Ladder 49
Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own
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Country
Production
Budget
$60 000 000
Box office
$100 572 044
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Casey Silver, Marty P. Ewing, Armyan Bernstein
Camera operator
James L. Carter
Composer
William Ross
Artist
Tony Burrough, Hugo Santiago
Audition
Nancy Foy
Editing
Bud S. Smith, M. Scott Smith, Michele Giordano
Whole Team (138)
Whole Team (138)
Short description
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
What's left behind the scenes
- John Travolta came up with the scene where his character drinks and talks to the character played by Joaquin Phoenix. The script originally called for just a conversation, but Travolta thought it would be good to add alcohol to the scene.
- Each fire shown in the film recreates a tragedy that actually happened somewhere in the United States. The episode where Joaquin Phoenix’s character saves a man on the 20th floor of a building once occurred in New York.
- Every fire shown in the film recreates a tragedy that actually happened somewhere in the US. The episode in which Joaquin Phoenix's character rescues a person on the 20th floor of a building once occurred in New York.
- Initially, Stephen Lang was intended for the role of Mike Kennedy, but as soon as John Travolta expressed interest in the part, the matter was instantly decided in his favor.
- The report on the warehouse fire gives the address as the intersection of Newgate Avenue and Newkirk Street. The building in question is actually located at that address.
- Over 2,000 real firefighters (some even came from North Carolina) showed up for the casting call in Baltimore. More than 800 firefighters and numerous fire trucks from the entire East Coast volunteered to participate in the funeral scene. Their participation in the scene was coordinated through the website www.firehouse.com.
- Before filming began, actor Joaquin Phoenix was so afraid of heights that he couldn't even bring himself to slide down a 6-meter pole from the second floor to the first at the fire station. By the end of training, the actor was hanging from a cable on the wall of a building at the height of the 20th floor without any fear.
- Model and actress Jacinda Barrett, who plays the protagonist's wife, was born into a firefighter's family. The actress admitted that it always felt to her like a movie about her own life.
- The actors and crew prepared for filming at a firefighter training college under the guidance of Baltimore firefighter Mark Yant.
- The scene in which John Travolta's character drinks and talks with the character played by Joaquin Phoenix was Travolta's idea. According to the script, it was supposed to be just a conversation, but it occurred to Travolta that adding alcohol to the scene would be a good touch.
- The firefighters Joaquin Phoenix interned with gave him the nickname 'Hollywood.' They didn't start calling him by his actual name until he had earned the respect of his temporary comrades.
- The firefighters where Joaquin Phoenix interned gave him the nickname “Hollywood.” They didn't start calling him by the actor's name until he had earned the respect of his temporary colleagues.
- Looney's Pub is a real bar in Baltimore. After filming the movie, it became a favorite hangout for all film crews working in the city.
- The Mayor of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, played himself in the film.
- To prepare for the shoot, Joaquin Phoenix spent a month at a firefighter training college and another month with a fire brigade in Baltimore. Eventually, the actor was made an honorary member of the team and was allowed to get a distinctive tattoo—a bumblebee wearing a fire helmet and holding a small axe.
- Initially, Steven Lange was considered for the role of Mike Kennedy, but as soon as John Travolta expressed interest, the decision was immediately made in his favor.
- Jack Morrison was born on April 22, 1971, and died on May 18, 2003. The dates of his birth and death are shown in the funeral scene.
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