Ladder 49 is a 2004 disaster thriller film directed by Jay Russell and starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez, and Jacinda Barrett.
Synopsis[]
Follows the lives of a group of firefighters with one in particular reminiscing on his past as he is trapped in a burning building while his fellow firefighters attempt to rescue him.
Cast[]
- Joaquin Phoenix as Firefighter Jack Morrison, Ladder Company 49 (formerly Engine Company 33)
- John Travolta as Deputy Chief (formerly Captain) Mike Kennedy, Deputy Chief 1 (formerly Engine Company 33)
- Jacinda Barrett as Linda Morrison, Jack's wife
- Morris Chestnut as Firefighter Tommy Drake, Ladder Company 49 Tillerman
- Balthazar Getty as Firefighter Ray Gauquin, Ladder Company 49
- Robert Patrick as Firefighter Leonard "Lenny" Richter, Ladder Company 49
- Billy Burke as Firefighter Dennis Gauquin, Ladder Company 49
- Tim Guinee as Captain Tony Corrigan, Ladder Company 49
- Kevin Chapman as Lieutenant (formerly Firefighter) Frank McKinney, Engine Company 33
- Jay Hernandez as Probationary Firefighter Keith Perez, Engine Company 33
- Kevin Daniels as Firefighter Engineer Don Miller, Engine Company 33
- Steve Maye as Firefighter Pete Lamb, Engine Company 33
- Robert Logan Lewis as Firefighter Ed Reilly, Ladder Company 49
- Spencer Berglund as Nicky Morrison, Jack and Linda's son
- Brooke Hamlin as Katie Morrison, Jack and Linda's daughter
- Sam Stockdale as Himself
- Paul Novak, Jr. as the Voice of Ladder 49, The Dispatcher - with a deep, sensual baritone
- Mayor of Baltimore Martin O'Malley as himself
Trivia[]
- Joaquin Phoenix trained with actual firefighters where he was given the nickname "Hollywood". After completion, they started calling him by his real name. Phoenix is now an honorary member.
- The film is set in Baltimore, but was originally going to be set in New York City. This was changed following 9/11.
Videos[]
Ladder 49 (2004) Trailer
