Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Ryan Michael Busch
- Dustin DeFord
- (as Ryan Busch)
Kenneth Miller
- Sean Misner
- (as Kenny Miller)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJennifer Connelly spent time with the real-life Amanda Marsh in preparation for her role.
- GoofsIn the early part of the movie Brendon was kicked out of Matt's Saloon in Prescott. He then walked down the street and a horn of a train was heard in background. The last train to go through Prescott was in 1962.
- Quotes
Duane Steinbrink: If you're looking for sympathy, the only place you're going to find it is in the dictionary, somewhere between shit and syphilis.
- Crazy creditsBefore the credits roll the real Granite Mountain Hotshots are shown along with the actors who portrayed them.
- Alternate versionsThe film's IMAX release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.90:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the top and bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on home video.
- SoundtracksIt's a Long Way to the Top
Written by Malcolm Young (as Malcolm Mitchell Young), Angus Young (as Angus McKinnon Young), and Bon Scott (as Ronald Belford Scott)
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Columbia Records Nashville by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
"It was the most beautiful and terrible thing I've ever seen."
An important biographical drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski, director of 'Tron: Legacy' (2010) and 'Top Gun: Maverick' (2022), which pays tribute to the courage and honors the memory the Granite Mountain Hotshots - elite crew Fire and Rescue Crew 7 of Prescott, Arizona, superintended by Eric Marsh - who lost 19 of 20 members while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013.
The all-star cast, which includes Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, Andie MacDowell, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Hardy, honors them with powerful and well-proportioned performances.
The film is dedicated to the lives lost in the Yarnell Hill fire, the greatest loss of firefighters in the United States since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The all-star cast, which includes Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, Andie MacDowell, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Hardy, honors them with powerful and well-proportioned performances.
The film is dedicated to the lives lost in the Yarnell Hill fire, the greatest loss of firefighters in the United States since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- No Exit
- Filming locations
- Prescott, Arizona, USA(Whiskey Row)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,343,983
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,002,665
- Oct 22, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $26,351,322
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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