''Heaven's Fire'' is a 1999
action
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* Action (narrative), a literary mode
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television film
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starring
Eric Roberts
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Roberts' career ...
and
Jürgen Prochnow
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He is also known for his r ...
, that aired on
Fox Family Channel.
Plot
The story involves a group of would-be burglars who attempt a daring daylight robbery of a Federal Building in
Seattle
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,
Washington. However, the criminals are forced to improvise when their getaway helicopter crashes and sets a deadly fire in the building. Also in the building is a former security guard (Eric Roberts) who is the only person who can stop the heist and save the innocent bystanders who are trapped in the burning building.
Reception
''TV Guide'' said, "If you enjoy hogwash about trapped victims in tall buildings, then this will satisfy your sub-DIE HARD cravings." ''Radio Times'' rated it 2 stars saying, "Two plots for the price of one, and neither is much good."
See also
*
List of firefighting films
References
External links
*
1999 films
1999 action films
Films about firefighting
Saban Entertainment films
American action television films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
English-language action films
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