Howie Long,
Scott Glenn,
William Forsythe,
Suzy Amis,
Christianne Hirt
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This Chris Soth screenplay is directed by Dean Semler, the Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves cinematographer who also did cinematography for Waterworld and Last Action Hero. The film's action hero is H... read more
DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (127)
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December 16, 2009II am not much of a TV Movie or a Howie Long fan. Reason I watched this Movie was because Suzy Ames was in it and I am trying to watch all her movies, though Titanic will be torture to sit through (Chick Flick). This movie is about Fire jumpers on the west coast jumping and fight... read more
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February 21, 2007Good and dangerously action of firestorm. Sometimes spectacular and often hailariously corny, but gosh darnit, occasionally educational. For instance, did you know that at 300 degrees trees explode from their boiling sap?
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July 6, 2011Something went badly wrong here. What was supposed to be a so-so action flick starring someone who plays baseball (or something), turned out to be a well-directed, smartly written and nicely paced action flick. They even made the effort to write in a decent villain. Somewhere bet... read more
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February 4, 2010Not bad for a retire ex-football player...But I wouldn't recomend it unless you are extremely bored and there is nothing else on"
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September 18, 2007Ha ha. Howie Long. The scene at the end when he busts out of an upside down boat and tosses an axe into the head of the antagonist is so utterly ridiculous and laughable that I decided to give this film an entire star. But honestly, of all the possible sports stars to star in ... read more
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May 26, 2007This movie was too much like Backdraft. You know someone purposely starting fires blah blah blah. Guess what? the same guy started the fires in this movie too. sorry to ruin it for y'all. I do love Howie though.
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May 17, 2007it was ok. Alot of hollywood bull shit in it. As a wildland firefighter my self it was just ok not relistic at all.
Critic Reviews
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
October 16, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...boasts an old-fashioned sensibility that benefits from several surprisingly thrilling set pieces... Full Review
January 27, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
No one should mistake Firestorm for a "quality" motion picture. It's not, and it wasn't designed to be. Full Review
January 1, 2001
Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
It is just a run-of-the-mill action movie. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Elliott Stern, Film Journal International
The action movie for which the term 'by the numbers' might have been coined. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
When the film isn't using some stock footage of actual forest fires, the simulated ones look hokey. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Elias Savada, Nitrate Online
This film isn't apt to light your fire and it's doubtful it will ignite much action at the box-office. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Elspeth Haughton, Apollo Guide
It's fast, simple-minded action with a lot of corny dialogue, preposterous circumstance and good looking people. Full Review
January 1, 2000
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Examiner
Put it this way: Long is Olivier compared to the last ex-pro football player to try his hand at the silver screen, Brian Bosworth. Full Review
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