Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Jerry Belson

Music by: John Williams

Producers: Steven Spielberg; Frank Marshall; Kathleen Kennedy

Keywords: Romantic Drama, Firefighters

Adaptation of A Guy Named Joe (1943).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roberts Blossom	Actor	25-Mar-1924	8-Jul-2011	Deranged
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Richard Dreyfuss	Actor	29-Oct-1947		Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dale Dye	Actor	8-Oct-1944		Warriors, Inc.
John Goodman	Actor	20-Jun-1952		King Ralph
Marg Helgenberger	Actor	16-Nov-1958		Species
Audrey Hepburn	Actor	4-May-1929	20-Jan-1993	My Fair Lady
Holly Hunter	Actor	20-Mar-1958		The Piano
Brad Johnson	Actor	24-Oct-1959		Soldier of Fortune, Inc.

CAST

Starring
Richard Dreyfuss	...   Pete Sandich
Holly Hunter	...   Dorinda Durston
John Goodman	...   Al Yackey
Brad Johnson	...   Ted Baker
Special Appearance by
Audrey Hepburn	...   Hap
Featuring
Roberts Blossom	...   Dave
Keith David	...   Powerhouse
Ed Van Nuys	...   Nails
Marg Helgenberger	...   Rachel
Dale Dye	...   Fire Boss
Brian Haley	...   Alex
James Lashly	...   Charlie
Michael Steve Jones	...   Grey
Kim Robillard	...   Air Traffic Controller
Jim Sparkman	...   Dispatcher
Doug McGrath	...   Bus Driver
Shereil L. Bowens	...   Child on Bus
Acencion Fuentes	...   Child on Bus
Todd Jacobson	...   Child on Bus
DeMarious T. Morganfield	...   Child on Bus
Mike O'Neal	...   Ground Pounder #1
Larry Landless	...   Ground Pounder #2
Steve Shatynski	...   Ground Pounder #3
James Pruitt	...   Ground Pounder #4
Joseph McCrossin	...   Mechanic #1
J. D. Souther	...   The Singer
David Jackson	...   Band
David Kitay	...   Band
Gene Strimling	...   Band
Roy Harrison	...   Fisherman #1
Ted Grossman	...   Fisherman #2
Gerry Rothschild	...   Carl the Barkeep
Loren Smothers	...   Bartender
Taleena Ottwell	...   Bar Girl

REVIEWS

Review by Dale Haas (posted on 27-Feb-2005)

This isn't your usual romantic comedy. Set in the burning forests of the Pacific Northwest, it pits a brash, cocky firefighter pilot (Richard Dreyfuss) against a spunky air traffic controller (Holly Hunter) until the pilot is killed on a mission. But the story only begins there.

With the help of one of the pilot's friends (John Goodman), an angel (Audrey Hepburn), and a new suitor (newcomer Brad Johnson), both the deceased and the one left behind learn to love again.

One of Steven Spielberg's most personal and underrated works, the film is at once dreamy and giddy, somber and light. It is shot with great attention to mood and effect, but as always, the director never gives in to sentimentality. Like with all Spielberg films, the theme is redemption, but this time it is on an intensely personal, romantic level.

Whether you're a Spielberg fan or not, if you want to explore the eternal weight of the love between men and women, this film is not to be missed.

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