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Backdraft: You Go, We Go

Published: July 3, 2023, 7 a.m.

On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are learning what it means to be brothers while a bunch of cool-looking flames dance around behind us. We watched the 1991 film from Ron Howard, Backdraft.

One might think that this film is nothing more than a bunch of firefighting bros being loud, hazing each other, and occasionally preventing a building from burning down, but one might be wrong!

Not only is this film packed to the rafters with affecting family drama, there\\u2019s also a surprise detective subplot. And who\\u2019s the grizzled, Batman-like lead investigator? None other than Robert freaking De Niro!

Maybe you already know all this stuff, but if you\\u2019re anything like me, then this will be welcome news to you. Backdraft is not the sort of film that should only live on the cluttered floor of a boy\\u2019s dorm room.

This is a riveting film with surprising emotional heft. It also offer a fine way for us to kick off our month of fire-themed films. Get ready for some heat!

(Recorded on March 08, 2023)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Backdraft - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Backdraft trailer - YouTube

Ron Howard \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Vertical Limit (2000) \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kurt Russell \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

William Baldwin \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Robert De Niro \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Meet Joe Black (1998) \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Fight Club (1999) \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)

Scarface (1983) \\u2014 The Movie Database (TMDB)