Ladder 49

Year:

2004

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Jay Russell

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-10-01

Filming Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Earnings

Budget: $55,000,000

Opening Weekend: $22,088,204 (USA) (3 October 2004)

Gross: $74,541,707 (USA) (25 February 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jacinda Barrett

Ladder 49

Michael Mack

Joaquin Phoenix

Jack Morrison

John Travolta

Captain Mike Kennedy

Robert Patrick

Lenny Richter

Morris Chestnut

Tommy Drake

Billy Burke

Dennis Gauquin

Balthazar Getty

Ray Gauquin

Tim Guinee

Tony Corrigan

Kevin Chapman

Frank Mckinny

Jay Hernandez

Keith Perez

Kevin Daniels

Don Miller

Steve Maye

Pete Lamb

Robert Lewis

Ed Reilly

Brooke Hamlin

Katie Morrison

Spencer Berglund

Nicky Morrison

Karen Vicks

Opal

Desiree Care

Maria

Deidra LaWan Starnes

Marlene Drake

Peggy Cafferty

Julia

Marja Allen

Margarita

Leslie Lyles

Roseleen Morrison

Robert Keiper

Kevin Morrison

Robert McKay

Battalion Chief

Mark Yant

Lt. Yant

Richard Pilcher

P.I.O.

John Lumia

Fire captain

Lynn Filusch

Female Paramedic

Robert O'Neill

Father Hogan

Todd Cahoon

Paramedic

Jess King

Paramedic

J. Kevin Farmer

Chaplain (as Reverend J. Kevin Farmer)

Delaney Williams

Fireman Bill

Charlene Williams

Nurse

Rori D. Godsey

Jenny

Dakota Lee Holloway

Kid

Carol Florence

Delivery Room Nurse

Kyle Prue

Plant Manager

Stan Stovall

TV News Reporter

Barbara Ward

Nurse #2

Sean Pratt

Bartender

Andrea La Bella

Blonde (as Andrea LaBella)

Yvonne Erickson

Alice

Dane Anton Aska III

Waiter

Heather Seidle

Girl in Bar

Donna Dundon

Woman with Dog

Tony Rizzoli

Man at Wedding

Frank F. Snyder

Happy Guest

Edward B. Grant

Wedding DJ

Nick Loren

Man at Bar

Carrie Wilson

Sexy Bartender

Patricia DiZebba

Coffee Shop Waitress

Paul M. Novak Jr.

Radio Dispatcher

William Goodwin

Fire Chief

Martin O'Malley

Mayor

Beau Russell

Birthday Boy

Andrew Aninsman

Family Member / Driver (uncredited)

James E. Ash

Police Officer (uncredited)

Lloyd Booker

Fireman / parishioner (uncredited)

Kelly Anne Burns

Girl at Funeral (uncredited)

Robert Randolph Caton

Family Mourner (uncredited)

Andy Clark

Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Ronnie Connell

Dennis's Nephew on Funeral (uncredited)

Bryan Deehring

Off-Duty Firefighter

Brandon DeGroat

Funeral Goer / Pedestrian (uncredited)

Larry Derr

Hotel Guest / Arson Victim (uncredited)

Robin Dorsey

Church Singer (uncredited)

John Calvin Doyle

Firefighter

Vince Eustace

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Russell Gibson

Church Singer (uncredited)

Thomas M. Hagen

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Donald Imm

Media Photographer (uncredited)

Rick Kain

Friend of Jacks (uncredited)

Susan Kiskis

Irish Reveler / Bar Patron (uncredited)

Paul Majors

BCFD Fireman (uncredited)

Chris McMullin

Mourner (uncredited)

Kerry Meushaw

Office Worker (uncredited)

Christopher H. Myers

Christmas Patron (uncredited)

Gavin Peretti

Fireman Relative

Leo Rogstad

Bar Patron Behind John Travolta And Morris Chestnut (uncredited)

Mack Syler

Gauquin Brother - at Funeral (uncredited)

Towanda Underdue

Woman at Awards Ceremony (uncredited)

Michelle Valines

Mourner (uncredited)

Jayson Vance

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Scott Yannick

Fireman's Relative

Did you know?

Trivia

The scene in which John Travolta talks to Joaquin Phoenix while drinking liquor was improvised by Travolta. The scene originally had Mike Kennedy talking straight to Jack Morrison, but Travolta thought it would be funny to start drinking right in the middle of it.

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Joaquin Phoenix was nearly seriously burned in the scene where the factory floor collapses. If you slow down the DVD as he is sliding down the floor you will see a ball of fire caught between the floor and his chest. Luckily the crew awaited him with a fire extinguisher as he fell to pads below.

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At the beginning of the film, the Third Alarm assignment to the large warehouse fire was given the location of Newgate and Newkirk Streets, which is the exact location of that very building that was burning.

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Goofs

In the warehouse with the second victim, Jack gives him his mask to breathe through. When you pull off your mask, you should push the blue button. If you don't, the tube the air goes trough doesn't lock and all of your air goes away. When you put the mask on, and start to breathe, the tube unlocks itself, so Jack should have locked it again when he took the mask back.

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Throughout the movie, Captain Kennedy is running the rescue operation of Morrison. That task would have been left up to a Operation Section R.I.C. Division Leader, Command would have only been given updates through the Operation Section Chief.

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The head nurse who talks with Jack is seen in the glass walking up behind him waiting on her cue as he looks into Chestnut's room.

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Quotes

Lenny Richter: I'm getting too old for this shit.

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Jack Morrison: Linda, what is wrong?

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Jack Morrison: [Latched onto a frantic man while hanging from a rope] Calm down! Sir - you need to calm down! I swear to God I'll drop you!

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