Firestorm (1998)
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12% of critics liked it
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29% of users liked it
(6,313 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dean Semler
- Written By
- Chris Soth
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
In movies, as in life, you take your warmth where you can find it, but this particular wienie roast is bound to leave you cold.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...boasts an old-fashioned sensibility that benefits from several surprisingly thrilling set pieces...
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
No one should mistake Firestorm for a "quality" motion picture. It's not, and it wasn't designed to be.
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Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
It is just a run-of-the-mill action movie.
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Cast
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Howie Long
as Jesse Graves
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Scott Glenn
as Wynt Perkins
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William Forsythe
as Earl Shaye
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Suzy Amis
as Jennifer
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Christianne Hirt
as Monica
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Garwin Sanford
as Pete
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Sebastian Spence
as Cowboy
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Michael Greyeyes
as Andy
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Barry Pepper
as Packer
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Vladimir Kulich
as Karge
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Tom McBeath
as Loomis
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Ben Ratner
as Wilkins
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Jonathon Young
as Sherman
