Under Siege

1992 102 min ★ 6.3 Action, Thriller

A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.

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Cast

Steven Seagal

Casey Ryback

Tommy Lee Jones

William Strannix

Gary Busey

Commander Krill

Erika Eleniak

Jordan Tate

Colm Meaney

Daumer

Damian Chapa

Tackman

Andy Romano

Admiral Bates

Patrick O'Neal

Captain Adams

Nick Mancuso

Tom Breaker

Raymond Cruz

Ramirez

Details

Director

Andrew Davis

Screenplay

J.F. Lawton

Tagline

"In 1992 a battleship's been sabotaged by nuclear pirates out to steal its warheads. Now, surrounded by terrorists, a lone man stands with a deadly plan of attack."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$156,563,139

Production

Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcor Films, Arnon Milchan Productions, Le Studio Canal+

Reviews

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Gimly

September 6, 2018

★ 7/10

The fun kind of dumb, _Under Siege_ is probably Segal's best work, and in my opinion the only reason people ever mention him in the same breath as the likes of Stallone, Schwarzenegger or Willis. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time_.

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CinemaSerf

May 27, 2023

★ 6/10

"Krill" (Gary Busey) is the rather narked XO on the battleship USS Missouri who sees the captain's impending birthday party as an opportunity to team up with "Strannix" (Tommy Lee Jones), seize the ship and extort a fortune from the American government. The girl (the very annoying "Jordan" - Erika Eleniak) coming from the cake he expected, the fact that the ship's cook is a former SEAL he did not ...

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JPV852

January 18, 2026

★ 7/10

Really solid action-thriller where it's a trip to see Steven Seagal actually giving a damn. The action scenes directed by Andrew Davis was great and the pacing on point. Tommy Lee Jones was pretty zany (kind of reminded me of his Two-Face, frankly) and of course Gary Busey was insane, albeit a more toned down version of his character from Lethal Weapon. Budget on this was only $30M (with inflation...