Fire down below

Movie
German title	Fire down below
Original title	Fire down below
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	100 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Félix Enríquez Alcalá
script	Jeb Stuart Philip Morton
production	Steven Seagal Julius R. Nasso
music	Nick Glennie-Smith
camera	Tom Houghton
cut	Robert A. Ferretti
occupation
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 : Rev. Bob Goodall Mark Collie : Hatch Alex Harvey : Sims Ed Bruce : Sheriff Lloyd Amelia Neighbors : Edie Carr Richard Masur : Phil Pratt

Fire Down Below is an American action film from 1997 with Steven Seagal in the role of Federal Marshal Jack Taggart.

action

A federal marshal is mysteriously murdered in a small town in the US state of Kentucky . Jack Taggart ( Steven Seagal ), also a US Marshal, is sent to the sleepy nest to solve the murder of his colleague. The residents of the village are silent about the incident, which makes Taggart's investigation difficult. In his research, however, he comes across the reasons why his colleague was there and apparently was killed:

The mountain landscape around the small town is apparently a gigantic repository for toxic waste of all kinds due to bad water and air pollution. All traces lead to the seedy mining tycoon Orin Hanner ( Kris Kristofferson ), who silenced the small town with a relatively small amount of funds Has. In order to prevent a huge environmental catastrophe, Taggart cracks down mercilessly and exposes the machinations of Hanners and his people at the risk of his life.

Trivia

• Country singers Mark Collie , Levon Helm , Ed Bruce , Marty Stuart , Travis Tritt and Randy Travis have guest appearances.

criticism

"Beautiful nature shots create atmosphere, but they cannot hide the fact that a failed and boring action film has nothing to offer but an environmentally friendly message."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in several categories in 1998 :

• Worst movie
• Worst Actor: Steven Seagal
• Worst song: "Fire Down Below" Music and lyrics: Steven Seagal and Mark Collie
• Worst film couple: Steven Seagal and his guitar

Web links

• Fire Down Below in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Fire Down Below at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Fire Down Below at Metacritic (English)
• Fire Down Below in the online film database
• Comparison of the cut versions RTL 2 from 12 - FSK 16 from Fire Down Below at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fire Down Below. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .