Fireproof
Never leave your partner behind.
Country
Production
Budget
$500 000
Box office
$33 473 297
Director
Actors
Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Stephen Dervan, Ric Young, Jason McLeod, Harris Malcom, Phyllis Malcom, Perry Revell, Stephanie Makulinski
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Producer
Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke.
What's left behind the scenes
- When filming the house fire scene, local television crews rushed to the set, believing it was a real fire.
- Initially, the filmmakers planned to use mouthwash mixed with a sports drink for the scene in which the characters drink hot sauce, but they later decided on a different approach. The characters played by Kirk Cameron and Stephen Derwin first drank pure tomato juice, but before each new take, small amounts of Tabasco sauce were added to Derwin's juice; eventually, he was unable to tolerate the burning sensation in his mouth and ran off to rinse it.
- In the film scene where the protagonist kisses his wife, the filmmakers had to dress Cameron’s real wife – Chelsea Noble – as the hero’s wife and obscure the scene with shadow to make the difference less obvious on screen. All other scenes with the wife were played by actress Erin Bethea.
- Initially, filmmakers planned to use mouthwash mixed with a sports drink in the scene where the characters drink spicy hot sauce, but then decided to go another way. The characters played by Kirk Cameron and Steven Dervan first drank plain tomato juice, but before each new take, a little Tabasco sauce was gradually added to Dervan's juice, and finally he was unable to bear the burning in his mouth any longer and ran off to rinse his mouth.
- For religious reasons, Kirk Cameron strictly refuses to kiss women unless it is his wife. To film a corresponding scene with his character, the filmmakers dressed Cameron's wife (Chelsea Noble) in the dress of Caleb's wife—the character Cameron played and who was portrayed in the film by Erin Betty—and filmed the kissing scene so that viewers would not notice the substitution of Betty with Noble.
- Kirk Cameron waived his fee for appearing in the film and requested it be donated to his ministry.
- The film’s lead actor, Kirk Cameron (who is also a Christian evangelist in addition to acting), refuses to kiss women other than his wife in films, adhering to his principles.
- Kirk Cameron, for religious reasons, absolutely refuses to kiss women unless it's his wife. To film the corresponding scene with his character, filmmakers dressed Cameron's wife (Chelsea Noble) in the dress of Caleb's wife, whom Cameron was playing, and who was played by Erin Bethea, and shot the kissing scene so that viewers wouldn't notice the substitution of Bethea with Noble.
- A real house slated for demolition was burned down during filming. All the tiles and similar materials were removed from the building in advance. One of the supporting workers involved in preparing the house for burning spent his childhood in that house. A significant portion of the smoke inside the building was added to the shot using computer technology. James Cameron actually chopped a hole in the floor with an axe.
- A real house scheduled for demolition was burned down during filming. All shingles and similar materials were removed from the building in advance. One of the utility workers preparing the house for the fire had spent his childhood in that house. A significant portion of the smoke inside the building was added to the frame using computer graphics. Kirk Cameron did actually chop a hole in the floor with an axe.
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