Ladder 49 Movie Review 2004

An old-fashioned homage to firefighters begins when Jack Morrison (Phoenix) is injured and trapped in a burning warehouse. While his chief and mentor, Mike Kennedy (Travolta), coordinates a rescue effort, Jack remembers his first day as a rookie. The movie will continue alternating between Jack's career as a firefighter and his current predicament as well as his personal life, which includes his supportive, loving wife Linda (Barrett). That's pretty much it; you watch pros doing a job that can be very dangerous and how firehouse camaraderie helps them cope. The actors are earnest and the action convincing; it's not ground-breaking but it's not boring either.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Baltimore, Firemen, Fires, Flashback

Screenplay

Lewis Colick, Scott B. Smith

Cast

Joaquin Rafael (Leaf) Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, Billy Burke, Balthazar Getty, Tim Guinee

Cinematography

James L. Carter

Director

Jay Russell

Music

William Ross

Other

Kirk Francis, John Bissell, Bud Smith, Kevin Constant, Gregory Bolton, Renee Ehrlich Kalfus, Tony Burrough

Producer

Casey Silver, Beacon Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista