Backdraft - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Backdraft"
Backdraft (1991)
Timing:
2:17 (137 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Richard Barton Lewis
Producer
John Watson
Producer
Executive Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Art Direction
Carol Winstead Wood
Art Direction
Costume Design
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Design
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Larry DeWaay
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Larry DeWaay
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Orchestrator
Set Dresser
Gary Isbell
Set Dresser
Stunt Double
John Casino
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Robert L. Blatman
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Costume Supervisor
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Assistant Art Director
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Electrician
Rob Doherty
Electrician
Set Costumer
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff
Set Costumer
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Curt Frisk
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Suella Kennedy
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Jack Gallagher
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Chief Lighting Technician
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
Driver
Todd Dickison
Driver
Boom Operator
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Set Designer
Gary Baugh
Set Designer
First Assistant Editor
Roger Tweten
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Marnie Moore
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Construction Coordinator
Steve A. Hagberg
Construction Coordinator
Location Scout
Larissa Supplitt
Location Scout
Dialogue Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Best Boy Grip
Bill Barr
Best Boy Grip
Lighting Technician
Todd Braden
Lighting Technician
Foley Editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Foley Editor
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Calvin Chin
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Dick Dova
Key Grip
John S. Robertson
Key Grip
Location Manager
Michael J. Malone
Location Manager
Dolly Grip
Chris Freres
Dolly Grip
Key Hair Stylist
Linda Rizzuto
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
David Conaghan
Leadman
Assistant Location Manager
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Location Assistant
Betsy Horning
Location Assistant
Second Second Assistant Director
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
Seamstress
Jane Blank
Seamstress
Carpenter
Lawrence Hammer
Carpenter
Construction Foreman
Richard Bryan Douglas
Construction Foreman
Painter
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
Painter
Music Supervisor
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
William L. Allen Sr.
Special Effects Technician
Production Accountant
Cheryl A. Stone
Production Accountant
Casting Associate
Jacqueline King
Casting Associate
Gaffer
Alphonse Blumenthal
Gaffer
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
ADR Mixer
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
First Assistant Camera
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Standby Painter
Alan Broadbent
Standby Painter
Conductor
Colorist
Tom Rovak
Colorist
Post Production Supervisor
Andrew Golov
Post Production Supervisor
Music Coordinator
Celest Ray
Music Coordinator
Sound Engineer
Dennis Leonard
Sound Engineer
Stand In
John Burros
Stand In
Production Assistant
Paul Andresen
Production Assistant
Greensman
Steve Homa
Greensman
Unit Publicist
Andrew Lipschultz
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator
Scoring Mixer
Jay Rifkin
Scoring Mixer
Loader
George Dougherty
Loader
Visual Effects Coordinator
Anne Calanchini
Visual Effects Coordinator
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Mollie S. Mallinger
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Production Secretary
Wileen Dragovan
Production Secretary
ADR Editor
Rob Fruchtman
ADR Editor
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
ADR Editor
Production Office Assistant
Shari Lynn Himes
Production Office Assistant
Assistant Production Coordinator
Louise C. Larson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Generator Operator
Eugene F. Crededio
Generator Operator
Construction Buyer
Michael D. Gianneschi
Construction Buyer
Second Assistant Camera
Joe Carroll
Second Assistant Camera
Choreographer
Monica Devereux
Choreographer
Dialect Coach
Visual Effects Art Director
Paul Huston
Visual Effects Art Director
Executive In Charge Of Production
Jim Morris
Executive In Charge Of Production
Matte Painter
Mark Sullivan
Matte Painter
Rotoscoping Artist
Tom Bertino
Rotoscoping Artist
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Robert Finley Jr.
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Swing
Walter J. Piers
Swing
Costume Illustrator
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Foley Recordist
Color Timer
David Orr
Color Timer
Craft Service
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
Negative Cutter
Louis Rivera
Negative Cutter
Assistant Camera
Robert Hill
Assistant Camera
Extras Casting Assistant
Joan Philo
Extras Casting Assistant
Sign Painter
Robert E. Knight
Sign Painter
Pyrotechnician
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnician
General Manager
Scott Ross
General Manager
Visual Effects Camera
Martin Rosenberg
Visual Effects Camera
Transportation Co-Captain
Todd Dickison
Transportation Co-Captain
Production Illustrator
Chef
Pierre Remy
Chef
Technical Advisor
William Cosgrove
Technical Advisor
Storyboard
Mark Moore
Storyboard
What's left behind the scenes
- Kurt Russell, Kevin Casey, Scott Glenn, and William Baldwin performed many of the stunts themselves within the scope of their roles, which impressed stunt coordinator Walter Scott so much that their names were listed among the stunt performers in the credits.
- Many Chicago firefighters played minor roles in the film. Numerous firefighters from the Chicago suburbs were involved in the funeral procession.
- Screenwriter Gregory Widen worked as a firefighter for three years. The script was based on the story of his friend, also a firefighter, who died in the line of duty, caught in the backdraft.
- To ensure greater authenticity during filming, the film's cinematographer Mikael Salomon wore a fire-resistant suit and filmed with a handheld camera directly in the flames.
- William Baldwin and Kurt Russell underwent a so-called “young firefighter course” and even lived in a Chicago fire station for a month.
- During the filming of one scene, Scott Glenn was actually engulfed in flames. He was wearing a fire-resistant suit, and a special protective gel was applied to some parts of his body. As soon as the scene was finished, the flames were immediately extinguished with water and chemicals.
- Over 5,000 firefighters volunteered to participate in the scene where firefighters march down Michigan Avenue. Firefighters from the suburbs also wanted to participate, but they had different uniforms and were therefore refused. More than 200 firefighters from the suburbs still came to the filming.
- The film was shot several years before it became possible to create realistic flames using computer animation. At one point, the assistant director, Aldrich La'Auli Porter, rushed into the burning room in search of an actor he believed was lost in the fire. Acting by touch due to the thick smoke, he found no one there, because Kurt Russell, it turned out, had already escaped the burning room through a back exit.
- A device (cinematographers called it the “Peple-O-Matic”) was created for the film, which operated on the principle of a vacuum cleaner, but in reverse – it cut pieces of cardboard, ignited them, and blew them into the air.
- Allen Hall was responsible for the special effects in the film. Three months before the start of filming, he equipped a special laboratory for himself, where he worked with explosive substances and various types of flammable materials, studying fire and combustion processes in general.
- Director Ron Howard donated a portion of the film's proceeds to the local fire department.
- A significant portion of the sets were burned before filming even began, and then placed inside the building.
- The filmmakers repaired and restored six pieces of firefighting equipment and, upon completion of filming, donated five of them to the Chicago Fire Department. The sixth was a fire truck that did not survive the shooting.
- Over 200 children auditioned for the role of the child saved and carried out of the fire by Kurt Russell's character.
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