Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Casey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite.

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers:

Richard Hatem, Matt Reeves

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Everett McGill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Seal Team Commander Casey Ryback has retired from the Navy since the conclusion of the events in the first movie, and is now a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado. Ryback is taking his niece Sarah Ryback on vacation, to reconnect and commiserate with her after the death of her parents. They board a train traveling westbound through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to LA. With the help of gun-for-hire Marcus Penn a couple dozen of his mercenaries, ex-CIA brain (and mentally unstable) Travis Dane commandeers the train, takes the passengers and crew hostage, and sets up a mobile control center. He hacks into the CIA database and gains control of a Top-Secret defence satellite he designed during his Agency days that has just been deployed. Funded by various foreign interests, he stands to make 1 billion dollars for using the space weapon to blow up the Eastern seaboard by targeting a nuclear reactor housed beneath the Pentagon. Dane taunts the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon ...

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Plot Keywords:

repeat sequel | time bomb | good versus evil | man kills a woman | global positioning satellite | 

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Taglines:

Five million tons of hijacked metal. One billion dollars of satellite weaponry. One American city is targeted for nuclear destruction and only one hero stands in the way.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Filming Locations:

Eagle Rock Mine, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,624,402, 16 July 1995

Gross USA:

$50,024,083

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$104,324,083

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Regency Enterprises, Seagal/Nasso Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 92 min (16-rated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Warners first bought the script by Matt Reeves and Richard Hatem, it was written as an entirely original film, unrelated to Under Siege (1992). Warners hired script doctor Brian Helgeland to rewrite and reform the script into a sequel.

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Goofs

During the final train collision, all of the Southern Pacific locomotives of the Nevada Petrol Express are shown with their head lights fully illuminated. Only the lead loco should have its lights on.

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Quotes

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

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Alternate Versions

German retail video and TV version were cut for violence to avoid a "Not under 18" rating.

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Connections

Referenced in Breaking Bad: Dead Freight (2012)

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Soundtracks

AFTER THE TRAIN HAS GONE
Written and Produced by Steven Seagal and Todd Smallwood
Performed by Gregg Allman, Abraham McDonald, Todd Smallwood, Pepper Mashay (as Jean McClain) and Steven Seagal
Gregg Allman appears courtesy of 550 Music
Background vocals by Erica Bell and Tory Baker from the Hamilton High Gospel Choir - Fred Martin,
choir master

User Reviews

There should be a law against this kind of movie

this film is quite stunningly bad. do not see it.

the script, directing and acting (in particular the head martial arts bad guy, not forgetting Mr. Seagal himself [although that goes without saying]) are so bad, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a spoof. it's not - it's just terrible.

the ending (in particular it's special effects) are so bad you'll either be in hysterics or wanting to destroy your TV.

for your own good, steer well clear of this film