Half Past Dead
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| Directed by | Don Michael Paul |
| Written by | Don Michael Paul |
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| Cinematography | Michael Slovis |
| Edited by | Vanick Moradian |
| Music by | Tyler Bates |
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| Distributed by | Screen Gems (through Sony Pictures Releasing) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $19.2 million |
Half Past Dead is a 2002 American action film written and directed by Don Michael Paul in his directorial debut. The film was produced by Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, and Steven Seagal, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Tony Plana, Kurupt, and Nia Peeples.
It tells the story of a criminal who infiltrates a prison to interrogate a prisoner about the location of a fortune in gold while an undercover FBI agent has to stop him.
Distribution and copyrights were held by Columbia Pictures. Half Past Dead was released in the United States on November 15, 2002, by Screen Gems. The film was panned by critics, and only grossed $19 million worldwide against its $25 million production budget. Half Past Dead was Steven Seagal's last widely released film before he shifted to several direct-to-video films in many years until 2010.