Half Past Dead

Half Past Dead is a 2002 American action movie. It was directed by Don Michael Paul and was produced by Elie Samaha, Steven Seagal, and Andrew Stevens. Half Past Dead was released on November 15, 2002. It was the last theatrical release to feature Steven Seagal in many countries until Machete was released in 2010.

The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 3% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also ranked #19 on Rotten Tomatoes' 100 worst films of the 2000s. Movie critic Roger Ebert stated: "Half Past Dead is like an alarm that goes off with nobody in the room. It does its job, stops, and nobody cares." Seagal was nominated a Razzie Award in the category of Worst Actor at the 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards but lost to Roberto Benigni in Pinocchio.

 Plot 
FBI agent Sasha Petrosevitch goes undercover as a Russian car thief and infiltrates the crime world to seek revenge on Sonny Eckvall, who he believes killed his wife. After a botched operation, Sasha and criminal Nick Frazier are sent to the newly reopened Alcatraz prison, where a terrorist group led by Donny Johnson takes control, seeking a hidden stash of gold from the first prisoner scheduled for execution. With the help of inmates, Sasha rescues the hostage and ultimately leads the authorities to the gold’s location, while Nick is released early for his role in the crisis.  

 Cast 
 Steven Seagal as Sasha Petrosevitch
 Morris Chestnut as 49er One / Donald Robert Johnson
 Ja Rule as Nicolas "Nick" Frazier
 Nia Peeples as 49er Six
 Tony Plana as Warden Juan Ruiz "El Fuego" Escarzaga
 Kurupt as Twitch
 Michael "Bear" Talliferro as Little Joe
 Claudia Christian as Special Agent Ellen "E. Z." Williams
 Linda Thorson as Judge Jane McPherson
 Bruce Weitz as Lester McKenna
 Michael McGrady as Guard Damon J. Kestner
 Richard Bremmer as Sony Eckvall
 Hannes Jaenicke as Agent Hartmann
 Matt Battaglia as 49er Three
 Wiliam T. Bowers as Alcatraz Guard

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Category:2002 action movies
Category:American action movies
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