Ron Howard Spotlight Collection: Backdraft / Apollo 13 / A Beautiful Mind / Cinderella Man, The (Widescreen)

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Ron Howard Spotlight Collection: Backdraft / Apollo 13 / A Beautiful Mind / Cinderella Man, The (Widescreen)

"The Ron Howard Spotlight Collection" includes "Backdraft", "Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind" and "Cinderella Man". "Backdraft": Ron Howard directs an all-star cast in this exciting action-thriller that shows you the mystery, drama and devastation of fire as you've never seen it before! Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes. Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca DeMornay, Donald Sutherland and Robert DeNiro also star in this acclaimed suspense story filled with some of the most awe-inspiring fire sequences ever filmed. "Apollo 13": It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, "Apollo 13" was just another "routine" space flight - until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Ron Howard directs Academy Award(R) winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in a riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time - and odds - to bring them home. It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable because it is true! "A Beautiful Mind": Winner of 4 Academy Awards(R), including Best Picture, "A Beautiful Mind" is directed by Academy Award(R) winner Ron Howard and produced by long-time partner and collaborator, Academy Award(R) winner Brian Grazer.