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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene[[note]]Because of the inherent danger of the fire sequences, actors were allowed to call cut if they felt their safety was at risk. Normally, an actor calling cut is considered unprofessional behavior and will cause tension on set[[/note]] and he was doused.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork.
* MethodActing: Creator/RobertDeNiro put in an incredible amount of research for his role, speaking extensively with real CFD arson investigators and even had the shooting for his scenes delayed for a week so he could adequately prepare. Creator/RonHoward recalls being amazed at how De Niro showed up on set having combined the gait, speech patterns, and mannerisms of three real firefighters to create a fully-formed character. It was seeing this dedication to the craft that led Ron Howard to begin doing meticulous research, and encourage his actors to do the same, for all of his projects.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits. Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene[[note]]Because of the inherent danger of the fire sequences, actors were allowed to call cut if they felt their safety was at risk. Normally, an actor calling cut is considered unprofessional behavior and will cause tension on set[[/note]] and he wasdoused.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.doused.
* MethodActing: Creator/RobertDeNiro put in an incredible amount of research for his role, speaking extensively with real CFD arson investigators and even had the shooting for his scenes delayed for a week so he could adequately prepare. Creator/RonHoward recalls being amazed at how De Niro showed up on set having combined the gait, speech patterns, and mannerisms of three real firefighters to create a fully-formed character. It was seeing this dedication to the craft that led Ron Howard to begin doing meticulous research, and encourage his actors to do the same, for all of his projects.
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits. Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene[[note]]Because of the inherent danger of the fire sequences, actors were allowed to call cut if they felt their safety was at risk. Normally, an actor calling cut is considered unprofessional behavior and will cause tension on set[[/note]] and he was
* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
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** Extended footage from the boat, the aftermath of the first fire, the retirement party, Ronald's parole hearing, the aftermath of the theater fire,
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** Extended footage from the first and second scenes on the boat boat, the aftermath of the first fire, arson attacks, the retirement party, Ronald's parole hearing, the aftermath of the theater fire, and funeral.
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** Bull and Shadow speaking to each other after Tim's burning.
** Several scenes showing more in-depth investigations into the victims of the arson attacks.
** Several scenes showing more in-depth investigations into the victims of the arson attacks.
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** Brian revealing details of the investigation to Jennifer, being thrown out by Shadow, then confronting Jennifer over it.
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* DeletedScene: Several, including:
** Brian returning to the academy and arguing with Chief Fitzgerald to return
** Showing [[spoiler: Adcox]] preparing the first arson, and showing the members of the conspiracy.
** Extended footage from the boat, the aftermath of the first fire, the retirement party, Ronald's parole hearing, the aftermath of the theater fire,
** A scene where 17 drops off food for a widow of a fallen firefighter.
** The company congratulating Pignelli making captain as Axe and Bull look on.
** Bull investigating the scene of the first arson on his own.
** Brian returning to the academy and arguing with Chief Fitzgerald to return
** Showing [[spoiler: Adcox]] preparing the first arson, and showing the members of the conspiracy.
** Extended footage from the boat, the aftermath of the first fire, the retirement party, Ronald's parole hearing, the aftermath of the theater fire,
** A scene where 17 drops off food for a widow of a fallen firefighter.
** The company congratulating Pignelli making captain as Axe and Bull look on.
** Bull investigating the scene of the first arson on his own.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene and he was doused.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene scene[[note]]Because of the inherent danger of the fire sequences, actors were allowed to call cut if they felt their safety was at risk. Normally, an actor calling cut is considered unprofessional behavior and will cause tension on set[[/note]] and he was doused.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Creator/WilliamBaldwin.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DonaldSutherland, Creator/WilliamBaldwin.Creator/WilliamBaldwin, Creator/ScottGlenn, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Creator/RebeccaDeMornay, Creator/JTWalsh.
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* NamesTheSame: Victim Donald Seagrave shares his last name with the oldest fire apparatus manufacturer in the US.
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* TheDanza: Jennifer Vaitkus, played by Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh.
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** Cedric Young (Grindle), Kevin Casey (Nightengale), and Richard Lexsee (Washington) are former Chicago firefighters. Jack [=McGee=] was a firefighter as well.
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** Cedric Young (Grindle), Kevin Casey (Nightengale), and Richard Lexsee (Washington) are former Chicago firefighters. Jack [=McGee=] Creator/JackMcGee was a firefighter as well.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/RobertDeNiro put in an incredible amount of research for his role, speaking extensively with real CFD arson investigators and even had the shooting for his scenes delayed for a week so he could adequately prepare. Creator/RonHoward recalls being amazed at how De Niro showed up on set having combined the gait, speech patterns, and mannerisms of three real firefighters to create a fully-formed character. It was seeing this dedication to the craft that led Ron Howard to begin doing meticulous research, and encourage his actors to do the same, for all of his projects.
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** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/MattDillon and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DonaldSutherland, a Baldwin brother.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DonaldSutherland, a Baldwin brother.Creator/WilliamBaldwin.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and William Baldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and William Baldwin Creator/WilliamBaldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on the job.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on the job.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/DennisQuaid turned down the role of "Bull" [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise,Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, Creator/JohnnyDepp and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on thejob.job.
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** Creator/DennisQuaid turned down the role of "Bull" [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise,
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on the
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. All the scenes at Bull's boat were shot on the bank of the Chicago River; the big drawbridge in the background still exists, and operates, in Chicago as of 2013.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. All the scenes at Bull's boat were shot on the bank of the Chicago River; the big drawbridge in the background (used primarily by Amtrak trains) still exists, and operates, in Chicago as of 2013.2020.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
**WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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* TruthInTelevision: The funeral at the end of the movie. Nearly all of the hundreds of extras in dress uniforms in the procession and at the interment were real firefighters from Chicago and the surrounding area who turned out for the event as they would for a real funeral. The bagpipers in the lead were the actual Pipe & Drum Corps of the Chicago FD Emerald Society. Firefighters generally agree that the funeral was the only part of the movie that was 100% realistic.
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** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role.
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** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role. Creator/BradPitt was initially cast, then dropped out in order to be in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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* ActingForTwo: Creator/KurtRussell also played Dennis [=McCaffrey=], his character's father.
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* CastTheExpert: Many of the extras in the film are actual Chicago firefighters. A casting call was put out in a Department memo prior to the start of shooting. In addition, many suburban firemen participated in the funeral procession.
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* CastTheExpert: CastTheExpert:
** Cedric Young (Grindle), Kevin Casey (Nightengale), and Richard Lexsee (Washington) are former Chicago firefighters. Jack [=McGee=] was a firefighter as well.
** Many of the extras in the film are actual Chicago firefighters. A casting call was put out in a Department memo prior to the start of shooting. In addition, many suburban firemen participated in the funeral procession.
** Cedric Young (Grindle), Kevin Casey (Nightengale), and Richard Lexsee (Washington) are former Chicago firefighters. Jack [=McGee=] was a firefighter as well.
** Many of the extras in the film are actual Chicago firefighters. A casting call was put out in a Department memo prior to the start of shooting. In addition, many suburban firemen participated in the funeral procession.
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** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/JessicaLange, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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* CastTheExpert: Many of the extras in the film are actual Chicago firefighters. A casting call was put out in a Department memo prior to the start of shooting. In addition, many suburban firemen participated in the funeral procession.
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** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara FlynnBoyle, Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn
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* AllStarCast: [[RobertDeNiro De Niro]], Russel, Sutherland, a Baldwin brother.
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* AllStarCast: [[RobertDeNiro De Niro]], Russel, Sutherland, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DonaldSutherland, a Baldwin brother.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Scott Glenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene and he was doused.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Scott Glenn Creator/ScottGlenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene and he was doused.
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* TruthInTelevision: The funeral at the end of the movie. Nearly all of the hundreds of extras in dress uniforms in the procession and at the interment were real firefighters from Chicago and the surrounding area who turned out for the event as they would for a real funeral. The bagpipers in the lead were the actual Pipe & Drum Corps of the Chicago FD Emerald Society. Firefighters generally agree that the funeral was the only part of the movie that was 100% realistic.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KurtRussell, Kevin Casey, Creator/ScottGlenn, and William Baldwin did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator Walter Scott was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
* RealLifeRelative: Following tradition, Creator/RonHoward cast his brother Creator/ClintHoward as Ricco the pathologist.
* TruthInTelevision: The funeral at the end of the movie. Nearly all of the hundreds of extras in dress uniforms in the procession and at the interment were real firefighters from Chicago and the surrounding area who turned out for the event as they would for a real funeral. The bagpipers in the lead were the actual Pipe & Drum Corps of the Chicago FD Emerald Society. Firefighters generally agree that the funeral was the only part of the movie that was 100%realistic. realistic.
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** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role.
** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
* RealLifeRelative: Following tradition, Creator/RonHoward cast his brother Creator/ClintHoward as Ricco the pathologist.
* TruthInTelevision: The funeral at the end of the movie. Nearly all of the hundreds of extras in dress uniforms in the procession and at the interment were real firefighters from Chicago and the surrounding area who turned out for the event as they would for a real funeral. The bagpipers in the lead were the actual Pipe & Drum Corps of the Chicago FD Emerald Society. Firefighters generally agree that the funeral was the only part of the movie that was 100%
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Matt Dillon, and Creator/ValKilmer turned down the role of Brian [=McCaffrey=]. Creator/RobertDowneyJr and Creator/KeanuReeves auditioned for the role.
** Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/KevinBacon, Creator/JamesBelushi, Creator/Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/PierceBrosnan, Creator/NicolasCage, Creator/BruceCampbell, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/TomCruise, Billy Crystal, Creator/JohnCusack, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WarwickDavis, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/BradDourif, Emilio Estevez, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/MichaelJFox, James Garner, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/JohnGoodman, Charles Grodin, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/DanielDayLewis, Creator/RickMoranis, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/SamNeill, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/BobNewhart, Creator/BillPullman, Creator/DennisQuaid, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Tom Selleck, Creator/CharlieSheen, Tom Sizemore, Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/KieferSutherland, Creator/PatrickSwayze, Dave Thomas, Creator/JohnTravolta, John Turturro, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/BruceWillis were considered for Stephen [=McCaffrey=].
** Creator/IsabelleAdjani, Karen Allen, Creator/RosannaArquette, Christine Baranski, Ellen Barkin, Creator/KimBasinger, Jennifer Beals, Creator/AnnetteBening, Jodi Benson, Creator/CandiceBergen, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/CourteneyCox, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JoanCusack, Beverly D'Angelo, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/LauraDern, Alison Doody, Bridget Fonda, Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus, Christine Ebersole, Morgan Fairchild, Creator/SallyField, Creator/CarrieFisher, Jennifer Grey, Melanie Griffith, Mary Gross, Farrah Fawcett, Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/MadeleineStowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Linda Hamilton, Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/GoldieHawn, Holly Hunter, Creator/AmyIrving, Olivia Newton-John, Diane Keaton, Creator/NicoleKidman, Cheryl Ladd, Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, Kay Lenz, Heather Locklear, Andie [=MacDowell=], Amy Madigan, Music/{{Madonna}}, Kelly [=McGillis=], Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/DemiMoore, Lena Olin, Creator/CatherineOHara, Jennifer O'Neill, Annette O'Toole, Lara Flynn Boyle, Creator/MichellePfeiffer, Annie Potts, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/IsabellaRossellini, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/SharonStone, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd, Helen Slater, Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/MarySteenburgen, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Virginia Madsen, Lea Thompson, Raquel Welch and Tuesday Weld were all considered for Jennifer Vaitkus.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Mostly averted. All the scenes at Bull's boat were shot on the bank of the Chicago River; the big drawbridge in the background still exists, and operates, in Chicago as of 2013.
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* NamesTheSame: Victim Donald Seagrave shares his last name with the oldest fire apparatus manufacturer in the US.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/RobertDeNiro put in an incredible amount of research for his role, speaking extensively with real CFD arson investigators and even had the shooting for his scenes delayed for a week so he could adequately prepare. Creator/RonHoward recalls being amazed at how De Niro showed up on set having combined the gait, speech patterns, and mannerisms of three real firefighters to create a fully-formed character. It was seeing this dedication to the craft that led Ron Howard to begin doing meticulous research, and encourage his actors to do the same, for all of his projects.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The cast trained with real CFD firefighters and did much of their own stuntwork. Scott Glenn noted that while shooting the climactic scene where he's on fire, the fire had eaten through his coat and several layers of fire-resistant clothing. There was only a single layer left by the time he yelled cut on the scene and he was doused.
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* TruthInTelevision: The funeral at the end of the movie. Nearly all of the hundreds of extras in dress uniforms in the procession and at the interment were real firefighters from Chicago and the surrounding area who turned out for the event as they would for a real funeral. The bagpipers in the lead were the actual Pipe & Drum Corps of the Chicago FD Emerald Society. Firefighters generally agree that the funeral was the only part of the movie that was 100% realistic.
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* AllStarCast: [[RobertDeNiro De Niro]], Russel, Sutherland, a Baldwin brother.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on the job.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film was based partly on writer Gregory Widen's experiences as a Chicago firefighter, a position he left after one of his best friends died on the job.
