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Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Patrick O'Neal ... see more see more... , Nick Mancuso , Andy Romano , Leo Alexzander , Gene Barge , Bruce Bozzi , Anthony G. Brown , Hiram Bullock , Kirk Burroughs , Christopher Alan Cameron , Ralph Wesley Carey , Drucilla A. Carlson , Bernie Casey , Damian Chapa , George Kee Cheung , Jim Chimento , E. Daniel Corte Jr. , Raymond Cruz , Duane Davis , Michael Des Barres , Craig Dunn , Daniel Dupont , Ousuan Elam , Troy Evans , Daniel Friedman , Gary Gardner , Lee Hinton , David Y. Hodges , Adam James , Michael James , Joseph R. John , Joseph Kosala , Dennis Lipscomb , David McKnight , Colm Meaney , Glenn Morshower , Tom Muzila , Robert Nichols , Miguel Nino , Richard Piemonte , Rickey Pierre , Craig Pinkard , Brad Rea , Nate Robinson , Tad Robinson , John Rottger , Luis J. Silva , Wendell Wayne Stewart , Gregory G. Stump , Sandy Ward , David Webster , Michael Weldon , Jerone Wiggins , Tom Wood , Richard Davis , Dale Dye , Frank Ferrara , Conrad Palmisano , Eddie Bo Smith Jr. , Pamela Basker , Richard Jones , Tom Reynolds

Andrew Davis directed this exciting thriller starring Steven Seagal, sans ponytail, and featuring electric, over-the-top performances by Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones. This action saga takes place on... read more read more... the battleship USS Missouri, about to be decommissioned from service after a visit from George Bush. When Bush departs the vessel, a band of terrorists overcome the remaining skeleton crew and take over the ship, under the ruse of holding a surprise birthday party for the ship's commander, Captain Adams (Patrick O'Neal). The band is led by Strannix (Jones), a disgruntled ex-CIA operative, and his right-hand man, the psychotic Krill (Busey). The terrorists plan to steal the ship's store of nuclear warheads, transfer them to a stolen North Korean submarine, and sell them to a Middle Eastern country. Unfortunately for Strannix, he has overlooked the ship's cook, Casey Ryback (Seagal). Ryback is a much-honored Navy SEAL who, because of a minor scandal, is quietly completing his twenty-year tour in the galley of the Missouri. Forced into action, Ryback, along with the woman who jumped out of Captain Adams' birthday cake (Erika Eleniak), knocks off the bad guys one-by-one while crawling inside the bowels of the ship. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997

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  • March 3, 2012
    Despite many technical flaws such as plot holes and not actually making much sense almost at all, Under Siege is still an entertaining and immensely likable film and by far Seagal's best one. It's got a decent script with equally good acting, and quite a few laughs provied by an ... read moreenergetic Tommy Lee Jones.
  • September 24, 2009
    Erika Eleniak's tits. A seminal point in the history of cinema!
  • April 20, 2008
    Seagal's best movie (even though Hard To Kill is at the top of my list) this has great performances by Jones and the real-life nutcase Busey as terrorists who take over a battleship. The film moves along at a very good pace and never gets boring. This is the last great film Seaga... read morel made and the final one for a lot of people who considered themselves Seagal fans in the late 80's/early 90's.
  • March 1, 2008
    Not too much going on but I think Seagal was effective at going mainstream with this.
  • February 8, 2008
    Die Hard on a boat is one hell of a good time!
  • January 6, 2008
    Corny? Impossible? Yeah but good action flik for any real man who wants to fight for his honour and Miss July.
  • December 10, 2007
    If you are going to give Tommy Lee Jones an Oscar for The Fugitive, he should get a nomination for this.
  • August 26, 2007
    This was great when it came out ^_^
  • August 23, 2007
    I had to give it some stars for Tommy Lee and Garey Busey. But the movie itself rather sucks.
  • August 3, 2007
    One of my fave action films! Great cast with Tommy Lee Jones as the sarcastic bad guy in a team planning to highjack missiles off a U.S. Battleship. Great fights, shoot outs and humour make this a perfect action film!

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Emanuel Levy
August 1, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Slick, old-fashioned formulaic entertainment Full Review

Rob Gonsalves
July 25, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

Seagal, it turns out, is only as good as his director. Full Review

John J. Puccio
November 19, 2006
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

I'm not sure the wife or girlfriend would approve, but for the man of the house, it's above-average beer-and-pretzels material. Full Review

Clint Morris
March 3, 2006
Clint Morris, Mediasharx

Steven Seagals' finest moment....action from go to whoa

Chuck O'Leary
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

A big step above Seagal's usual dreck thanks to skillful direction by Andrew Davis and strong villains played by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey.

Michael A. Smith
April 22, 2005
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Seagal's best film.

Phil Villarreal
July 21, 2004
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

Vintage Seagal. Although that's not much of a compliment.

Brian Mckay
March 21, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

The movie that was almost DIE HARD on a cruise ship. Bad script and acting made up for by Segal's butt-kicking, and Lee Jones and Busey in full-on hammy villain mode.

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
March 26, 2009
Emanuel Levy, Variety

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Facts


    • Commander Krill: You're the roadrunner?
    • William Strannix: Yeah, never been caught. Mee-meep.
    • Jordan Tate: You're not a cook.
    • Casey Ryback: Yeah, well... I also cook.
    • Commander Krill: [Krill is dressed as a drag queen] ... Do I look like I need a psychological evaluation?
    • William Strannix: Not at all.

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