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Release Date: 3/8/2005
 Original Release: 2004
 Format: DVD
Length: 115 minutes
 Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
 Rating Reason: intense fire and rescue situations, and for language
 UPC: 786936226416
 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Other Formats:  Ladder 49 Widescreen DVD
Ladder 49 Blu-ray Disc


Directed by: Jay Russell
Featuring: Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, Jay Hernandez, Joaquin Phoenix, Balthazar Getty, Jacinda Barrett, John Travolta

Categories: Action/Adventure, Heroes, Theatrical Release
Description
Joaquin Phoenix is great in this saga of Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison, whose life starts flashing before his eyes when he becomes trapped in a blazing high rise. Flashbacks chronicle his memories of being a rookie at his Baltimore fire company. He remembers fighting his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, falling in love with a beautiful local girl (Jacinda Barrett), getting married, and having children. He also looks back on forming a close relationship with the fire chief (John Travolta) and learning to face the danger and heroics of life on the job. This film manages to wring plenty of well-earned tears from its subject matter--as well as spine-tingling thrills--which are the result of solid performances, characterization, and good naturalistic dialogue from screenwriter Lewis Colick. Barrett is great as Jack's worried wife; she and Phoenix exhibit strong, earthy chemistry in their scenes together. Travolta makes a fine fire captain who is graceful, sure of himself, and always ready to give up the spotlight to the younger actors. Other firemen include Morris Chestnut, Balthazar Getty, and Robert Patrick. The addition of a soundtrack of contemporary Irish and Irish-American folk and rock keeps the melancholia just a whisper away. The heroics of 9/11 are subtly honored here, but never directly mentioned, which is to the film's credit.

DVD Features


Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
THX Certified
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary
Shorts: EVERYDAY HEROES: REAL STORIES FROM REAL FIRE FIGHTERS
Making Of LADDER 49

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Technical Specifications
  • Color - Color
  • Additional Information - Full Frame
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Average Rating: 3.13 / 5
Number of Reviews: 4 (view all)
5 / 5  Posted on August 30, 2007
Reviewed by: Chris

Watching Ladder 49 is like watching a real life fire situation. The director Jay Russel (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting) does an amazing job at getting the fire and rescue scenes fantastically done....
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0.5 / 5  Posted on February 16, 2007
Reviewed by: Ezra

I liked this movie better the first time I saw it, when it was called Backdraft. Yes, that joke was obvious, but not as obvious as every so-called plot development in this lame potboiler. The film...
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3.5 / 5  Posted on March 31, 2006
Reviewed by: Tony

Ever see a movie that you had a predetermined thought about and you were proved wrong? That was the case with me and Ladder 49. I walked in thinking you would see a lot of fire scenes, high chase...
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