Deadly Blaze
Deadly Blaze (alternate title: Deadly Blaze - Hotter than Hell or Blaze - City in a Firestorm ) is a 2001 American disaster film directed by Jim Wynorski and starring John Bradley , Tom Arnold , Amanda Pays and Michael Dudikoff . Ice-T can be seen in a supporting role .
| Movie | |
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| German title | Deadly Blaze - Hotter than Hell |
| Original title | Ablaze |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Jim Wynorski (as Jay Andrews) |
| script | Steve Latshaw |
| production | Alan B. Bursteen, Alison Semenza, Sabrina Sipantzi Ballard, Andrew Stevens, Jim Wynorski |
| music | Neal Acree |
| camera | Andrea V. Rossotto |
| cut | Craig Kitson |
| occupation | |
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John Bradley (Jack Thomas) | |
| synchronization | |
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German dubbing , Berlin | |
action
Investigator Andrew Thomas wants to expose the violations of an oil refinery, which is located next to a suburb. His brother Jack is a firefighter. Jack's ex-girlfriend, the doctor Jennifer Lewis, takes in the pregnant Mindi Hunter, who is about to give birth, in a city hospital, contrary to the instructions of her boss Vivian Sims. The boy Barry Christopher accidentally sets his house on fire. Andrew's brother, the fireman Jack, saves Barry, but is injured in the operation and taken to the hospital along with Barry and his mother Gwen.
Leaking gasoline ignites the refinery and Andrew is injured in the explosion. Refinery manager assistant Curt Peters and worker Rick Woods take Andrew to the hospital. In order to collect the sum insured, the manager of the Wendell Mays refinery wants to burn down the plant to the ground. He sends Peters and Woods to fetch a document from Andrew's office about the violations. Peters is killed trying to steal the incriminating documents.
Jennifer treats the numerous burn victims in the hospital, but she lacks staff and the necessary medication. She finds out that arson led to the disaster. When the fire envelops the hospital, fire chief Sam Davis orders the hospital to be evacuated. Jack is informed at the hospital that his brother is in critical condition. He visits Andrew, who says goodbye one last time before he dies. Mindi successfully gives birth to a girl named Hailey. The evacuation begins.
Jack and his comrades try to contain the fire that is out of control and to save as many people as possible. With the help of news cameraman Tim Vester, Jack manages to evacuate the people in the hospital. However, Tim and news reporter Alaina Charles are killed. The others reach the rescue units and are taken to makeshift hospitals along a nearby river. Jack and his team rescue the last people from the hospital before a catastrophic explosion destroys the entire part of town. After the disaster, Mayor Phillips is arrested for his involvement in the explosion, and Jack meets with Jennifer again.
production
The film uses scenes from the films Deadly Proximity and City on Fire .
criticism
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| IMDb |
 
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The film received consistently negative reviews. On IMDb it achieved 3.2 out of 10 stars, on Moviepilot it was rated 'Uninteresting' and on Videobuster.de it achieved 2.6 out of 5 stars.
Web links
- Deadly Blaze in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deadly Blaze in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ User ratings for Deadly Blaze on IMDb. Accessed June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics on Deadly Blaze on moviepilot.de.Retrieved on June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Deadly Blaze on Videobuster.de.Retrieved on June 7, 2020.