Boasting a truly all-star cast, a remake of the film is said to be in the works.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 5 November) is Backdraft, the 1991 action thriller about a team of firefighters in Chicago.
Directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Rush), the film in particular focuses on two firefighting brothers, Stephen (Kurt Russell) and Brian (William Baldwin), who have been rivals since childhood.
“Brian, struggling to prove himself, transfers to the arson unit. There he aids Don (Robert De Niro) in his investigation into a spate of fires involving oxygen-induced infernos called backdrafts,” the plot synopsis reads.
“But when a conspiracy implicating a crooked politician and an arsonist leads Brian back to Stephen, he is forced to overcome his brotherly competitiveness to crack the case.”
Also featuring amongst its cast the late and great Donald Sutherland, as well as Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay and Scott Glenn, Backdraft was praised upon release for its authentic special effects and harrowing firefighting sequences.
It even got a direct-to-DVD sequel in 2019 featuring a returning Baldwin and Sutherland and there were recently reports that Glen Powell could star in a remake of the picture.
Backdraft is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play and the Sky Store.
Here are the other movies on TV tonight:
Saving Private Ryan – Film4 – 9pm
This Steven Spielberg-directed WWII drama was recently named the best war movie ever.
The Other Guys – Comedy Central – 9pm
The hilarious comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell as two mismatched cop partners.
Pitch Black – ITV4 – 9pm
The very fun, Vin Diesel-led sci-fi action horror that launched a franchise.
Sinister 2 – Sky Sci-Fi – 10.55pm
The first Sinister is great. The second, not so much. We recently explored the reasons why here.
The Client – ITV4 – 11.15pm
Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones star in this ’90s legal thriller adapted from a John Grisham book.
Armored – Legend – 11.40pm
A heist action thriller movie with Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne.
Black ’47 – Film4 – 12.20am
This excellent Irish Western set during the Great Famine is about a soldier (James Frecheville) who seeks vengeance after the death of his family.
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