Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/01/2004(USA)
Release Date: 03/08/2005
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/THX
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

An everyday hero recalls his life as he's forced to look death in the eye in this adventure drama. Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is a young firefighter who is a member of Ladder Company 49, led by Capt. Kennedy (John Travolta), a tough but compassionate man who looks upon his fellow firefighters as a family. While battling a blaze, Morrison finds himself trapped inside a burning building, and as Kennedy and his men try to find a way to rescue him, Morrison looks back on his life and how he came to choose such a dangerous career. Ladder 49 also features Jacinda Barrett and Brooke Hamlin as, respectively, Morrison's wife and daughter.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Joaquin Phoenix - Jack Morrison
John Travolta - Captain Mike Kennedy
Jacinda Barrett - Linda Morrison
Robert Patrick - Richter, Lenny
Morris Chestnut - Tommy Drake
Billy Burke - Dennis Gauquin
Balthazar Getty - Ray Guquin
Tim Guinee - Tony Corrigan

Production:
Jay W. Russell - Director
Casey Silver - Producer
Chris Salvaterra - Co Producer
William Ross - Composer
Bud Smith Scott Smith - Editor
Lewis Colick - Screen Writer
Gregory W.M. Bolton - Art Director
Kevin Constant - Art Director
Anson Downes - Associate Producer
Linda Rae Favila - Associate Producer
Nancy Foy - Casting
James L. Carter - Cinematographer
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus - Costume Designer
Armyan Bernstein - Executive Producer
Marty P. Ewing - Executive Producer
Vincent Lascoumes - First Assistant Director
John Bissell - Musical Direction/Supervision
Tony Burrough - Production Designer
Jim Arnett - Second Unit Director
Maggie Martin - Set Decorator
Kirk A. Francis - Sound/Sound Designer
Larry Fioritto - Special Effects
Seth Arnett - Stunts
G.A. Aguilar - Stunts Coordinator
Kelly Cabral - Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Donen - Visual Effects Supervisor
Manny Chavez - Associate Producer

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