Today You Die

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{{Infobox film

| name = Today You Die

| image = Todayyoudie dvd.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Don E. FauntLeRoy

| producer = Randall Emmett
George Furla
Danny Lerner
Steven Seagal

| writer = Kevin Moore

| story = Danny Lerner

| starring = Steven Seagal
Treach
Sarah Buxton
Mari Morrow
Nick Mancuso
Robert Miano

| music = Steve Edwards

| cinematography = Don E. FauntLeRoy

| editing = Robert Ferretti

| studio = Millennium Films
Nu Image
Emmett/Furla Films

| distributor = Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2005|9|13}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Today You Die is a 2005 American action film directed and shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. The film stars Steven Seagal, who also produces with Randall Emmett, George Furla and Danny Lerner. It co-stars Treach, Sarah Buxton, Mari Morrow, Nick Mancuso, Robert Miano, and a minor appearance by Chloë Grace Moretz. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 13, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.videodetective.com/movie/today-you-die-19035|title=Today You Die|work=Video Detective|date=13 September 2005 |access-date=July 9, 2020}}

Plot

Harlan Banks (Steven Seagal) is a Robin Hood-esque thief who has always picked his own jobs and tried to pull heists that would leave him room to help out others. The work keeps getting riskier, and at the urging of his girlfriend Jada (Mari Morrow), Banks has decided to pull one final job, going in with some men who are planning a $20 million robbery.

After the heist goes bad, Banks heads to Las Vegas, where Jada wants him to get a real job. On the way to town, Banks and Jada passed a children's hospital displaying a going out of business sign. Banks gets a job driving an armored car for a man, Max (Kevin Tighe). The job is not exactly legitimate, and Bruno (Robert Miano), Banks' partner for the job, shoots a security guard, resulting in a chase through the Las Vegas Strip in the armored van.

However, Banks is stopped and sent to prison, where he befriends an inmate known as "Ice Kool" (Treach). With Ice's help, Banks escapes, determined to hunt Max down. Along the way, Banks meets a federal agent named Saunders (Nick Mancuso), and it turns out that Saunders, who is in league with Max, is the man behind the setup. So Banks sets out to take down both Saunders and Max with a job.

Cast

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Steven Seagal as Harlan Banks
Treach as "Ice Kool"
Sarah Buxton as FBI Agent Rachel Knowles
Mari Morrow as Jada
Nick Mancuso as FBI Agent Saunders
Robert Miano as Bruno
Kevin Tighe as Max
Jamie McShane as Vincent
Lawrence Turner as Garret
Brett Rice as Taggert
Mitch Laue as The UNC-Wilmington Legend
Lance J. Mancuso as Casino Guard
Chloë Grace Moretz as Little Girl
Elayn J. Taylor as Old Tarot Reader
Hawthorne James as Derrick
David Fryberger as Cop
Morann Peri as Cop Partner
John Gulino as Marshall
Smalls as "Dinky-D"
Darren Ting as Ming Lee
John Wister as Rusty
Lesley-Anne Down as Bank Manager
J. Anthony Pena as Hispanic
Lisa Guerrero as Reporter
Brian Jay as The Bartender
Jerry Trimble as Garret's Gang #1
J. J. Perry as Thug
Les Weldon as Helicopter Pilot
Randy Couture as Vincent's Bodyguard #1

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Legal troubles

The producers of Today You Die filed lawsuits against Seagal because of experiences during the filming. Producers at Nu Image and Kill Master Productions alleged that Seagal, while filming this and Mercenary for Justice, arrived at the set late, left early, and re-wrote scripts without their permission, among other things. However, Seagal disputed the suit, and he countersued against producers, claiming fraud and breach of contract.{{cite web |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Seagal sued for $14m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jun/09/news1 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}

Home media

The DVD of the film was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 13, 2005, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2006. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.