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Release Date:
10 July 1998 (Spain) moreTagline:
Every second counts.Plot:
A respected doctor must race against time to find a cure for a lethal virus, unleashed by a paramilitary militia leader. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
It's Seagal vs. Vamps in Against the Dark (From Dread Central. 2 December 2008, 6:49 PM, PST)
Seagal's Back
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 March 2001)
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So boring I forgot that it even existed more (74 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steven Seagal | ... | Dr. Wesley McClaren | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Floyd Chisolm | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Frank | |
| Silas Weir Mitchell | ... | Pogue | |
| Camilla Belle | ... | Holly McClaren | |
| Dan Beene | ... | Richard Bach | |
| Damon Collazo | ... | Lt. Johnson | |
| Whitney Yellow Robe | ... | Dr. Ann White Cloud | |
| Brad Leland | ... | Big Bob | |
| Molly McClure | ... | Molly | |
| Philip Winchester | ... | Young Miltiaman | |
| Douglas Sebern | ... | Judge Tomkins | |
| Ross Loney | ... | Clem | |
| Bernard O'Connor | ... | Dr. Tom Hergot | |
| Leonard Mountain Chief | ... | Grandpa |
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Rated R for strong violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
90 min | Argentina:94 minCountry:
USALanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario)Filming Locations:
Montana, USAFun Stuff
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Dr Wesley McClaren’s assistant in his clinic is played by Steven Seagal's real-life daughter, Ayako Fujitani. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Wesley McClaren breaks the stem off an empty wine glass to defend himself, but in previous shots it was full. moreQuotes:
Dr. Wesley McClaren: [to Holly while entering the reception room at the hospital] Get your homework done and if there are any guys in here no flirting. No dating until you are 40. moreSoundtrack:
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The Patriot (nothing to do with the Mel Gibson film of the same name) came out Steven Seagal was still doing that 'saving the environment' thing in his movies. Which is fine. But it doesn't make for good action.
When the plot(?) of this film finally kicked in I saw the twist(?) coming a mile off. Seagal's anti-warfare, care-for-mother-nature stance is not very subtle. For a film that was originally going to debut in the cinemas it is shot very much like a TV movie despite some wonderful shots of the country by Dean Semler, the photographer of Dances with Wolves.
Steven Seagal does like 1 fight scene in the entire film and it's totally boring. As an action film it fails, as a drama it stinks, as an environmental message it's obvious. Avoid like Ebola crossed with plague.