Backdraft

Leave me alone will you?

You think you're so smart.

Would you stay still already? What a geek!

I'm not a geek.

You're doing it wrong.

Shut up!

You're doing it wrong.

It doesn't go like that.

Who asked you?

Who's your brother?

You are, Stevie!

Right. You do it like this, it'll open up in a fire,

you'll get burned and die.

Let's go.

What do you got there, Adcox? A big deal?

Medium deal, Captain.

Brian, want to come along?

Watch your old man earn his keep.

Dad?

Stephen, you've come a dozen times.

Give your brother a chance. What do you say?

We'll be back in a minute. How about it, sport?

Sure. Come on.

Pull the cord, Brian! 1545 Idyllwild.

Give it a yank, a good pull.

You've gotta get these cars out of the way. Give it another yank.

There it is, right over there. See it?

Okay. You stay near the truck, pal.

That doesn't look too bad.

Drop two lines and hold the squad.

Everything I own is up there.

All my stuff's up there!

Adcox, ladder up.

That's your old man up there, Brian.

Nice grab, Captain!

Take it easy. You'll be okay.

We got it. Come on.

Dad!

Come on, Adcox. Is that a gas line?

Dad!

Brian McCaffrey, got some I. D.?

Hey, Willy. I'll give you I. D.

The littlest McCaffrey. How are you?

Hot off the presses, boys. Station assignments.

McCaffrey, station assignments.

Why don't you hold onto that for me?

Something wrong with my eyesight?

You trying this fireman thing again?

Quitting once wasn't good enough?

It's in the blood, Willy.

Willy, a beer! Is that right?

Hold on. I'm talking to the fire chief.

Let's look and see what else was in your blood.

I always looked forward to getting these.

You hold onto those?

I got Station 17!

I got 17!

"Aspen Snowmobile Tours. Brian McCaffrey, Assistant Director, Sales."

You know, for the kind of growth and challenge I need...

"Mobile Log Cabins."

That was in your blood six months?

The coffee sucked.

"Brian's Sound Spectrum, Direct Hi-End Stereo Sales."

Your own company. This was a big step.

I was ahead of my time, Willy.

What's the matter with you? Aren't you even curious?

Engine 115, right?

How'd you know? These are supposed to be sealed.

Lucky guess.

And a case of Scotch to the Captain at station assignments.

You crooked son of a bitch.

Make us proud, guys.

McCaffrey, that's my cousin's company. Come on!

Calm down, Mrs. Vaitkus.

Mrs. Vaitkus, please calm down.

I think it's a box or a 2-11.

Just give me one minute.

Hurry up. We can't miss this one.

Hi.

Hi, Jen.

I see your grandma...

Yeah, she still hates you.

You look great.

Thanks. How long you been in town?

Four months.

Really. But I...

I've been really busy at the academy.

I graduated today.

I can see that.

What have you been up to?

I work at City Hall, actually.

No kidding? That's great.

I don't know...

Maybe you and I could get together for a beer sometime.

A beer?

Beer? That's...

It's funny. You're acting like I just saw you last week

when I haven't seen you in six years, Brian.

Son of a bitch.

Don't want you overheating, Brian.

I'll give you overheating!

Well, you've certainly matured.

It's nice to know we can still be friends.

Come on, Brian. We got a fire to go to.

Engine 17, your pressure's fine.

Get out of the way here, please.

Officer, don't just stand there doing nothing.

Where you going? I'm a fireman.

Need a second lead-out?

What?

What are you talking about? Get out of here!

This is the real shit. The real thing.

What do we got here?

A fireman's costume?

Where'd you rent it?

Thanks for coming to my graduation today, brother.

You're a real inspiration to me.

I'm sorry.

You're really ready to fight fire this time?

It just doesn't work on you.

I'll see you around.

Not likely.

Well, you see, that's where you're wrong already.

I talked to Chief Fitzgerald.

He decided you shouldn't be way on the other side of town

where I'd never get to see you.

Starting tomorrow,

you're going to be with the toughest company in the city.

17. My company.

One case of Scotch, Brian? You're getting cheap in your old age.

You should learn not to box when the 17's on the job.

Inspector Rimgale, she's all yours.

Hey, Shadow.

You got a cause there?

Mice with matches.

Those glory boys will have to wait a few days on this one.

Sean?

Hey, buddy, what's going on?

It's Uncle Brian.

You'll remember this.

Spinach?

We don't need no stinking spinach.

Mum!

What's wrong? Come here, it's okay.

- Hello? - Yeah!

God, I'd about written you off.

What's going on?

Can I come in for a second?

Sure.

How you doing? Okay.

Good to see you.

So that's Sean? He's a little giant now.

You'd be surprised what a few years can do to a kid.

Remember your Uncle Brian?

No.

You don't remember him?

Hey, Sean man.

Where's your daddy today?

Stephen's not staying here anymore.

He moved out last April.

I'm sorry, Helen.

You guys should try picking up the phone once in a while.

I talked to Helen.

I thought Dad's boat was finally retired to the old family graveyard.

Don't you worry about falling out of this thing?

I gotta tell you, I love what you've done with the place.

It's coming along.

You want a beer?

Why not?

You been ripping off fire stations again?

Just some old stuff Adcox gave me,

the department was gonna throw out anyway.

It's good enough for this tub.

What is this? "Iron Butterfly? Cream?"

This isn't an actual operating eight-track!

What do you want, Brian?

What are you doing here?

I wanna know why you messed with my station assignment.

Does this really have to be one of those big brother, little brother,

"you broke my G. I. Joe and I'm still pissed" games?

How do you do it?

How do you manage to keep coming up

with new and amazing ways to fuck up?

That Scotch bullshit?

Am I really supposed to believe you came home

because you missed the family biz? You were bankrupt.

Scary thing is you probably could've got away with it for a while.

Hang back a little at the fires.

You know the drill.

The only problem is, in this job there's just no place to hide.

It's not like having a bad day selling log cabins.

You have a bad day here, somebody dies.

And that's just not fucking good enough.

You know something?

I must've told myself a million times

I didn't even want to be a damn fireman.

I know I quit the academy before.

I know how you must've felt.

You do?

You know how I felt?