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May192014

Monday Movie Meme – Up in Flames

Tex Gilligan, a Vietnam War veteran, is overwhelmed with the thought that he could lose his home to the wildfires. He is staying at a Red Cross shelter at Yavapai Community college. Photo by Talia Frenkel/American Red CrossIf you’re anything like me, a certain series of unfortunate events such as tornadoes, hurricanes and even earthquakes are usually what come to mind when hearing or reading the term “disaster.” The fact of the matter, however, is that there are many catastrophic events that occur more often than what we would normally consider being disastrous.

If the food, shelter, emergency medical services and related care provided by the American Red Cross serve as any indication, multi-vehicle pile-ups on the highway, house fires and long-term power outages caused by winter snowstorms are just as devastating for families and individuals as those natural disasters.

So the theme for this week’s Monday Movie Meme is shaped by the tireless work of the Red Cross – an organization on call 24/7, responding to “everyday” incidents that are often overlooked by the rest of us, yet, claim lives and injure people like any other disaster: Up in Flames.

Share on your blog or in the comments section, movies featuring scenes involving fire damage to inanimate objects. Here are my selections for this week’s Up in Flames theme.

Backdraft

Several buildings are set ablaze in this action crime drama starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert DeNiro and Donald Sutherland. Truth be told – this classic 90s movie is what first put Russell on my radar.

The Outsiders

Two poverty stricken teenagers rescue children from a burning church in this crime drama starring C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Tom Cruise and many more notable actors.

Waiting to Exhale

A grieving and furious housewife torches her husband’s car in this romantic comedy drama starring Angela Bassett, Michael Beach and Whitney Houston.

What movies involving objects damaged by fire would YOU add to this list?

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Reader Comments (3)

Waiting to Exhale was the first to come to mind. Then I saw you had it listed. But man was that memorable scene with Angela, her characters outrage and the poor car that never saw it coming :-)

May 20, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAngela Brown

Good list, but I'd add "Reign of Fire" since it's all about battling flames and the dragons that create them.

May 21, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMaurice Mitchell

Angela,
Yes that scene is one of, if not the most memorable Waiting to Exhale scenes. That car didn’t stand a chance once getting caught in the middle of Bernadine’s wrath. It’s a shame too…that car never hurt anybody ;) Thanks for commenting!

Maurice,
Dragons you say?! Oh yes, I’m going to have to look up “Reign of Fire” for sure. Excellent choice for this week’s ‘up in flames’ theme! :)

May 23, 2014 | Registered CommenterNicole

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