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Under Siege (1992)

R 103 min  -  Action | Thriller  -   9 October 1992 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writer:

J.F. Lawton
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal ...
Tommy Lee Jones ...
Gary Busey ...
Erika Eleniak ...
Colm Meaney ...
Patrick O'Neal Patrick O'Neal ...
Andy Romano Andy Romano ...
Nick Mancuso ...
Damian Chapa ...
Tackman
Troy Evans Troy Evans ...
Granger
David McKnight David McKnight ...
Flicker
Lee Hinton Lee Hinton ...
Cue Ball
Glenn Morshower ...
Ens. Taylor
Leo Alexander Leo Alexander ...
Lt. Smart
John Rottger John Rottger ...
Cmdr. Green
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Storyline

The battleship Missouri is about to be decomissioned. Casey Ryback is Captain Adam's personal cook. And Ryback is always butting heads with the ship's XO Commander Krill but the Captain always intercedes. One day, after the President visits the Missouri, which is also the Captain's birthday, the Captain learns that a helicopter has been cleared to land on the ship by Commander Krill, which he was not informed of. When questioned Krill tells the Captain that it's a surprise for his birthday, the Captain then allows it. Later after another one of their scuffles, Krill has Ryback locked in the freezer. During the party, the rock band reveals themselves to be mercenaries, led by William Stranix, a CIA operative, who is in league with Krill to unload all of the ship's nuclear warheads. They lock up all of the crew and make preparations to remove the warheads. And Krill remembers Ryback... Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cook | Terrorist | Battleship | Playmate | Warhead  | See more »

Taglines:

It's not a job...It's an Adventure! See more »

Genres:

Action | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, and for language and brief nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Piège en haute mer See more »

Filming Locations:

Fairhope, Alabama, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$156,400,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The large turret weapon that is used to shoot down the American jet is a Phalanx CIWS, which combines radar and computer targetting with a 20mm armour piercing projectile to provide a short range defense system firing approximately 75 rounds per second. In the War Room, when the inventory of the Missouri is read out, they noted that the ship was carrying "40,000 rounds of Sea Whizz" which is an often-used reference to the CIWS, Close-In Weapon System. Because of the radar dome shape, the CIWS is sometimes referred to as an R2D2. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where the terrorists and Miss July are walking past the CH-46 helicopter, the rotors are shown rotating in the same direction. CH-46 rotors "counter-rotate." That is, they rotate in opposite directions. See more »

Quotes

William Strannix: All of my life... Saturday morning cartoons. The best.
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Crazy Credits

At the close of the credits:
USS Missouri BB63 was decommissioned March 31, 1992 and is now moored at Bremerton Naval Yard, awaiting her next call to service. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Doodle (#6.19)" (1995) See more »