Released in 1997, this movie called Firehouse stars Richard Dean Anderson as Lt. Michael Brooks, who ends up being shot by a sniper while fighting a fire early in the movie. Anderson, by the way, was one of the executive producers of the film, via his company, Gekko Film Crop.
Brooks is divorced and was once a fire investigator. He’s back fighting fires and according to a co-worker is “lost.” He has some super interaction with a little boy, a couple of poignant bits with his ex-wife (played nicely by Gia Carides), and a lot of color to his character.
He’s going through a difficult time, and Anderson plays that so well. We can feel his pain, even when he hasn’t fully admitted to it yet. He also has a shocking ending that doesn’t make me happy.
Edie Falco portrays Kate Wilkinson, the first EMS female to stay in the firehouse. The guys aren’t thrilled and actually are pretty confident that she’ll be gone soon enough. She eventually takes ownership for her place. A bit of frontal nudity helps with that and is certainly edited out when this is shown on television.
The musical score is absolutely weird. It’s ...
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