Fire with Fire (1986 film)
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Warren Skaaren
Paul Boorstin
Sharon Boorstin
| Fire with Fire | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Duncan Gibbins |
| Screenplay by | Ben Pillips Warren Skaaren Paul Boorstin Sharon Boorstin |
| Produced by | Gary Nardino |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hiro Narita |
| Edited by | Peter E. Berger |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,636,169 |
Fire with Fire is a 1986 American romantic drama film about a young woman from a Catholic boarding school who runs away with an escapee from a nearby prison camp. The film stars Virginia Madsen, Craig Sheffer, Jon Polito, Kate Reid, Kari Wuhrer, Tim Russ and D.B. Sweeney. It was directed by Duncan Gibbins, and features a soundtrack by Howard Shore.
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 Savage as Sister Harriet
- David Harris as Ben Halsey
- William G. Schilling as Watley
- Garry Chalk as Deputy
- Ian Tracey as Panther
- Janne Mortil as Schoolgirl
- Robyn Stevan as Schoolgirl
- Dominick Brascia as Joey Burns
Release
Fire with Fire was released to theaters on May 9, 1986. The film grossed a little over $4.6 million.
