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.

Half Past Dead
Directed by	Don Michael Paul
Written by	Don Michael Paul
Produced by	Elie Samaha Steven Seagal Andrew Stevens
Starring	Steven Seagal Ja Rule Morris Chestnut Nia Peeples Tony Plana Kurupt Michael "Bear" Talliferro
Cinematography	Michael Slovis
Edited by	Vanick Moradian
Music by	Tyler Bates
Production company	Franchise Pictures
Distributed by	Screen Gems
Release date	November 15, 2002
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million[1]
Box office	$19,233,280[1]

The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 3% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] 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."^[3] 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.^[4]

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