Under Siege is a 1992 action film in the Die Hard mold. It stars Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones, on a U.S. Navy battleship. It was followed by a 1995 sequel, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. It's rated R for strong violence, and for language and brief nudity. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (561 × 755 pixel, file size: 59 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ... Andrew Frank Davis (born February 2, 1944) is a British conductor. ... Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist, singer-songwriter, and activist. ... Jonathan Fredrick Lawton is a screenwriter and director. ... Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist, singer-songwriter, and activist. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, best known for her role in Baywatch. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... In the 1995 action film Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, a sequel to Under Siege, Casey Ryback, a retired NAVY Seal, foils a mad scientists plot to hijack a satellite weapon. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Look up Action film in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the 1988 action film. ... Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist, singer-songwriter, and activist. ... SEALs in from the water. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... USN redirects here. ... For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). ... In the 1995 action film Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, a sequel to Under Siege, Casey Ryback, a retired NAVY Seal, foils a mad scientists plot to hijack a satellite weapon. ...

Plot

Former CIA agent William Stranix played by Tommy Lee Jones

A band of ruthless mercenaries, led by psychopathic former CIA agent William Stranix (Tommy Lee Jones), board the American battleship USS Missouri to steal its arsenal of nuclear missiles. They arrive in the guise of a group of musicians and caterers hired for a surprise birthday party for the captain, and they seize control of the ship with the help of the corrupt Executive Officer, Commander Krill (Gary Busey). They plan to sell the nuclear weapons on the black market by unloading them onto a renegade submarine, which Stranix may have hijacked on a previous CIA mission—he had reported it sunk. Several of the officers are killed during the takeover, including Captain Adams (Patrick O'Neal), and the whole ship's company (with a few overlooked exceptions) is imprisoned below decks in the fo'c'sle. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... Radars: AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar Fire control: 4 × Mk 37 Gun Fire Control 2 × Mk 38 Gun Director 1 × Mk 40 Gun Director EW: AN/SLQ-32 Other: AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Decoy System 8 × Super Rapid Bloom Rocket Launchers (SRBOC) Armor... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... While Executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an organization, the exact meaning of the role is highly variable, depending on the organization. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into underground economy. ... Patrick ONeal (September 26, 1927 – September 9, 1994) was an American television, stage, and film actor. ...

The only thing in their way is ship's cook Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal), who is really a Chief Petty Officer and former Navy SEAL with extensive special-weapons and counter-terrorism training. (He was relegated to his current posting for striking an officer who had gotten his men killed in a botched commando mission. He had lost his security clearance and could therefore serve only as a yeoman or a cook. Fortunately, he is a good cook and is making bouillabaisse for the captain's birthday at the beginning of the film.) A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. ... Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. ... SEALs in from the water. ... Yeoman is a word with several modern and historical meanings. ... This article is about the food. ...

Under arrest for insubordination to Krill—in the refrigerated meat locker, because the insubordinate Krill can't put anyone in the brig on his own authority (and doesn't want to alert the captain to potential trouble)—Ryback escapes and starts causing trouble for the boarders, with the assistance of Playboy Playmate "Miss July '89" Jordan Tate (Erika Eleniak), who was supposed to jump out of a cake and strip, but fell asleep in the cake due to an overdose of anti-seasickness pills given to her by Krill. Ryback contacts Naval Headquarters in Washington and apprises his superiors of the situation. When a helicopter-borne SEAL team is wiped out trying to retake the ship, he frees a small group of imprisoned sailors and proceeds to take back control of the ship, killing most of the terrorists in the process. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Brigantine. ... A Playmate is a female model featured in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month. ... Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, best known for her role in Baywatch. ...

Meanwhile, Stranix begins loading the weapons onto the submarine, which departs with Krill on board. With the aid of his fellow sailors, Ryback uses the battleship's artillery guns to sink the submarine. Frustrated and apparently on the verge of a mental breakdown, Stranix orders the remaining terrorists out of the control room as he launches two nuclear-tipped Tomahawks towards Honolulu. Ryback finds his way into the control room, where he is caught off guard by Stranix. Ryback manages to disarm Stranix, and the two engage in a knife fight. Ryback dispatches Stranix, recovers the launch codes, and proceeds to disarm the missiles before they reach their target.

At the end, the remaining crewmembers are freed from their below-deck prison as the ship sails towards harbor. As he is checked by a doctor, Ryback kisses Jordan Tate as the crew looks on and cheers.

Cast

USS Missouri

• 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
• Dale Dye ... Captain Garza
• 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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Production and distribution

Based on an original screenplay by J. F. Lawton, Under Siege was rated 'R' ('Restricted') by the U.S. MPAA. It stars Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Andy Romano, Dale Dye, Patrick O'Neal and Erika Eleniak and was directed by Andrew Davis. It was followed by a sequel, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and profanity. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist, singer-songwriter, and activist. ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... Andy Romano is an American actor, first known for playing the minor character J.D. in the Beach Party movies. ... Dale Dye as Robert F. Sink in Band of Brothers. ... Patrick ONeal (September 26, 1927 – September 9, 1994) was an American television, stage, and film actor. ... Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, best known for her role in Baywatch. ... Andrew Davis (born November 21, 1947) is an American film director, producer and cinematographer, noted for the action films The Fugitive and Under Siege. ... In the 1995 action film Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, a sequel to Under Siege, Casey Ryback, a retired NAVY Seal, foils a mad scientists plot to hijack a satellite weapon. ...

Trivia

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Steven Seagal playing Casey Ryback

• Based on the million-dollar spec script Dreadnought by J.F. Lawton, screenwriter of Pretty Woman.
• Though it was set aboard USS Missouri, very little of the movie was actually filmed there. Instead it was mostly filmed aboard USS Alabama, at the time already a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama.
• The film makes extensive use of the IntroVision process, a variation of front projection that allows realistic three-dimensional interaction of foreground characters with projected backgrounds without the heavy cost of traditional bluescreen effects. The technique was also used in the films Outland, Megaforce, Army of Darkness and Andrew Davis' The Fugitive.
• The UK release was edited for violence to get a more commercial 15 certificate. Thirty seconds were removed from the film, chiefly from the workshop fight and a shot of Seagal ripping out a man's throat.
• The issue of Playboy shown in the film, in which Erika Eleniak's character is the centerfold, was actually the issue in which Erika herself was the centerfold.

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Goofs

• Though Seagal plays a Navy chief petty officer, he is wearing the uniform of a flag officer in the movie's poster. (The gold shoulder boards are barely visible.) Curiously, in a scene at the end of the movie he is wearing the correct uniform for his character: an identical tunic with CPO insignia pinned onto the choker collar instead of the shoulder boards.

• The terrorists who wear IFBs wear them incorrectly. They have them clipped on the front of their shirts, and then put in the ear. The correct way is to have the cable clipped onto the back of the shirt, and then cord goes over the ear, and into it, making sure the cords do not get in their way.

• When Commander Krill reads Chief Ryback's file, he states that Ryback was awarded a Purple Heart with a cluster. The U.S. Navy denotes multiple awards with Service Stars, not Oak Leaf Clusters. (Oak Leaf Cluster is Army terminology, and a Navy Commander would not use the Army term.)

• When a plane does a fly-by of the Missouri, they shoot it down with the CIWS (Machine gun). This is not possible, the CIWS is a anti-missile system not designed for attacking planes.

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External links

• Under Siege at the Internet Movie Database

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