Firestorm (film)
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| Firestorm | |
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| Directed by | Dean Semler |
| Produced by | Joseph Loeb III Matthew Weisman Thomas M. Hammel |
| Written by | Chris Soth |
| Starring | Howie Long Scott Glenn William Forsythe Suzy Amis |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
| Editing by | Jack Hofstra |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | January 9, 1998 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million |
Firestorm is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Dean Semler, and starring Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe and Suzy Amis.
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[edit] Plot summary
The plot involves a group of Wyoming State convicts who stage an escape with the help of a smokejumper turned arsonist on the outside. The story begins when Shaye, who had stolen 37 million dollars four years previously and hidden it in the Wyoming forest, escapes from prison with five other convicts to retrieve the money. They pose as Canadian firefighters and take Jennifer (Suzy Amis), a bird watcher, hostage along the way. Jesse Graves (Howie Long) is a smokejumper, who must find a way to stop Shaye and his group of convicts and save Jennifer at the same time.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Howie Long | Jesse Graves |
| Scott Glenn | Wynt Perkins |
| William Forsythe | Randall Alexander Shaye |
| Suzy Amis | Jennifer |
| Christianne Hirt | Monica |
| Garwin Sanford | Pete |
| Sebastian Spence | Cowboy |
| Michael Greyeyes | Andy |
| Barry Pepper | Packer |
| Vladimir Kulich | Karge |
| Tom McBeath | Loomis |
| Benjamin Ratner | Wilkins |
| Jonathon Young | Sherman |
| Chilton Crane | Tina’s Mom |
| Robyn Driscoll | Tina’s Dad |
| Alexandria Mitchell | Tina |
| Terry Kelly | Lawyer |
| David Fredericks | Guard |
| Gavin Buhr | Childs |
| Danny Wattley | Moody |
| Derek Hamilton | Dwyer |
| Adrien Dorval | Belcher |
| Jon Cuthbert | Davis |
| Sean Campbell | Deputy |
| Deryl Hayes | Sheriff Garrett |
- Scott Glenn, who played the firefighter turned arsonist in the film, also starred in Backdraft (1991), where, coincidentally, also played the part of a Chicago firefighter who was an arsonist.
[edit] Reception
The film opened to very negative reviews, receiving a Rotten Tomatoes certified fresh rating of only 5%.[1]
[edit] Box office
The film failed at the box office as well; it opened in 7th place with a paltry $3.8 million (behind six films that had all been released at least three weeks earlier) and took in only $8.1 million dollars in the United States during its theatrical run.[2]
[edit] External links
- Firestorm at the Internet Movie Database
- Firestorm at AllRovi
- Firestorm at Rotten Tomatoes
