In the film, there is a clear tension between Seagal and actress Holly Elissa's character. It wasn't supposed to be that way, but it reflected the tension behind the cameras after Seagal, having made a pass on Holly and being turned down, developed a hatred for her. One of the cast members, Chris Thomas King, remembered how Seagal would send flowers and chocolates and DVD films for her, and they would laugh at his back at how disconnected from reality he was. Seagal campaigned to remove her and substitute her with actress Tamara Davies, Seagal's friend and real life judo/jiu-jitsu practitioner, but the studio said no. Actor Mark Collie, who played the villain, was actually thrown out of the window by a very frustrated Seagal when he didn't get things his way and was threatened by the director that he would be replaced by Christopher Lambert or Rutger Hauer next time he would try to create trouble.
