Under Siege

Year:

1992

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Action | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Andrew Davis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1992-10-09

Filming Locations: Fairhope, Alabama, USA

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Gross: $83,363,139 (USA)$73,000,000 (Worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Nick Mancuso

Under Siege

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

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

Brad Rea

Marine Guard

Michael Welden

Lt. Ballard

Bernie Casey

Cmdr. Harris

Rickey Pierre

Kitchen Helper

Raymond Cruz

Ramirez

Duane Davis

Johnson

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Shadow

Richard Andrew Jones

Pitt

Tom Reynolds

Wave

Tom Muzila

Cates

Kirk Burroughs

Commando

George Cheung

Commando

Jim Chimento

Commando

Craig Dunn

Commando

Daniel Dupont

Commando

Frank Ferrara

Commando

Adam James

Commando

Michael Gaylord James

Commando

Miguel Nino

Commando

David Webster

Commando

Gene Barge

Bail Jumper

Tony Brown

Bail Jumper

Hiram Bullock

Bail Jumper

Chris 'Hambone' Cameron

Bail Jumper

Richard Davis

Bail Jumper

Tad Robinson

Bail Jumper

Wendall Wayne Stewart

Bail Jumper

Tom Wood

Pvt. Nash

Jerome Wiggins

Sammy Lee

Joseph F. Kosala

Engine Room Watch Officer

Ousaun Elam

Marine

Peewee Piemonte

Marine (as Richard Piemonte)

Daniel H. Friedman

Spoon

Gregory G. Stump

Bridge Officer

David U. Hodges

Bridge Watchman

Bruce Bozzi

F-18 Pilot

Craig Pinkard

Submariner

Sandy Ward

Gunner's Mate Calaway

Conrad E. Palmisano

Strike Team Leader

Luis J. Silva

Luigi

Michael Des Barres

Domiani

Nate Robinson

Ship's Doctor

Gary Gardner

Marine - San Francisco

Dru Anne Carlson

Capt. Spellman

Ralph Wesley Carey

Naval Aide

Joseph R. John

Chief of Staff

Dennis Lipscomb

David Trenton, National Security Advisor

Dale Dye

Capt. Garza

Robert Nichols

Col. Sarnac

E. Daniel Corte Jr.

CIA Aide

Don Marsh

Narrator, opening sequence (voice)

Jamie Avera

Naval Aircraft Handler (uncredited)

Barbara Bush

Herself - Aboard USS Missouri (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Bush

Himself - Aboard USS Missouri (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Cheney

Himself - Aboard USS Missouri (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.

Air Force Colonel (uncredited)

Craig Deroche

USN Pentagon Security Officer (uncredited)

Edmund Druilhet

Comando (uncredited)

Tom Druilhet

Cajun Sailor (uncredited)

Jamie Gliddon

Marine (uncredited)

Kamel Krifa

Terrorist (uncredited)

John Laughlin

Zix (uncredited)

Robert D. Parham

Sailor (uncredited)

Michael Sansom

Mike (uncredited)

Kevin Wayne

Submarine Terrorist (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

One of the biggest problems the production crew faced was how to give the illusion that the USS Alabama (USS Missouri in the movie) was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean when in fact it was docked in Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. To do this, the production crew created a 100-feet long barge and a 60-feet high framework on the barge, and hung a giant black cloth on the framework. The "blackout" barge was moved around the Alabama as necessary to block out city buildings and lights.

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The events in the movie take place in mid-to-late December 1991. The opening scenes mention that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor had taken place 50 years earlier on December 7, 1941. In addition, President George Bush's real-life order to remove nuclear missiles from U.S. Navy surface ships was issued in 1991.

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Harrison Ford watched this film while he was deciding whether to take on the lead role in The Fugitive (1993), which had Andrew Davis already set to direct. Ford was greatly impressed by Davis' work here and immediately accepted that role.

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Goofs

A Harpoon missile is launched from the Missouri to destroy a satellite relay station on a nearby island. The Harpoon is an anti-ship missile and is not designed to destroy land targets. Its warhead is designed to track and destroy naval surface targets by radar. The TV image of the building being destroyed would have been from an air-launched Maverick AGM. A surface ship would most likely use a conventional Tomahawk cruise missile to destroy a fixed land target.

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The CIA officer at the HQ uses a phone without any cable plugged in.

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In the opening sequence, when sailors below-deck are talking about wearing dress whites, they are wearing the traditional white jumper with neckerchief, which is one version of dress white uniform. However, when we see the ship coming into harbor and during the resident's speech, all of the sailors on deck are wearing "summer" whites, in which a short-sleeved white shirt is worn in place of the jumper.

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Quotes

Jordan Tate: You're not a cook.

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Admiral Bates: Now, since your ass is on the line, sailor, I authorize you right now, to do whatever you can to aid in the arrival of the SEAL Team. Because if I goddamn can't control you, I might as well support you. Correct?

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William Strannix: Anything else you forgot to tell us about? Any other little memory losses or oversights, perhaps?

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the British BBFC-15 version and the uncut version of this movie?

A

In total there are four short scenes missing like the stabbing in the groin or the final fight between between Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones probably in order to avoid and BBFC-18 rating. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Q

Will There be a Movie Called UnderSiege 3: Plane Danger?

A

No

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