Fire Down Below (1997)

1997 film directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Released

1997

Country

United States

Language

English

Genre

Martial arts film

Director

Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Screenplay

Jeb Stuart

Producer

Steven Seagal, Julius R. Nasso

Music

Nick Glennie-Smith

Cinematography

Tom Houghton

Editing

Robert A. Ferretti

Starring

Steven Seagal, Kris Kristofferson, Marg Helgenberger, Stephen Lang, Harry Dean Stanton, Levon Helm, Brad Hunt, Alex Harvey

Running time

100 minutes

Production company

Steven Seagal, Julius R. Nasso

Distributor

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix

Set in

Kentucky

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.

Cast

• Steven Seagal
• Kris Kristofferson
• Marg Helgenberger
• Stephen Lang
• Harry Dean Stanton
• Levon Helm
• Brad Hunt
• Alex Harvey
• Mark Collie
• Richard Masur
• Scott L. Schwartz
• John Diehl
• Randy Travis
• Ernie Lively
• David Brisbin

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• TMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1418758 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.