Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers (WGA):

J.F. Lawton (characters)
Richard Hatem (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

A top secret nuclear satellite. A team of international terrorists. A government held hostage. An undetectable moving headquarters. Only one hero stands in the way.

Plot:

Casey Ryback has now retired from the Navy and is now a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado...

Plot Keywords:

Faked Death | Train Hijack | Computer Cracker | Global Positioning System | Railway

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 12	11:30 AM	TNT
Fri. July 18	7:00 PM	TNT

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Casey Ryback
Eric Bogosian	...	Travis Dane
Everett McGill	...	Marcus Penn
Katherine Heigl	...	Sarah Ryback
Morris Chestnut	...	Bobby Zachs
Peter Greene	...	Mercenary #1
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Mercenary #2
Scott Sowers	...	Mercenary #3
Afifi Alaouie	...	Female Mercenary (as Afifi)
Andy Romano	...	Admiral Bates
Brenda Bakke	...	Captain Linda Gilder
Sandra Taylor	...	Kelly, Barmaid
Jonathan Banks	...	Scotty, Mercenary
David Gianopoulos	...	Captain David Trilling
Royce D. Applegate	...	Ryback's Cook

Also Known As:

Under Siege 2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min | Germany:92 min (16-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 (DVD release) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG (cut) | New Zealand:R16 (VHS/DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | New Zealand:R (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (VHS rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Both locomotives are ex-Alaska Railroad GP7s, numbered 1804 and 1812.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ryback is driving in the truck to get back on the train, his car windows are open. When he drives through the water, the windows are closed, but they are open agin in the next shot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gen. Cooper: Tom, thanks for coming.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Atomic Train (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

AFTER THE TRAIN HAS GONE

Seagal on a Train....

This was pretty good actually, despite having some production problems(word has it that they were thinking of bringing Gary Busey's character back from Under Seige I-yeah, right-off the exploding Sub? Not likely...)But anyways, this worked well for me. I enjoyed Seagal, showed a bit of humour here in places, thought the train gave it a decent closed in setting, liked both Kurtwood Smith and Everett McGill doing what they do best. (Smith has played the worried Pentagon staffer before too, about the same way...) My impression of Bogosian was that he was a bit too wired at times in his portrayal but it worked just the same. Overall an enjoyable if not great action film, the sort Seagal should have made more of.

**1/2 outta ****, nothing great, but alright.