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Under Siege (1992)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:17

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Action hero Steven Seagal stars as former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback in this high-octane action thriller set aboard the battleship "USS Missouri." A hero with a mind of his own, Casey has been demoted... Action hero Steven Seagal stars as former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback in this high-octane action thriller set aboard the battleship "USS Missouri." A hero with a mind of his own, Casey has been demoted to ship's cook for insubordination. But he's still got the heart of a patriot, and when William Strannix, a dangerously wacked ex-CIA operative-turned-terrorist takes over the ship, Casey hangs up his chef's hat and goes into attack mode. The stakes are high: Strannix, in an act of vengeance against the U.S. government, plans to launch the battleship's nuclear missiles at Honolulu. Casey -- assisted by a stripper who was stranded aboard the ship during an aborted farewell party -- must race against the clock to save the U.S. from an atomic nightmare. [More]

Starring: Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Patrick O'Neal

Starring: Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Patrick O'Neal, Erika Eleniak-Goglia

Director: Andrew Davis

Director: Andrew Davis
Screenwriter: Michael Rae
Composer: Gary Chang

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Aug 22, 1997

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Variety

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.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
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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.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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

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Clint Morris
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07/28/06
JoBlo
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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.

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John J. Puccio
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10/02/02
Louis Black
Louis Black
Austin Chronicle

Seagal's best film.

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

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