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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
J.F. Lawton (written by)
Release Date:
9 October 1992 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's not a job...It's an Adventure! more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
Review: Law Abiding Citizen - Stupid and nasty
(From t5m.com. 3 December 2009, 3:08 AM, PST)
Seagal eager to make 'Under Siege 3'
(From digitalspy. 1 December 2009, 3:36 PM, PST)
(From t5m.com. 3 December 2009, 3:08 AM, PST)
Seagal eager to make 'Under Siege 3'
(From digitalspy. 1 December 2009, 3:36 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Fine action film.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, and for language and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
102 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Québec) (re-rating) (2003) |
Canada:16+ (Québec) (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-15 (uncut) (VHS rating) |
UK:15 (uncut) (cinema release) |
UK:18 (uncut) |
Norway:15 (cut) (cinema rating) |
New Zealand:M |
Canada:14A |
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 (Certifitcate #32058) |
UK:15 (cut)
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At the time of its release, this movie was the highest grossing movie not to have been pre-screened for critics.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: At one point the terrorists use one of the ship's CIWS mounts to destroy an F/A-18 aircraft which is flying alongside the ship to investigate it's silence. However, the CIWS system is entirely automatic and programmed only to engage approaching threats. It would not fire at anything flying parallel to the ship.
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Quotes:
[sees the bodies of the two commandos that Ryback has killed]
William Strannix: The man that did this is a professional. Who is he, and what's he doing running around on my battleship, Mr. Krill?
Commander Krill: Your battleship? You wouldn't be on this battleship if it wasn't for me. He's a cook, plain and simple...
William Strannix: This is not the work of a cook.
Commander Krill: He came on board with the captain. I know his routine, front and back. He's good with cooking knives...
[Strannix rips the throwing knife out of Cates's jugular and holds it up to Krill's face]
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William Strannix: The man that did this is a professional. Who is he, and what's he doing running around on my battleship, Mr. Krill?
Commander Krill: Your battleship? You wouldn't be on this battleship if it wasn't for me. He's a cook, plain and simple...
William Strannix: This is not the work of a cook.
Commander Krill: He came on board with the captain. I know his routine, front and back. He's good with cooking knives...
[Strannix rips the throwing knife out of Cates's jugular and holds it up to Krill's face]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Chimera (#5.6)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
OOH BABY
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Steven Seagal might not be Arnold Schwarzenneger or Bruce Willis, but Under Siege quickly became one of 1992's most successful films, earning Seagal a fine reputation as a good action star. Andrew Davis directed the film about a US Battleship that has been taken over by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey and it's up to Steven Seagal, whom acts as a chef cook, but is really an Ex-Navy Seal to save the day with the help of the ever sexy Erika Eleniak playing Miss July 1989. Jones and Busey particularly are great as the two villians and the action scenes and karate moves from Seagal are quite well choregraphed with a fine score by Gary Chang. The supportive cast, topped off by Patrick Adams, Colm Mehoney, Nick Mancuso, Andy Romano, Troy Evans, Glenn Morshower, Dennis Lipscomb and Damian Chapa all turn in fine and impressive even humerous performances. Highly recommended for fans of the action genre.