Fire Down Below |  | Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Actors: Steven Seagal, Kris Kristofferson, Marg Helgenberger, Stephen Lang, Brad Hunt
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D14914D
ISBN: 0790733730
UPC: 085391491422
EAN: 9780790733739
ASIN: 6304707622
Theatrical Release Date: September 5, 1997
Release Date: January 7, 1998
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Here's a movie that only a Steven Seagal fan could love. It's not nearly as good as Under Siege (the movie destined to remain Seagal's high-water mark), but not any worse than Above the Law. This time ol' Steve is an agent of the Environmental Protection Agency who's busting heads in Kentucky. He's on good terms with the local yokels (including Marg Helgenberger and Harry Dean Stanton), but locks horns with a slimy mogul (Kris Kristofferson) who's using abandoned mines to dump toxic waste. Along with an ecological message, Seagal serves up several broken limbs, cracked skulls, and bloody noses, and he even finds time to do some guitar picking with country boys such as Travis Tritt and Randy Travis. Once you've heard Seagal crooning a country tune, you'll be eager to see him go back to whuppin' the bad guys. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
EPA Marshal Taggert tries to ferret out who is responsible for dumping toxins into abandoned mines and why the locals don't talk about it.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-FEB-2004
Media Type: DVD
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 I Enjoyed this Film! February 23, 2010
Eric B. Borgman (USA)
I enjoyed it. I thought it was going to be another, "eh," like the oil rig movie, On Deadly Ground but it was rather enjoyable. It was a well blended mix of action and story. The Kentucky locale isn't a minus as I would have expected and there was a good blend of humor and seriousness in the film. The acting was pretty good too. I enjoyed it.
 Firen Down Below January 5, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
EPA agent Jack Taggart has set out on assignment to discover the killer of his most trusted colleague. Following the agent's last known path, Taggart travels through Appalachia only to discover lethal chemical dumping sites of cyanide, benzene, and dTCE. The people in the region are getting sick and whoever is responsible for the dumping is being protected by a wall of silence. This movie will make you sit back, relax and enjoy for 2 hours.
Steven Seagal: The Unstoppable Good Guy! July 31, 2009
Joseph D. Toth
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 105 minute Warner Brothers film starring Steven Seagal will keep you glued to your television as the action and drama runs steady through the whole movie.
EPA Federal agent `Jack Taggert' played by Steven Seagal is assigned to a case in a small rural area with suspicions of illegally dumping toxic waste.
During the coarse of his investigation he makes some close friends, does some community service, and has his share of run-ins with the people he will end up arresting or hurting.
One man cleans up a illegal rural toxic dump site. That man is Jack Taggert. If he has to bust some chops or break some legs to get the job done, ... he will!
I have this DVD in my personal movie collection. It's a keeper!
Reporter Joseph Toth
Washington Micro Bank BBS
The Good & Bad Of 'Fire Down Below February 12, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
You CSI fans: want to see Marg Helgenberger without all the makeup? Well, here she is in this film as just a plain poor girl from the sticks.
Anyway, the movie was a typical Steven Seagal (not Marg) film in that he's the likable hero, fighting despicable villains who were easy to hate, and every action scene is Rambo-like in which Seagal never misses injuring his foes.
One big difference in this film from his earlier efforts: an emphasis an aesthetic cinematography. This had some beautiful rural scenes of Kentucky and in particular, a church on a top of a hill, in which a number of scenes take place. Not only is the country scenery nice but there are some good country songs in here and better yet - blues guitar music in the background throughout the movie. All of this was different for a Seagal film.
Of course, the nice scenery was probably due to the fact Seagal played an Environmental Protection Agent ("Jack Taggart").
Also different was the fact that Helgenberger ("Sarah Kellogg") was not the typical gorgeous young sexpot normally paraded out in these martial arts films, but was rather plain with, as mentioned, no makeup. She wore conservative clothing and showed no skin. Then again, Appalachia being the setting for this story, her dress and manner was appropriate and realistic.
Language-wise, most of the hard profanity comes from Kris Kristofferson's villain character, "Orrin Hammer, Sr.," in the first hour. How they treated "religion" in this film was bizarre. Good, bad, good, bad - like watching a tennis match.
Overall, the story is interesting and pure Seagal nonsense....but entertaining. I still like the blues guitar and the Kentucky scenery the best.
One Of The Best Films On Protecting the Environment Ever Made! February 12, 2009
Happy Camper (Baltimore, Maryland USA)
And, by protecting the environment from the illegal dumping of a mind-boggling array of toxic wastes, one also protects the heath of the people living in the surrounding communities! What a profound message Fire Down Below gives its audience: Fight For Your Rights!!
There are many conflicts in this powerful film: Government agency (the EPA, in this case) against a huge corporation. One heroic man against an array of thugs & one very powerful man pulling all the strings. Father versus son. Brother versus sister. Contaminated water versus clean drinking water. Corrupt government officials versus honest ones. A church divided. A small Eastern Kentucky town versus a very powerful corporation. Trust versus betrayal! Love versus hate! Fear versus courage! This film covers just about every aspect of American society, possible!
Besides an incredibly well written story, great acting and terrific cinematography, Fire Down Below also teaches us how to be courageous! Sure, most of us don't have the fighting skills of Steven Seagal, but his most dangerous weapons are his intelligence and his passion to stop evil in its tracks. Something we all can strive to do in our own lives!
See:Toxic Nation: The Fight to Save Our Communities from Chemical Contamination and Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting and The Law of Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
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