Firestorm
Seen it?1998 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 33% audience score and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of prison dramas and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Shelve it next to Runaway Train.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 33%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$37 million worldwide on a $19 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dean Semler
- Howie LongJessie Graves
- Scott GlennWynt Perkins
- Suzy AmisJennifer
- William ForsytheRandall Shaye
- Christianne HirtMonica
- Garwin SanfordPete
- Sebastian SpenceCowboy
- Barry PepperPacker
- Vladimir KulichKarge
- Michael GreyeyesAndy