On Deadly Ground is a 1994 American environmental action-adventure film directed, co-produced by, and starring Steven Seagal, and co-starring Michael Caine, Joan Chen, John C. McGinley, and the late R. Lee Ermey. It is Seagal's only directorial effort.
Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) is putting his considerable talents as a fighter and marksman to use as a hired gun for the sleazy oil tycoon Michael Jennings (Michael Caine). The latter's bottom-line tunnel vision has him destroying entire communities if it means a bigger profit for his business. While in Alaska taking care of some business for his amoral boss, however, Taft meets a native Eskimo woman (Joan Chen) who helps him to discover the error of his ways and pursue a more righteous path.
Victims[]
- Four Unnamed Male Oil Workers - Killed when the rig exploded by Michael Jennings off-screen, mentioned.
- Lorenzo - Killed when the rig exploded by Michael Jennings off-screen, mentioned.
- Hugh Palmer - Beaten to death by MacGruder with a wrench on the orders of Michael Jennings.
- Chief Silook - Bled out after being shot by MacGruder.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Shot in the groin by Forrest Taft.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Shot in the head by Forrest Taft.
- Otto - Head bashed in by Forrest Taft with a bone.
- Two Unnamed Male Mercenaries - Blown up by Forrest Taft with C4.
- Silkes - Blown up by Forrest Taft with C4.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown apart by a booby trap made by Forrest Taft.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Impaled on a booby trap made by Forrest Taft.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Shot in the head by Forrest Taft.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Strangled by Forrest Taft with a wire.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Head slammed on a wall by Forrest Taft.
- Seven Unnamed Male Mercenaries - Shot to death by Forrest Taft.
- MacGruder - Head sliced apart by Forrest Taft after he was shoved into helicopter blades.
- liles - Blown up when she crashed into a fuel tank while trying to drive away from Forrest Taft.
- "Tonto" - Incinerated in a explosion caused by Forrest Taft shooting leaking fuel.
- Three Unnamed Male Mercenaries - Incinerated in a explosion caused by Forrest Taft shooting leaking fuel.
- Homer Carlton - Accidentally committed suicide by shooting a bomb that Forrest Taft set.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Accidentally committed suicide by shooting a bomb that Forrest Taft set.
- "Stone" - Shot by Forrest Taft.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Stabbed in the head by Forrest Taft with a knife.
- Michael Jennings - While Forrest Taft trapped him Forrest Taft shot the wire which was holding him up causing him to fall into oil which blown up.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by slamming his head on a machine.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by kicking him in the head.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by hitting his groin with a pipe.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by bashing his head in with a pipe.
- "Marshal" - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by bashing his head in with a pipe.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by bashing his head in with a pipe.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by bashing his head in with a pipe.
- Unnamed Male Mercenary - Blown up by Forrest Taft when he blew up the rig after knocking him out by throwing him into a window.
- Michael Jennings's Secretary - Killed when the rig was blown up by Forrest Taft. (Debatable)
- Three Animals - Killed during an oil spill.
- Fish - Killed during an oil spill.
Deaths[]
- Total - 49
Kill Counts[]
- Forrest Taft - 38 (Alive)
- Michael Jennings - 6 (Deceased)
- MacGruder - 2 (Deceased) ]]