Question: Can someone please tell me why Kurt Russell is playing his own father in the flashback scenes. I just don't understand why.
Backdraft (1991)
2 questions
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn, William Baldwin
Visible crew/equipment: When Brian is coming up the lawn to the back door to visit Helen, you can see Ron Howard and the film crew clearly reflected on the back door window.
John 'Axe' Adcox: Your Dad died saving my life and these people were killing firemen for money.
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Chosen answer: Why not? There's no reason why an actor couldn't play his own father at the same age - indeed, it can serve to emphasise a family resemblence between father and son. It can also serve as a swift way of letting the audience know that this is the father, rather than having a different actor come in and have to have the relationship established through dialogue.
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