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Fire Down Below (1997)

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Overview

Writers (WGA):
Jeb Stuart (story)
Jeb Stuart (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 September 1997 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
One Man. One Sercet. One Chance in hell more
Plot:
Environmental protection agent Jack Taggart is fighting big business types led by Orin Hanner who are... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Seagal is simply an authority figure with a heart of purest gold... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steven Seagal ... Jack Taggart
Marg Helgenberger ... Sarah Kellogg
Stephen Lang ... Earl Kellogg

Brad Hunt ... Orin Hanner Jr.

Kris Kristofferson ... Orin Hanner Sr.

Harry Dean Stanton ... Cotton Harry

Levon Helm ... Reverend Bob Goodall
Mark Collie ... Hatch
Alex Harvey ... Sims
Ed Bruce ... Sheriff Lloyd
Amelia Neighbors ... Edie Carr
Richard Masur ... Phil Pratt

Michael Krawic ... FBI Agent #2
Clay Jeter ... Walter Carr
Yvonne Pollard ... Mrs. Carr
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:R (certificate #35350) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-18 (DVD version) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 (video premiere)
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Trivia:
Just as production started on location in Kentucky, it emerged that a real EPA investigation was taking place nearby. Steven Seagal invited the EPA official to visit the set so he could chat with him about environmental issues and what he did. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Orin Hanner Sr. hits the cell phone with his golf club in the casino, he first lays the phone down on the floor on its back. When he hits the phone, it is on its side. more
Quotes:
Jack Taggert: If your daddy knew exactly how stupid you were, he'd trade you in for a pet monkey. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Kentucky Waltz more

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22 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Seagal is simply an authority figure with a heart of purest gold..., 11 April 2004
7/10

Steven Seagal is one of those actors with a totally winning personality… He is simply an authority figure, a killing machine with a heart of purest gold… I can't help it; I like the guy.

In 'Fire Down Below,' he is an outsider posing as a church sponsored carpenter while he works for the Environmental Protection Agency to stop a greedy coal baron from dumping extremely large quantities of toxic wastes in abandoned coal mines… Those dangerous chemicals could destroy the drinking water for thousands of miles and kill a bunch of people around the hills… Seagal gallantly promised not to leave the small town until the poison from the air, the streams and the earth is taken out…

Many thugs (with snakes, sticks, guns, and big trucks) are hired by the uncaring mining magnate to get rid of our action hero but Seagal remains virtually untouched…

'Fire Down Below' highlights new environmental message but fails to come up with the expectations… First, Seagal's amorous interest with the sad country woman seems artificial, used in the film to grant the 'new visitor' easy access to statements he might need… Second, the motion picture lacks the best villain whose prowess could equals Seagal's... Steven's character never really faces much of a challenge… In fact, the fight scenes are too short and extremely fast and easy…

If you are a fan of country music and you want to see Seagal playing guitar and singing, and you like to explore sweeping vistas with glorious sunsets, don't miss this movie!

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