Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 05/25/1999
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
This
Chris Soth screenplay is directed by
Dean Semler, the Oscar-winning
Dances With Wolves cinematographer who also did cinematography for
Waterworld and
Last Action Hero. The film's action hero is
Howie Long (
Broken Arrow), Fox Sports commentator and former NFL star. Wyoming firefighter Jesse Graves (Long) leads a team of smoke-jumpers who parachute into forest fires. Inside a penitentiary, killer Earl Shaye (
William Forsythe) devises an escape plan in order to recover a hidden $37 million. He murders a fellow inmate and takes his place in a group of convicts headed out to fight a forest fire. They make an escape, pose as visiting Canadian firefighters, and are ready to look for the loot when retired firefighter Wynt (
Scott Glenn) discovers the escape. Shaye's group rescues trapped ornithologist Jennifer (
Suzy Amis,
Titanic's Lizzy Calvert). Jesse parachutes in, but time is running out, since the original fire and the backfire will soon combine to create a firestorm. Filmed on location in British Columbia with fire-enhancement special effects by
Chris Corbould. Not to be confused with
Firestorm: 2024 A.D. (1996) or
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993).
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
;)
