Fire with Fire (1986 film)
Fire with Fire | |
---|---|
Gary Nardino | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Hiro Narita |
Edited by | Peter E. Berger |
Music by | Howard Shore |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4,636,169 |
Fire with Fire is a 1986 American
Plot
Joe Fisk is a juvenile delinquent who falls in love with Lisa Taylor, a beautiful Catholic girls' school student, in an Oregon forest. The two meet by accident when Joe finds her being chased by his peers in a training exercise, and sees Lisa recreating the Pre-Raphaelite painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais by floating in the lake. Both of them are strongly drawn towards each other but as their current custodians discourage contact with the opposite sex they both find themselves in trouble. Forced to run away with each other, the young lovers hope to avoid the police and find happiness.
Cast
- Craig Sheffer as Joe Fisk
- Virginia Madsen as Lisa Taylor
- Jon Polito as Mr. Duchard, The Boss
- J. J. Cohen as Myron, The Mapmaker
- Kate Reid as Sister Victoria
- Jean Smart as Sister Marie
- Tim Russ as Jerry Washington
- Kari Wuhrer as Gloria
- D.B. Sweeney as Thomas Baxter
- Ann Savageas Sister Harriet
- David Harris as Ben Halsey
- Dominick Brascia as Joey Burns
Reception
Critics were generally negative at the time of the movie's release, saying the film was dull and slow-paced,[1] and noted that the screenplay, credited to four writers, was poorly written.[2][3]
Release
Fire with Fire was released to theaters on May 9, 1986. The film grossed a little over $4.6 million.
Home Media
It was released on
External links
- Fire with Fire at IMDb
- Fire with Fire at AllMovie
- Fire with Fire at Rotten Tomatoes
- Fire with Fire at Box Office Mojo
References
- Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Gire, Dann (1986-05-12). "Inane dialogue ablaze in 'Fire'". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2022-08-26.