Vatrena stihija

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Akcijski triler o pokušaju spašavanja ljudi zarobljenih u požaru, a oni su odbjegli kriminalci... Novi zapovjednik vatrogasnih snaga mladi Jesse Graves (Howie Long), odmah na početku svoje nove dužnosti suoči se s teškim zadatkom iz šume zahvaćene požarom mora spasiti skupinu kanadskih vatrogasaca i jednu ljubiteljicu i proučavateljicu ptica Jennifer (Suzy Amis), koja se u njoj zatekla. Graves odmah organizira žestoku i odlučnu akciju spašavanja, no ono što ne zna jest to da su tobožnji kanadski vatrogasci u stvari odbjegli kriminalci na čelu s opasnim Randalom Shayeom (William Forsythe), a Jennifer im je taokinja...
Film je režirao Dean Semler, ugledni snimatelj kojemu je ovo bio prvi redateljski posao. Treba podsjetiti da je Semler osvojio Oscara za snimanje filma Ples s vukovima.



"Firefighter Jesse Graves Has To Save Ornithologist Jennifer And Other People Caught In A Forest Fire, Which Was Set Up By The Lawyer Of Convicted Killer Earl Shaye, Who Escaped From The Prison With Several Of His Inmates Posing As Firefighters To Recover $37,000,000 In Stashed Loot. "

Smoke jumper Jessy Graves day is about to take a twist for the worst. He thinks his fellow fire fighters are trapped in a fire so he jumps in. Big mistake! The fire fighters are actually criminals planning a daring jail break. Is Graves ready for that kind of action?

Summary written by Steve Richer {sricher@sympatico.ca}


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 films action hero is Howie Long (Broken Arrow), Fox Sports commentator and former NFL star. Wyoming firefighter Jesse Graves (Long) leads a team of smoke-jumpers who parachute into forest fires. Inside a penitentiary, killer Earl Shaye (William Forsythe) devises an escape plan in order to recover a hidden $37 million. He murders a fellow inmate and takes his place in a group of convicts headed out to fight a forest fire. They make an escape, pose as visiting Canadian firefighters, and are ready to look for the loot when retired firefighter Wynt (Scott Glenn) discovers the escape. Shayes group rescues trapped ornithologist Jennifer (Suzy Amis, Titanics Lizzy Calvert). Jesse parachutes in, but time is running out, since the original fire and the backfire will soon combine to create a firestorm. Filmed on locat