Backdraft 2

Backdraft 2
Backdraft 2
	DVD cover
Directed by	Gonzalo López-Gallego
Written by	Gregory Widen
Based on	Characters; by Gregory Widen
Produced by	Raffaella De Laurentiis
Starring	Joe Anderson; William Baldwin; Donald Sutherland;
Cinematography	José David Montero
Edited by	Gonzalo López-Gallego
Music by	Randy Edelman
Production; company	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	May 14, 2019;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Backdraft 2 (also known as Backdraft II) is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Gregory Widen. A sequel to the 1991 film Backdraft, also written by Widen, it stars Joe Anderson, with William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland reprising their roles as Brian McCaffrey and Ronald Bartel from the original film. It was released on a direct-to-video format on May 14, 2019.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis[edit]

Arson investigator Sean McCaffrey, son of the late Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, works out of Station 17 of the Chicago Fire Department, one of the units in the division run by his uncle, Deputy District Chief of the Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) Brian McCaffrey. Sean prefers working alone, and is initially rude when Station 17's Captain White tells him he must follow protocol and work with a partner, Maggie Rening.

The new team is assigned a fire which killed five youngsters on Halloween. After they confirm the fire is arson, they later catch an arsonist who tells them that he had turned down a massive fee to set the Halloween fire. Sean talks with Ronald Bartel, a murderous arsonist who has been in prison for decades. Bartel provides insight that includes the involvement of terrorists, using fires to distract from the theft of missiles. A bomb is planted in Sean's home and Sean calls Brian and tells him about what happened. Brian drops by and sees if he can defuse it, but dies in the process. A funeral is held for Brian and Sean bids farewell to him just as he bid farewell to his father decades earlier. Ronald expresses condolences to Sean and explains to him where the terrorists possibly hang out. Sean and Maggie go after the terrorists, who are subsequently caught and defeated. And like in 1991, the film ends when a call comes in for another fire.

Cast[edit]

Joe Anderson as Sean McCaffrey, Fire Marshal of Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) and son of the late Lieutenant Steven “Bull” McCaffrey.
William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey, Deputy District Chief of Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI), Alternate Chief (AC)
Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
Alisha Bailey as Maggie Rening
Alastair Mackenzie as Captain White
Ross O'Hennessy as Jack
Dominic Mafham as ATF Agent Ralph Kunz
Jessamine-Bliss Bell as Jenny Yang
Martin Hutson as FBI Agent
Aaron McCusker as Touhy
Cyril Nri as Rickets

Release[edit]

The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on May 14, 2019.

Reception[edit]

The film holds a 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 2/10.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Backdraft 2". Rotten Tomatoes. June 7, 2019.
^ Prange, Stephanie (March 12, 2019). "'Backdraft 2' to Fire Up on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital May 14 From Universal". Media Play News. JCH Media Inc. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^ "Backdraft 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

External links[edit]

Backdraft 2 at IMDb

[1] "Backdraft 2". Rotten Tomatoes. June 7, 2019.

[2] Prange, Stephanie (March 12, 2019). "'Backdraft 2' to Fire Up on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital May 14 From Universal". Media Play News. JCH Media Inc. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

[3] "Backdraft 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

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