Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below is a 1997 American action film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá in his directorial debut. The film stars Steven Seagal (who also co-produced the film) as Jack Taggert, an EPA agent who investigates a Kentucky mine and helps locals stand up for their rights, and also includes cameos by country music performers Randy Travis, Mark Collie, Ed Bruce, Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt as well as country-rocker and the Band member Levon Helm, along with Kris Kristofferson appearing in a supporting role. The film was released in the United States on September 5, 1997, to critical and commercial failure.
Plot
In the peaceful Appalachian hills of eastern Kentucky, toxins are being dumped into abandoned mines, causing environmental havoc, but the locals, mindful of their jobs and the power of the mine owners, can do nothing. EPA CID agent Jack Taggert is sent to investigate, after a fellow agent, revealed to be Jack's friend and partner, Frank Elkins, is found dead, probably not by accident. The EPA has received an anonymous letter from Jackson, Kentucky, and Taggert goes undercover to continue his colleague's investigations.
More details
| author | Jeb Stuart |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Kentucky |
| director | Félix Enríquez Alcalá |
| editor | Robert A. Ferretti |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | abandoned mine anonymous letter appalachia arrest beat buy church cid coal mine corrupt sheriff drive dump dwell epa estranged brother fall fbi federal prison hear help kill mine shaft murder charge nothing office of enforcement and compliance assurance racket racketeer run sexual abuse small community small town test toxic waste truck driver united states environmental protection agency young woman |
| musicBy | Nick Glennie-Smith |
| producer | Julius R. Nasso Steven Seagal |
| productionCompany | Seagal/Nasso Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pittsburgh |
| theme | martial arts |