Firestorm (1998)

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Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the ... See full summary »

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Howie Long ...
Jesse
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Wynt
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Jennifer
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Monica
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Pete
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Cowboy
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Andy
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Packer
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Karge
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Loomis
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Wilkins (as Benjamin Ratner)
Jonathon Young ...
Sherman
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Tina's Mom
Robyn Driscoll ...
Tina's Dad
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Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover $37,000,000 in stashed loot. Written by Anonymous

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Fight fire with fire.

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Thriller | Action

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

9 January 1998 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Tormenta de fuego  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,849,308 (USA) (9 January 1998)

Gross:

DEM 70,511 (Germany) (5 June 1998)
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Trivia

Graham Yost was the original scriptwriter but the filmmakers changed his original material so much that he demanded his name be taken off the credits. See more »

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When Jessie and Jennifer parachute together, a cable can be seen holding her to him. See more »

Quotes

Randall Alexander Shaye: Hey smoke jumper... you still alive?
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References Sesame Street (1969) See more »

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I Don't Want to Change Your Mind
Written by James Kalamasz (uncredited) and Danny Kirsic (uncredited)
Courtesy of Promusic, Inc.
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put this fire out
14 March 2002 | by See all my reviews

Hokey, instantly forgettable action movie which seems to be trying to cash in on moviegoers fascination with disaster flicks. A hardened convict escapes from prison with a group of assorted others and sets out to recover a stash of money with a blazing forest fire as his cover. What begins as the perfect plan quickly goes awry when he's pursued by a resilient and resourceful smoke jumper (Long) determined to thwart him. Another one of those movies that takes a force of nature and drives it into the ground with thin characters, silly dialogue, and routine writing. Not a single fresh or innovative idea in the entire picture, or a single plot twist that you won't be one step ahead of. *


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