Heart of Fire is a 1997 American TV film filmed in Queensland, Australia. It stars Patrick Duffy as a firefighter trying to save a girl trapped by a gas truck-trailer. It is based on a true story.
Writing in Variety Bob Scott says "itâÂÂs the persuasive McKenna, refugee from the late âÂÂThe Trouble With Harry,â (sic) who grabs the screen. SheâÂÂs sharp as the pre-accident pre-teener, but as the trapped child, sheâÂÂs terrif. She and Duffy make an admirable team in a vidpic too likely to be passed over as just another disaster excursion." John Martin in the Kennebec Journal writes "The special effects are impressive â it must have been a dangerous movie to make â and Duffy plays the ordinary guy quite well." Bob Sokolsky of The Press-Enterprise says the film "has enough action and excitement to overcome most of the weaknesses tied into an awkward story line and a clumsy subplot involving Duffy's character and his estranged family." Chicago Sun-Times' Lon Grahnke gave it 3 stars.