negative cutter: ILM Stuart Robertson ... digital effects: ILM Martin Rosenberg ... visual effects camera operator: ILM Scott Ross ... general manager: ILM Susan Ross ... model maker: ILM Mikael Salomon ... visual effects photographer: second unit Thomas J. Smith ... digital effects: ILM Tony Sommers ... model maker: ILM Eben Stromquist ... model engineer: ILM Mark Sullivan ... matte painter: ILM I.J. Van Perre ... construction: ILM Gregory A. Weimerskirch ... assistant art director: ILM Chuck Wiley ... model maker: ILM Amy Young ... stage technician: Industrial Light & Magic Susan Adele Colletta ... post production coordinator: ILM Steve Gawley ... model maker Brian Gernand ... model maker: ILM Chris R. Green ... digital clean-up Tony Hudson ... model maker: ILM Mark Moore ... storyboard artist Stunts William Baldwin ... stunts Tony Brubaker ... stunt performer / stunts Kevin Casey ... stunts John Casino ... stunts / stunt double: Kurt Russell Corey Michael Eubanks ... stunts Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunts / stunt double: Jaun Ramirez Scott Glenn ... stunts Johnny Hock ... stunts / stunt double: William Baldwin Norman Howell ... stunts Robert Jauregui ... stunts / stunt double: Scott Glenn Mike Johnson ... stunts Rick LeFevour ... stunts Terry Leonard ... stunts Stacy Logan ... stunts Kurt Russell ... stunts Walter Scott ... stunt coordinator Kay Whipple ... stunts Thomas J. Larsen ... stunts Thanks William Alletto ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Edward Altman ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Charles Burns ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Steve Chikerotis ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Jack Connors ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department William Cosgrove ... grateful acknowledgment: O.F.I. Investigator, The City of Chicago Fire Department Richard M. Daley ... grateful appreciation Tom Flanagan ... grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Police Department Marge Frantz ... grateful appreciation: The Chicago Park District Charles Geocaris ... grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Office of Film and Entertainment Patrick Kehoe ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Suzy Kellet ... grateful appreciation: Illinois Film Office Raymond Orozco ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Kathy Osterman ... grateful appreciation: Mayor's Office of Special Events Don Rimgale ... grateful acknowledgment: O.F.I. Investigator, The City of Chicago Fire Department Peter Schurla ... grateful appreciation: City of Chicago Police Department Stanley M. Span ... grateful acknowledgment: The City of Chicago Fire Department Suzanne Vestuto ... grateful appreciation: Village of Oak Park

Additional Info Premiere: May 22, 1991 Theatrical Release: May 24, 1991 DVD Release: September 06, 2005 Blu-ray Release: June 28, 2011 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Imagine Entertainment (Imagine Entertainment) (presents) Trilogy Entertainment Group Distributors Universal Pictures   (1991) (United States) (theatrical) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1991) (United States) (for MCA Home Video) (pan-and-scan) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1993) (United States) (pan-and-scan) (TV) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1994) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Universal Studios Home Video   (1997) (United States) (pan-and-scan) (DVD) Universal Studios Home Video   (1997) (United States) (widescreen) (VHS) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) HBO Max   (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video) Filming Locations 2834 N Merrimac Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA 4244 S Drexel Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, USA 495 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Pub where Brian McCaffrey celebrates graduation.) Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Fire Station) Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA Chicago Fire Department Academy - 558 W. DeKoven, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Brian's Fire Academy interview & subsequent graduation, deleted scene from DVD.) Chicago Fire Department Engine Station 8 - 212 W. Cermak Rd., Chinatown, Armour Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Fire Station) Chicago Fire Station 49, 1653 W. 43rd. Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Chinatown firehouse and Rimgale's office interiors.) Chicago Fire Station, Engine 65 Truck 52, 3002 W. 42nd. Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Chicago Fire Station 17) Chicago Firehouse Restaurant, 1401 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Station 17 second story dorm and locker room interiors.) Chicago Studio City - 5660 W. Taylor Street, Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Studio) Chicago, Illinois, USA Chinatown, Armour Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA Cook County, Illinois, USA DuPage County, Illinois, USA Edgewater Hospital, 5700 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Hospital where firefighter is taken after the high-rise incident) Graceland Cemetery - 4001 N. Clark Street, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Funeral) Hinsdale, Illinois, USA Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Funeral Parade Finale) Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA Oak Park, Illinois, USA   (Scenes in "elevator shaft" filmed) Penn Central Freight Yards, Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA Sacramento Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Fire Station) Uptown Theatre - 4814-4816 N. Broadway Avenue, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, USA Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, USA West Cermak Road, Chinatown, Armour Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA White Palace Grill - 1159 S. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Diner where Brian shaves & cleans up before interview with Chicago Fire Chief, deleted scene from DVD.) Wrigley Building - 400-410 N. Michigan Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA   (Funeral Parade Finale) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,851 / 22,172 Site Ranking #1,847 Mandy (2018) #1,848 Agent Carter: Season 2 (2016) #1,849 Agent Carter: Season 1 (2015) #1,850 Trolls (2016) #1,851 Backdraft (1991) #1,852 Pig (2021) #1,853 Sound Of Freedom (2022) #1,854 Wayne's World 2 (1993) #1,855 Sing 2 (2021)