On Deadly Ground (1994)

Note des utilisateurs:

3.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Steven Seagal

Writers (WGA):

Ed Horowitz (written by) &
Robin U. Russin (written by)

Release Date:

18 février 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Thriller

Accroche:

His battle to save the Alaskan wilderness and protect its people can only be won...

Plot:

Mystical martial artist/environmental agent takes on a ruthless oil corporation.

Plot Keywords:

Oil | Eskimo | Oil Company | Environment | Oil Rig

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Even for Seagal this was bad

Ensemble

Steven Seagal	...	Forrest Taft
Michael Caine	...	Michael Jennings
Joan Chen	...	Masu
John C. McGinley	...	MacGruder
R. Lee Ermey	...	Stone
Shari Shattuck	...	Liles
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Homer Carlton
Richard Hamilton	...	Hugh Palmer
Chief Irvin Brink	...	Silook
Apanguluk Charlie Kairaiuak	...	Tunrak
Elsie Pistolhead	...	Takanapsaluk
John Trudell	...	Johnny Redfeather
Mike Starr	...	Big Mike
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Otto (as Swen-Ole Thorsen)
Jules Desjarlais	...	Drunken Eskimo

Autre(s) titre(s):

Rainbow Warrior (USA) (working title)
Spirit Warrior (USA) (working title)
Terrain miné (France) [fr]
Terre interdite (Canada: French title) [fr]

Durée:

102 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Inuktitut

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1994) | Norway:(Banned) (1994-2003) (cinema release)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Fletcher Oil Refinery - 24721 Main Street, Carson, California, USA

Company:

Seagal/Nasso Productions

Anecdotes:

Michael Caine replaced Jeremy Irons.

Goofs:

Continuity: Hugh steps in front of his computer to hide the vital floppy disk, then immediately leaves. Later, we see the disk hidden in the closet behind the computer.

Guillemet:

Forrest Taft: What does it take to change the essence of a man?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "100 höjdare: De tio roligaste ögonblicken ur den gott & blandat-påse vi kallar film & tv (#3.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

ONE LAST GOOD HAND

Even for Seagal this was bad

Hilariously awful movie about some spiritual guy named Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) taking on an evil oil corporation and its head (Michael Caine!)

Another example where an actor was given free reign by a studio to direct, write and star in a movie that meant so much to him. There's nothing wrong with doing a movie for environmental protection (I'm all for it myself) but this movie is just so monumentally stupid! Everything is painted in black and white--Seagal is the good, spiritually pure guy who beats up and kills people but hey! He's protecting the environment so that makes it OK (?????). Caine (at an all time career low) plays a completely evil person so completely over the top it's actually pretty laughable. My guess is Caine signed on before he read the script. When he realized what an abomination he was doing he decided to overplay it as much as possible in an attempt to save the movie. Sadly, it doesn't work.

I had the "pleasure" of seeing this in a theatre back in 1994. It was just so incredibly TERRIBLE. I wanted to leave but I just couldn't stop watching! People were walking out in great numbers after the first hour and the few that were left by the end made a bolt to the exits when Seagal started giving an environmental speech at the end! Seagal has made one good movie ("Under Siege") and a large number of mediocre and bad ones but none of them are quite as terrible as this. A truly jaw-dropping picture.