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             The official poster                      The official billboard              Times Square, NYC

      Steven Seagal and John Westermann

     John Westermann casing the joint

     John Westermann and Drag-on

     The Mann Village Theater, Westwood Village, California  

      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.