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Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Theatrical
Oct 1, 2004
Box Office
$100.6M
Budget
$60.0M
Return
1.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 8, 2005
Theaters
1
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Music
Studio
Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures, Casey Silver Productions, Fantail Films Inc.
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Quotes
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Taglines
Everything they know. All that they love. Is what they risk every day.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Rescuing a Fellow Firefighter's Life
Taglines
Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Joaquin Phoenix
Jack Morrison
J
John Travolta
Captain Mike Kennedy
J
Jacinda Barrett
Linda Morrison
R
Robert Patrick
Lenny Richter
M
Morris Chestnut
Tommy Drake
B
Billy Burke
Dennis Gauquin
B
Balthazar Getty
Ray Gauquin
T
Tim Guinee
Tony Corrigan
K
Kevin Chapman
Frank Mckinny
J
Jay Hernandez
Keith Perez
K
Kevin Daniels
Don Miller
R
Robert Lewis
Ed Reilly
B
Brooke Hamlin
Katie Morrison
Y
Yvonne Erickson
Alice
