Steven Seagal and John Westermann

   John Westermann casing the joint

   The Mann Village Theater, Westwood Village, California

   John Westermann and Drag-on

   Tom Arnold and John Westermann

   Bill Duke, DMX and fans

   Bill Duke and John Westermann

   Wilshire Blvd

On the Exit Wounds Set

                                           John and Steven on the set in Toronto.

                                           John and DMX on the set in Toronto.

                                           Michael Jai White, John Westermann and Bruce McGill.

                                           Screenwriter Rich D'Ovidio and John

                                           Director Andrzej Bartkowiak and John Westermann.

 Release Date: Spring 2001

Distributor: Warner Brothers

Production Company: Silver Films (Romeo Must Die, The Matrix, Dungeons & Dragons)

Cast: Steven Seagal, DMX; other cast not yet announced.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die)

Screenwriter: Ed Horowitz (cowriter of On Deadly Ground), Rich D'Ovidio (debut)

Based Upon: The novel of the same title by John Westermann. The good news for Seagal if this movie is a hit is that the book had a sequel, The Honor Farm.

Premise: Orin Boyd (Seagal), a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption. That's his cue to kick butt and take names! (DMX is a "mysterious man" who helps Seagal do his thing).

Location Note: The novel took place on Long Island, but the announcement of the movie mentioned that it was set in an "inner-city precinct". It's not known if that means Long Island is being dumped or not. (4/20/00) Producer Joel Silver told The L.A. Times that Seagal's character is in anger management, doesn't sport a ponytail, and there are nods in the script to his film past, indicating that this is a return to the sort of character Seagal started off playing.