Posted Fri Mar 15, 2019 at 09:34 AM PDT by Tom Landy
The 4K release of Ron Howard's film will be available in 4K in May.
Universal has officially announced that Backdraft will hit 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 7.
From Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, Backdraft is a visually stunning, emotionally charged, action-thriller about the adventurous lives of professional firefighters.
Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. When a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes. Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland and Robert De Niro also star in this critically acclaimed suspense story that features Academy Award-nominated visual effects and sound with some of the most awe-inspiring fire sequences ever filmed.
The release will feature an HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM with an ENGLISH DTS: X IMMERSIVE AUDIO TRACK and supplements will include:
Ron Howard Introduction
Deleted Scenes
Igniting the Story
Bringing Together The Team
The Explosive Stunts
Creating the Villain: The Fire
Real-Life Firemen, Real-Life Stories
Theatrical Trailers
My Scenes
English SDH, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Spanish subtitles
You can find the latest specs for Backdraft - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray linked from our 4K Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under May 7.
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