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Feature Film | 1998
Worst Picture | 1998 | Julius R.
Worst Actor | 1998 | Steven
Worst Screen Couple | 1998 | Steven
Worst Original Song | 1998 | Mark
Worst Actor | 1997 | Steven
Budget 60,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 16,228,448 USD
Warner Bros. wanted to make sure that Fire Down Below has the same fast pace and short running time like all the other Steven Seagal films he made for them in the previous years, so just like they did with all of those films, they heavily re-edited the movie and deleted lot of the plot and character scenes. They also removed several big action sequences, on which much of the $60 million budget was spent.These include opening action sequence involving Taggart and his partner Frank, who originally had lot more scenes but those were removed and entire original opening of the film was re-edited into few minutes long opening montage in the final cut of the film. Other deleted action sequences include really big and complicated chase scene which took place at night in woods and hills and it involved police cars chasing tanker truck full of toxic waste which eventually crashes into a train on the river bridge. Scene where Taggart kills second corrupt FBI agent by burning him alive in gas station explosion was also cut out and changed so that in the film he leaves him alive. Trailers for the film show many parts of deleted and alternate scenes including deleted action sequences.
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.
The box office flop of this movie caused Steven Seagal's multi-picture contract with Warner Bros. Pictures to end. However, he would work with them one last time for Exit Wounds (2001) and that movie proved to be a box office success.
In Spain this movie was promoted as a sequel to On Deadly Ground (1994), hence the Spanish title, "En tierra peligrosa 2".
When Bruce Willis was attached as the lead, the screenplay by Jeb Staurt, was more a drama with detective elements. When Seagal came aboard after Willis departed, writer Phillip Morton was brought in to convert the material into an action film that incorporated the genre staples Seagal was famous for.
"Pimple: You better leave my friend alone or I'm gonna have to properly educate you on how beat the shit outta somebody."
"Jack Taggert: [as Jack exits the front door of the doctor's office, he notices Sheriff Lloyd standing at his car] Good morning, sir, how are you? [another police car screeches to a stop and the deputies immediately get out] Lloyd: Taggert, would you come with me, please? Jack Taggert: You want to go have a coffee, together? Lloyd: I'm not here to socialize. I saw you beat up five men. I hear Cotton is beaten almost to death. People get hurt when you're always around. Assault and battery. I figured it's good for a ten-day lock-up. Jack Taggert: Listen, why don't we just cut the shit? You know who I am. I can have you arrested just as easy as you can arrest me and you know it. So, why don't you get back in Orin's car with Orin's little department and take off? Let's face it. I don't believe in your authority. Lloyd: Maybe you'll believe a gun up your butt. [to one of his deputies] Lloyd: Cuff him! [as the deputies swarm in, he beats them all up and puts the one of their guns into one's mouth] Jack Taggert: How do you want to do this? You wanna play this game all the way? I'll have three hundred agents come up here into this little hick town and crawl up every orifice you got. When it's over, you can go to your favorite proctologist and get a nice, soothing ointment, and rub it on the hole that hurts most. How do you want it? How do you want it? Lloyd: [looks at the concerned bystanders] Let's go, boys."
