Caffeinated Clint
I probably should’ve added Steven Seagal to my list of this year’s ‘Comeback Kids’ but, for no better reason, just forgot about the cardio-wary cook. Shame, the big guy really does deserve a mention as someone trying ball-sweaty hard to make a comeback – and likely, will. I mean, he’s doing a reality series this year!? Can you imagine his initial response when “Steven Seagal : Lawman” was proposed to him by his peeps!? He probably karate-chopped whoever first mentioned it – and fair enough, he’s a movie-star, not Ozzy Osbourne! – but at the same time, good on him for ultimately accepting the gig… it could be what puts him back on top. If Ozzy, Hulk Hogan, Jessica Simpson and Denise Richards can re-enter the starry stratosphere as a result of doing a fly-on-the-wall series for TV – then Seagal most definitely can. There’s a built-in audience already there – and no doubt the sheep will follow the herd.
But that doesn’t mean Seagal’s going to give up left-hooking gangsters on home video. Nope, Seagal’s just signed to front his latest in a long line of loungeroom premieres (granted, they seem to be getting better – “Kill Switch” worked a lot better than a lot of his previous ones did; “Urban Justice” even more so) – “A Dangerous Man”.
My buddy Joe Halpin wrote this one, and that’s a vote of confidence if you ask me. Joe had a hand in writing those “Walking Tall” sequels that Kevin Sorbo starred in. They were quite good; much better than they ever should’ve been. And this one’s likely to be much better than what it would be in other’s hands too. Joe’s worked with Seagal for years (used to be his bodyguard) – and seems to know him, and his tastes, better than anyone.
Halpin’s “Dangerous Man” has Seagal playing Shane Daniels who, after serving 15 years for a crime he didn’t commit, is released from jail with an apology from the State of Arizona. Within hours of his freedom, he unluckily bears witness to an illegal diamond deal gone wrong. Members of both the Mexican mafia and State Troopers are killed leaving a terrified girl and a bag of money. Shane must fight his way through a corrupt town and take the girl to safety.
You can read more about the project at the Voltage Pic’s website
