Under Siege (1992)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writer (WGA):

J.F. Lawton (written by)

Release Date:

9 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not a job...It's an Adventure!

Plot:

A former SEAL, now cook, is the only person who can stop a gang of terrorists when they sieze control of a US Navy battleship.

Plot Keywords:

Warhead | Turret | Nipples | Stabbed In The Head | Anchor

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 24	8:00 PM	AETV
Sat. May 24	10:00 PM	AETV

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Casey Ryback
Tommy Lee Jones	...	William Stranix
Gary Busey	...	Cmdr. Krill
Erika Eleniak	...	Jordan Tate
Colm Meaney	...	Doumer
Patrick O'Neal	...	Capt. Adams
Andy Romano	...	Adm. Bates
Nick Mancuso	...	Tom Breaker
Damian Chapa	...	Tackman
Troy Evans	...	Granger
David McKnight	...	Flicker
Lee Hinton	...	Cue Ball
Glenn Morshower	...	Ens. Taylor
Leo Alexander	...	Lt. Smart
John Rottger	...	Cmdr. Green

Also Known As:

Dreadnought (USA) (original script title)
Piège en haute mer (France)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Québec) (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 (uncut) (cinema release) | UK:18 (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) (re-rating) (2003) | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (VHS rating) | Norway:15 (cut) (cinema rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:15 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

Admiral Bates states that Ryback lead a SEAL team to take the airport in Panama and was the only survivor of the team. In one of the major blunders of the Panama invasion SEAL team 4 was sent to take the airport. In that mission 4 SEALs were killed and 8 were wounded. Generally, Army Rangers take airports but the Navy was unhappy with the amount of participation in the invasion so the SEALs were given the task.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The assault team is in a CH 46 Sea Knight helicopter, not a CH 53 as stated. The Navy doesn't use attack helicopters, let alone the AH 64 Apache as this is used only by the US Army. The Marine Corps which is a part of the Navy would be using AH 1W Cobra attack helicopter but not in the role shown on this movie.

Quotes:

Jordan Tate: You're not a cook.
Casey Ryback: Yeah, well... I also cook.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clerks. (1994)

Soundtrack:

LOVE YOU TO DEATH

One of Segal's last stand out films

Basically Under Siege is Die Hard on a boat. But the direction by Andrew Davis and the martial arts of Segal make this one stand out. Tommy Lee Jones makes a good villain as always. And extra points for Erika for getting naked.