Under Siege [HD] DVD

Under Siege
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 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, All Movie Guide

Cast Steven Seagal as Casey Ryback Tommy Lee Jones as William Strannix Gary Busey as Commander Krill Erika Eleniak as Jordan Tate Patrick O'Neal as Captain Adams Nick Mancuso as Tom Breaker Andy Romano as Admiral Bates

Crew William Hiney - Art Director Pamela Basker - Casting Peter Macgregor-Scott - Co-producer Jack B. Bernstein - Co-producer Richard Bruno - Costume Designer Andrew Davis - Director Robert A. Ferretti - Editor Dennis Virkler - Editor Dov Hoenig - Editor Don Brochu - Editor Gary W. Goldstein - Executive Producer J.F. Lawton - Executive Producer Gary Chang - Composer (Music Score) Bill Kenney - Production Designer Frank Tidy - Cinematographer Arnon Milchan - Producer Steven E. Reuther - Producer Steven Seagal - Producer Rick T. Gentz - Set Designer Al Manzer - Set Designer Frank A. Montaņo - Sound/Sound Designer Rick Hart - Sound/Sound Designer Don Mitchell - Sound/Sound Designer Scott D. Smith - Sound Recordist Kane Hodder - Stunts Michael Rae - Screenwriter J.F. Lawton - Screenwriter Bruce Stambler - Sound Effects Editor John Leveque - Sound Effects Editor

Under Siege
In the pantheon of action heroes of the 1990s, Steven Seagal ranks a notch below Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis, but this 1992 vehicle did manage to knock Die Hard 2 for a loop. Seagal's stone-faced, emotionless character is a freelance do-gooder who has to save the crew of a battleship from a couple of nuclear terrorists who are threatening to -- guess what? -- blow up the world. While Seagal delivers plenty of brute force, villains played by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey provided much-needed acting talent for this predictable story that delivered a big box-office impact. Director Andrew Davis faithfully packaged suspense and the requisite action scenes in a film that added to Seagal's growing reputation. Three years later, Seagal's character made a return, with the setting changed to a train, in a sequel entitled Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
 

Bruce Stambler: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Effects (nominated) Don Mitchell: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Frank A. Montaņo: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) John Leveque: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Effects (nominated) Rick Hart: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Scott D. Smith: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min