Reid Goldberg is a features writer for Collider. Having grown up in the Midwest, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
The Big Picture With a whopping six decades of acting under his belt, Kurt Russell is among his or any generation's most prolific and recognizable performers. From his formative years with Disney to collaborations with filmmakers John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino, the legendary actor has a big bag to pull from when considering the work he's most proud of, but ranking high on the list is his performance in Backdraft.
Release Date May 24, 1991 Director Ron Howard Cast Kurt Russell , William Baldwin , Robert De Niro , Donald Sutherland , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Scott Glenn Runtime 137 Minutes Kurt Russell Performed His Own Stunts in 'Backdraft' Backdraft made effective use of the latest and greatest in digital technology, ultimately nabbing an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects, but the film's jaw-dropping scenes involving firefighting required extensive state-of-the-art pyrotechnics--and...
For their dangerous but admirable commitment to the film, Russell, Baldwin, and Glenn received well-deserved credit as stunt performers. As Howard recalls, firefighter consultants working on Backdraft were especially impressed with Russell, praising his dedication and willingness to take risks. "What Kurt did during those fires scared the crap out of me," the director admitted.
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