- Actors: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen
- Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Writers: Clair Huffaker
- Producers: Robert Arthur
- Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 5 Jan 1999
- Run Time: 121 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0783230478
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 136,547 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Fans of Armageddon might see one or two resemblances between that 1998 box office hit and Hellfighters, a 1968 action film by Andrew V. McLaglen, one of John Wayne's favourite directors in his late career. (Their joint ventures included Chisum, Cahill: United States Marshal, and McLintock!) Wayne plays an oil well firefighter in the mold of Red Adair, turning up anywhere in the world where a geyser of fire is shooting up from a once-profitable gusher. His right-hand man (Jim Hutton) has questionable judgment about safety matters and is a scoundrel with the ladies--and neither fact is lost on Wayne when Hutton's character marries his long-lost daughter (Katharine Ross, a mere year after The Graduate). The film is an early entry in the disaster-meets-soap-opera genre that flourished in the '70s with such titles as The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. McClaglen gets a lot of crackle out of his action scenes (many of the firefighting sequences are still startling in their intensity) and turns twin love stories (Hutton and Ross, Wayne and Vera Miles) into frothy studies of adult manners, with equal hints of Howard Hawks and Sidney Sheldon.--Tom Keogh
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film has all the things you look for in a John Wayne movie and then some.
Chance Buckman (John Wayne) is an oil well firefighter fashioned after the famous Red Adair an actual earlier oil fire fighter of great fame. He is separated from his wife (Vera Miles) as she quinces every time he goes near a fire and can not take it. His daughter Tish (Katharine Ross) does not have that problem, however her mother thinks it is only a matter of time if she ever marries one of that kind. Perchance she does go to an oil fire and is impressed with one of the men working for Chance. And the inevitable happens.
The big one comes as an oil field fire in South America happens.
Can chance handle it with out extra help?
The question will be can Tish Handle the stress?
What is Tish's mother going to do about this?
I do not want to go too much into detail but a memorable John Wayne moment is when he is in his "red" outfit designed to be seen on the job, a television announcer pushes his way in and asks if wearing a RED suit is just fancy showmanship? And causes a negative mishap.
Chance Buckman (John Wayne) is an oil well firefighter fashioned after the famous Red Adair an actual earlier oil fire fighter of great fame. He is separated from his wife (Vera Miles) as she quinces every time he goes near a fire and can not take it. His daughter Tish (Katharine Ross) does not have that problem, however her mother thinks it is only a matter of time if she ever marries one of that kind. Perchance she does go to an oil fire and is impressed with one of the men working for Chance. And the inevitable happens.
The big one comes as an oil field fire in South America happens.
Can chance handle it with out extra help?
The question will be can Tish Handle the stress?
What is Tish's mother going to do about this?
I do not want to go too much into detail but a memorable John Wayne moment is when he is in his "red" outfit designed to be seen on the job, a television announcer pushes his way in and asks if wearing a RED suit is just fancy showmanship? And causes a negative mishap.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
great fan of john wayne films,but why is this 2006 release not 16.9 enhanced widescreen and just plain old 4.3 letterbox from universal,shame could have been
better viewing if it was.Also back cover states this film is mono but it is in stereo.
better viewing if it was.Also back cover states this film is mono but it is in stereo.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I had this film years ago on VHS and my daughter requested that I get it for her on DVD - too young to know what a VHS is!. The film quality was great and it brought by many happy memories. I received this in perfect condition as stated by the seller and within the promised timeframe. Really pleased (as so is my daughter) who now knows that there can be film other than "gore and horror"
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Great for John Wayne Fans. This one is in colour. Lots of action. Have purchases other films in the series.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. D. K. Bellamy
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its good to see that finally they put it on dvd.
its good to see that finally they put it on dvd.
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john wayne as good as ever
taking John Wayne out of his usual cowboy setting he still has presence there will never be anyone like him! Long be remembered the DUKE!
Published on 6 Jan 2007 by Ms. K. E. Perry
John Wayne is hot tonight.
This film has all the things you look for in a John Wayne movie and then some.
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Published on 29 Jan 2006 by bernie
John Wayne at his best as Red Adair.......
I saw this movie on TV years ago and it is one of John Wayne's best.This is loosly based on the life of Texan Oilwell fire expert Red Adair, who died not long ago. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2005 by M. D. Stanley
John Wayne is hot tonight.
This film has all the things you look for in a John Wayne movie and then some.
Chance Buckman (John Wayne) is an oil well firefighter fashioned after the famous Red... Read more
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