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Firestorm

Play trailer Poster for Firestorm R,  1998,  1h 29m,  Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 27% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 27% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A firefighter (Howie Long) and his mentor (Scott Glenn) encounter an escaped convict (William Forsythe) and his cohorts in a blazing forest.
Firestorm

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Critics Consensus

Firestorm failed to ignite ex-pro footballer Howie Long's career...or anything else for that matter.

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Mike Clark USA Today Jan 9, 2018
2/4
Hokey smoky. That just about sums up Firestorm, a not-so-towering inferno of action nonsense and overheated mayhem. Go to Full Review
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Apr 12, 2002
1/4
In movies, as in life, you take your warmth where you can find it, but this particular wienie roast is bound to leave you cold. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 16, 2008
2.5/4
...boasts an old-fashioned sensibility that benefits from several surprisingly thrilling set pieces... Go to Full Review
Eric Melin Scene-Stealers.com Sep 29, 2006
0/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 17, 2005
2/5
Garth Franklin Dark Horizons Apr 2, 2005
1/5
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Anakin S Jan 16, 2019 Firestorm seems to be trying to put me over on how cool fighting forest fires are. The trained few, jump out of planes, fight criminals, throw axes and wrestle manly Russian men from the 13th Warrior. This is a muscle-bound dream, isn't it. Punching trees with our fists while we rub together our biggest of muscles to create fire. Of course, the fire we create is just as awesome as we are, so it also fights other fires like a boss. I think what I am trying to say is that Firestorm seems a bit of a stretch. Now, I am not saying that the men and women who fight forest fires in real life don't put themselves in danger while trying to save lives, homes, and peoples lifestyles. I am saying the movie Firestorm may not be super truthful in its execution. Although, that over exaggeration is what makes it great. Riding dirt bikes over cliffs, wrestling in a burning building and smashing peoples heads through boats to burn their faces off during a "firestorm" almost push this movie into so bad it's good territory. There are some laughable moments, and even laugh out loud moments that make me really wish it went that extra mile to be fun. It's almost the "Stone Cold" of fighting forest fires. I'd say Firestorm is the type of movie you shut your brain off and enjoy, but I don't think the movie gets to the point where your brain ever turns on. Star rating side, this movie is entertaining, just not for the right reasons. See more
Han S Jan 13, 2018 The movie is really cheesy but its atleast action filled.
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Firestorm

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Movie Info

Synopsis A firefighter (Howie Long) and his mentor (Scott Glenn) encounter an escaped convict (William Forsythe) and his cohorts in a blazing forest.
Director
Dean Semler
Producer
Thomas M. Hammel, Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman
Screenwriter
Chris Soth
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Loeb-Weisman, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 9, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.0M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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