![]() ![]() John Leguizamo as Rodrigo Torres, a nervy and neurotic smokejumper. ![]() ![]() Keegan-Michael Key as Mark Rogers, a smokejumper who is loyal to Jake.John Cena as Jake "Supe" Carson, a smokejumper who is the son of late Dan Carson.Sometime later, Carson and Hicks get married with the smokejumpers and their adopted children in attendance. Inspired, Carson refuses to release the children to Child Services under the Safe Haven laws and proposes a plan to adopt all three of them. Richards tells Carson that family can be a source of support and that there is more to life than working. Carson parachutes down to rescue them and with Will's help, he frees Brynn before the car rolls off the cliff.īack at the station, Hicks and the other smokejumpers bid an emotional farewell to the children. The children flee in Richards' car, running it off the road right on a cliff. The overboard birthday party is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of both Richards and Child Services. Brynn and Hicks are both touched by the thinly veiled story of Carson's life. Carson then tells Will a bedtime story about a yeti who was married to his job, had a son and then died on the job because he was distracted by having a family. The group go all out preparing Zoey's birthday, and the four smokejumpers buy presents for Brynn and Will as well. The group camp out overnight and Carson promises to hold off calling Child Services until after Zoey's 4th birthday in two days. The text messages were from Brynn herself. Will prompts Brynn to admit they are orphans on the run from foster care, avoiding their separation. Carson catches them by off-roading on a little girl's bike, cornering the children on a dirt road. Brynn pays lip service to Rogers' admiration of Carson, then stages an escape on the station's ATV, spilling oil and slashing tires to prevent chase. She refuses Carson's attempt to offload the children onto her.ĭespite the mayhem, the rest of the smokejumpers begin to bond with the children: toddler Zoey warms up to the brutish Axe and Torres teaches Will how to navigate dangerous situations. Amy Hicks who protests the smokejumpers taking water from endangered toad habitats to fight fires. Carson's attempts to complete his application for division commander are undermined by the children running haywire around the station, and the arrival of his ex, local environmentalist Dr. He leaves a voicemail for the children's mother who texts back saying that they are on their way. Rogers warns Carson they are responsible for the children's welfare (15-year-old Brynn, 10-year-old Will, and 3-year-old (later 4-year-old) Zoey) under the " Safe Haven Laws", requiring law enforcement and first responders to care for children until they are released to a parent or guardian. Richards praises his work and shortlists him to be his replacement, Carson's dream job. Carson is capable in a crisis and takes tremendous pride in his work, diving into dangerous situations to rescue civilians alongside his team Mark Rogers, Rodrigo Torres, and "Axe".Īfter rescuing three children from a burning cabin, Carson is contacted by Division Commander Richards. Superintendent Jake Carson is the commanding officer of a group of smokejumpers in the remote California woodlands. The film grossed $68 million worldwide with a budget of $29 million, and received mostly negative reviews from critics. It is the third Walden Media film to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies after Charlotte's Web and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (the latter was also released in 2019). The film was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on November 8, 2019, in the United States. It tells the story of a group of smokejumpers who must watch over three children who they rescued from a burning cabin until child services arrives. The film stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Brianna Hildebrand, Dennis Haysbert, and Judy Greer. Playing with Fire is a 2019 American family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman from a screenplay by Dan Ewen and Matt Lieberman based on a story by Ewen. ![]()
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