Green screening myself into the movie Backdraft (..kinda)

Backdraft is a firefighter classic, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its flaws. Well, major flaws. What other firefighter movies do you want to see reviewed?

[LUVEMDPOWER]

Most realistic part of that movie was the guy [can't remember the character] doing overhaul on the first fire, no mask, coughing & hacking, pulls a pack of cigarettes out of his coat and lights one up.

[theutahtexan]

Backdraft is the top gun for firefighters, can't do any of that shit either but still looks cool lol

[takashiross]

“Don’t let it know you’re scared!”

Same logic applies to: spiders, snakes, bears, muggers, and Sunday afternoon when you realize work is less than 24 hours away.

[Dubanx]

I love how the fire extinguisher waits until they throw it into the fire to explode, even though the nozzle had been broken off several second earlier.

[bobsmith-wgfz]

A buddy of mine worked the EFX crew for Backdraft and each member on day one got a denim jean jacket with a cool embroidered logo of the movie on the back and each one was lined with fire retardant cloth for safety. One of the best and coolest crew gifts I ever saw in my 30 years of working in the biz

[williamdegnan]

Respiratory protection? Back in the '70s only specialized teams had air packs. I used to watch guys come out of a working fire and cough up liquid smoke onto the sidewalk. These were the days of leather helmets, tall boots and long rubber coats. I would not be surprised if they used the boots to brew coffee, back in the day.

[lasonris]

Summary: “I love this movie, it started my career!”
“Don’t do any of it!!!!”

[Ezeikeil]

When I was a rookie a couple of us were studying first aid and one of our crew burst saying "wtf are you guys doing? Backdraft is on!" So, of course we dropped our books. Just as the big finally fire started we got a call for a structure fire! Needless to say we were pretty keyed up by that point LOL

[charlessaint]

All you need is Kurt Russell yelling at the fire, "Yeah. F*ck you, too!" then throws a stick of dynamite at the fire.

[fightfire]

Without a doubt, one of the reasons I wanted to be a firefighter. Along with Emergency TV show, this movie was definitely an inspiration, very quoteable and fun even though unrealistic.

[leadpilled]

My dad had 45 years in and at his death (cancer) was a deputy chief. I grew up at the fire house. The first scene was me playing with turnouts and every now and then got to go on a run. Now I’m 20 years in still on the truck. I just love breaking shit too much to take the LT exam

[Vesperitis]

Astronauts have Star Trek, fighter pilots have Top Gun, political operatives have The West Wing. Just because a film or TV show isn't realistic doesn't mean it can't inspire people to do the real thing.

[johnharris]

A friend of mine was a new firefighter and he got to go to a special Premier of this movie. Kurt Russel was there and he said Kurt was honestly in awe of every firefighter there. He said Kurt was a genuine nice guy.

[spacetexan]

As a kid I LOVED this movie 😂 was the first time I ever thought “wow it’s not only soldiers and cops that are badass”

[lovelight]

I'm not a firefighter but I'm a new emt. This is a great freaking movie!!! It's never gets old. Thank you Jason for the video! So many great scenes in that movie. The cast hit it out of the park.

[jimmyc]

I'd always wanted to be a fireman before Backdraft ever came out, but it definitely revived my desire to try even harder to be one. At the time l had been working as a Paramedic but when l saw that movie it really rejuvenated my desire to get into the Fire Service and eventually l finally got the opportunity. It was the best years of my life.
Retired July 31st 2022 with 35 years combined service under my belt with 22 years and six months as a fireman.
And yeah, like most of you l have the movie poster, DVD and soundtrack in my collection.
Keep the videos coming Jason!

[TS]

Fans of firefighter movies/shows: "I hope Hollywood learns from its mistakes in 'Backdraft.'"
Hollywood: produces Station 19 and 9-1-1 on Fox
Fans: @#$%!

[Firesword]

Rescue 911 and Backdraft were the two that really got me into wanting to be a firefighter. Became a paramedic instead, but Backdraft is always great even with how over the top and outlandish it is.

[censors_starve]

My favorite part of that movie is the grocery scene because that is the save-a-lot grocery store my grandfather ran at the time. Idk it is kinda cool knowing that my grandfather gave them the ok to shoot in the store and that it was somewhere I had been even before the movie was shot. Sadly he was offered a spot in the movie as an extra but turned it down.

[MakeItWithCalvin]

It would be interesting to see your take on the show Emergency being it was based on real calls and they tried to make it as realistic as possible.