Fire Down Below (1997)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Writers (WGA):

Jeb Stuart (story)
Jeb Stuart (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One Man. One Sercet. One Chance in hell

Plot:

Environmental protection agent Jack Taggart is fighting big business types led by Orin Hanner who are...

Plot Keywords:

Church | Toxic Waste | Snake | Broken Nose | Sawn Off Shotgun

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Fire Down Below (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Alerte sous la Terre (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ameaça Subterrânea (Brazil) [pt]
Chinmoku no dangai (Japan) [ja]
Corrupção Total (Portugal) [pt]
En terra perillosa 2 (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
En tierra peligrosa 2 (Spain) [es]
Fire Down Below - L' inferno sepolto (Italy) [it]
Flegomeni gi (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Infierno bajo tierra (Argentina) [es]
Menace toxique (France) [fr]
Pozar u Kentakiju (Serbia) [sr]
Tappava salaisuus (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #35350) | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-18 (DVD version) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | 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)

Filming Locations:

Agua Dulce Air Park - 33638 Agua Dulce Canyon Road, Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Director Uli Edel left the project early July 1996.

Goofs:

Factual errors: End credits: the producers thank the "Common Wealth" of Kentucky. Like several other eastern US states, Kentucky is a "Commonwealth" - one word.

Quotes:

Hanner JR: You’ve been hanging out with the ignorant folks, we're the educated ones.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Back Up Against The Wall

The beginning of a successful change of focus.

It's been a few years coming, but not since 'Under Siege' has Steven Seagal easily fitted into his role. 'Fire Down Below' marks the beginning of a successful change of focus for Mr Seagal. Gone are the bone breaking fatal blows that really are not what Aikido is about anyway. The martial art scenes are done with speed and precision as always but are not over the top. After all, Mr. Seagal is a 7th Dan Black Belt Aikidoist. [Martial Art freaks who want blood and guts can go and watch 'Mortal Combat'.] The Mine Scene was a bit disappointing, a little unbelievable, but I did say this was the beginning of a change of focus. Gone is the basic Seagal signature type 'here comes the hero' music. Sound track is great - and yes he writes his own music and yes he can play the guitar. The scenery was great and cast, well it's as if they radiated Kentucky - I could feel it and I'm from Australia. I would have liked a little more passion at the end. Mr. Seagal seems a little ill at ease, but it may be a reflection of his own uneasiness with commitment, who wouldn't be after three marriages. All in all I liked it very much. I look forward to 'The Patriot' and 'Blood on the Moon'.