Out for Justice is a 1991 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Flynn and co-produced by and starring Steven Seagal as Gino Felino, a veteran police detective who sets out to avenge his partner Bobby's murder by killing Richie, the trigger-happy, drug-addicted mafioso culprit.

Shortly afterward, Richie Madano murders Bobby, shooting him multiple times in broad daylight in front of his wife, Laurie, and his two children.

Gino visits his mob connection Frankie and his boss Don Vittorio, and he tells them he will not get out of the way of their own plans to take out Richie, whom they view as a loose cannon.

Gino attempts to get Richie out of hiding by arresting his sister Pattie and by talking to his estranged, elderly father.

In Laurie's purse, Gino finds the picture that Richie dropped on Bobby's body after killing him.

Following a tip from his local snitch Picolino, Gino eventually finds Richie in a house in the old neighborhood having a party.

Gino and his wife adopt the puppy as a family pet, naming him Coraggio (Italian for courage or bravery).

Whilst visiting Coney Island, they encounter the same man who abandoned the puppy earlier, and Gino confronts him.

Also, Warner Bros. brought in editor Michael Eliot to re-edit the original cut of the movie so that it would be shorter and more profitable at the box office.

Flynn later recalled: I really liked working with Bill Forsythe and Jerry Orbach and all those guys in the car who played the killers.

(International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts - Ed.)

[3]While on the production set, Seagal allegedly stated that due to his aikido training he was "immune" to being choked unconscious.

It has been said that at some point, judo master Gene LeBell (who was a stunt coordinator for the movie), heard about the claim and gave Seagal the opportunity to prove it.

The popularity of this incident led LeBell to be counted in 1992 as a potential additional member of Robert Wall's controversial "Dirty Dozen," a group of martial artists willing to answer to a public challenge made by Seagal.

LeBell was requested to confirm the story publicly in an interview with Ariel Helwani in 2012, but he avoided answering the question, albeit implying that the incident was true.

Before LeBell could lock the hold, however, Seagal side stepped and swung his forearm backward into his crotch.

In the United Kingdom in particular, several of the gruesome action scenes were trimmed for the video release, cutting the duration by 54 seconds.