NYC Firefighter Rates 10 Firefighting Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Firefighter Anthony Martinez rates depictions of fires and firefighting scenes in movies and TV shows. He judges the realism of the apartment building fires portrayed in "Spider-Man," starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Dafoe; and "The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, and Steve Buscemi. He breaks down how a real backdraft works in "Backdraft," starring Kurt Russell and Robert De Niro. He explains fire safety in supertall buildings as seen in "Skyscraper," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; and "The Towering Inferno," starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and Faye Dunaway. He discusses building collapses in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. He walks through how firefighters escape burning buildings in "Chicago Fire." He analyzes how vehicle fires are portrayed in "Crash," starring Matt Dillon, Thandiwe Newton, and Sandra Bullock. Finally, he examines the house fires in "End of Watch," starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña; and "Ladder 49," starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix.

Anthony Martinez is a firefighter in New York City and has been one for nine years.

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NYC Firefighter Rates 10 Firefighting Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

[N.__.]

These videos, where a professional rates scenes from TV and movies, has become my favorite type of videos on YouTube! It's always interesting to listen to someone talk about things they have knowledge of and passion for, even if initially the subject doesn't interest me.

[se]

*typical blockbuster jump*

in the most nonchalant tone:
“we’d never do that”

[HeavyDanger]

14 years here,
the day a film studio does a scene of an interior attack/rescue and the screen is totally grey black, they will have finally nailed it.

[kenbrown]

a lot of fire crews use backdraft as a training aid: "if we see you doing any of this, you're off the crew."

[michaelchallis]

I expected him to say something like “So usually we aren’t Spider-man when we enter burning buildings.”

[jstChase]

One thing I've learned about movies is that if The Rock is in it, it's not realistic.

[ukmediawarrior]

I could watch an entire video on just the guy talking about what Backdraft got right or wrong, I love that film.

[AviatorJ]

Growing up with a dad in the fire department I watched The Towering Inferno and Backdraft a lot (then Ladder 49 when it came out, but I had moved out by then). I started firefighting in middle school and continued into my 30s in a few different states. It's an amazing job! So many firefighting movies and shows are barely truth with unnecessary stuff added in (when it's an exciting job already), so I don't watch those Chicago Fire and similar shows. There can be plenty of heartbreak, but the good days always overrode my bad. I've had staircases, walls, and ceilings fall on me, I've been next to a 6 foot tall propane tank blasting fire near me, I've cut apart vehicles and taken people (living and dead) out, and found people and animals in primary searches (the ones we do before a hose line gets into the building), and any time I was thanked for my service I thanked them back for the opportunity to do a job I loved. I'm fairly certain that my firefighting days caused the bulged discs and arthritis in my spine, but it beats the emphysema in others that also led to comorbidity in Covid deaths with other firefighters I knew. I don't regret it because it was not only a great job, but it gives me insight into how selfless my dad was during my childhood as he risked his life to save the lives of strangers, and I had no doubt that he'd do that for me as well.

[JensaRahm]

End of watch is an underrated gem. Great movie and the end hits very hard

[Ksnamaste]

Backdraft was one of my favorite movies of all time

[CushionSapp]

Is this the only time someone gave "I pronounce You Chuck & Larry" a more positive rating than Sam Raimi's "Spider-man"?

[greecoboost]

I really enjoy watching experts on a certain topic give a detailed breakdown of something in plain English for the layman to understand. It's inspiring and informative at the same time.

[Gaminglessons..]

Ladder 49 and Backdraft were the first 2 firefighting based movies I watched and have loved them ever since. As of about 4 years ago I started leaning stuff to become a firefighter since I'm only in 10th grade.

[LeDiamondDog]

Very inspiring 👨🏽‍🚒
Thank you for your service as a firefighter 🙏

[Jim-Stick]

This guy is a delight to listen to. He is someone that can definitely talk for ages about his work. As a teen, I did firefighting training. We got the gear and simulated ship. All lined up with the alarms going I got pat on the back using a firehose. The heat was insane. Got pat on the head and I gave my hose to next person in line.

Fire fighters are amazing people. Number of years ago, I called in about someone over dosing in the street. These guys knew exactly what to do. He came in and grabbed a pressure point, the guy came to. I was trying to wake him up for over 10 minutes. It's unfortunate it is so regular for them.

Someone close to me is a journalist and we hear sirens constantly. They have access to dispatch. It is a constant flow of them responding to "medical aid". It just usually means another over dose. . .

Could not begin to imagine the number of things are unreported.

[jinx_]

Any fire where firefighters were inside a structure and not wearing an airpack and on air would’ve gotten a 0 from me. Surprised he didn’t bring it up.

[christopherwang]

18:23 to 20:04 If I recall correctly, a lot of the TOWERING INFERNO's electrical systems including the sprinklers failed to work properly due to the builder's son-in-law cutting corners by purchasing substandard wiring and other materials.

[cowboy]

The fact that nobody is wearing a mask in a fire stands out to me.

[XSpImmaLion]

Thanks for the service Anthony! And the laughs too. :D

[FrankSinatrq]

With the towering inferno bit, those chemicals were out because some parts of the building were under construction. It was the tallest building in the world (fictional) and was in San Francisco. The owner, Mrs. Dunkin opened the building for a party with the mayor to be held on the 135th floor. Than, the water tanks. The sprinkler system wasn’t working on the 81st floor (where the first started) and up. So they had to blow up the water tanks since it held up to 2 million gallons and was enough to drown the fire. So really, I think it was distantly realistic.