3.5 Score

1997 • 1h 44min • R • Action, Thriller

Fire Down Below

"Beneath a land of wealth and beauty hides a secret that could kill millions. Undercover has never run so deep."

When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working with a Christian relief agency—to determine what happened.

IMDb 5.1

RT 14%

MC 40

Director

Félix Alcalá

Writers

Jeb Stuart

Philip Morton

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Steven Seagal

Jack Taggart

Marg Helgenberger

Sarah Kellogg

Stephen Lang

Earl Kellogg

Brad Hunt

Orin Hanner Jr

Kris Kristofferson

Orin Hanner Sr.

Levon Helm

Reverend Bob Goodall

Harry Dean Stanton

Cotton Harry

Mark Collie

Hatch

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Steven Seagal Jack Taggart

Marg Helgenberger Sarah Kellogg

Stephen Lang Earl Kellogg

Brad Hunt Orin Hanner Jr

Kris Kristofferson Orin Hanner Sr.

Levon Helm Reverend Bob Goodall

Harry Dean Stanton Cotton Harry

Mark Collie Hatch

Richard Masur Phil Pratt

Alex Harvey Sims

Ed Bruce Sheriff Lloyd

Amelia Neighbors Edie Carr

Michael Krawic FBI Agent #2

Clay Jeter Walter Carr

Yvonne Pollard Mrs. Carr

Newell Alexander FBI Agent #1

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