Under Siege

1992
R
1h 43m

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6.5/10

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An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Steven Seagal doesn't have his signature ponytail in the film. The Navy doesn't allow hair to be longer than four inches.

Goofs
When the private informs Ryback there is a fire, Ryback tells him to "take my pies out of the oven." The private is then shown lifting pies out of the oven, but the burners are those of a propane stove. The U.S. Navy does not use propane/natural gas ovens, to carry that gas on a ship in war would be deadly. All cooking in the galley is done on electric appliances.

Quotes
Jordan Tate: You're not a cook.
Casey Ryback: Yeah, well... I also cook.

Crazy credits
At the close of the credits: USS Missouri BB63 was decommissioned March 31, 1992 and is now moored at Bremerton Naval Yard, awaiting her next call to service.

Alternate versions
The original theatrical, earlier home video and earlier TV airings (including the 1994 ABC airing) had the 1984 Warner Bros. logo at the beginning at the end, post-2003 prints had the 1999 CGI variant and fanfare at the beginning and the 2001 closing variant, both with the 2003 TimeWarner byline.

Connections
Edited into Homeland: The Choice (2012)

Soundtracks
Whiskey Fever
Written by Clifford Smith, James Hughes, Johnny Barnes, Rob Bird (as Robert Bird), Randy Tumbleweed Smith (as Randy Smith) and Mark Aceves
Performed by The Regulators
Courtesy of Left Bank Records / Polydor, by arrangement with Polygram Special Markets

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7/10

Giving bad Naval cooks everywhere a good name

Steven Segal's greatest movie ever. Bar none. Who could ever have sold the idea of an ex-Navy Seal-turned-cook could ever kick that much butt in any movie. No one. Segal's tongue in cheek performance was great, talking like he had something to prove in just about every line, trying not to crack a smile due to the cracker-jack dialogue that was created for this specific role. Tommy Lee Jones, Colm Meaney and Erika Eleniak were all okay in this film, but Segal was clearly what made this film. What especially made everything enjoyable in this film was the lack of artistry. This was purely for made fo the joke it is, a funny-bad delight that was supposed to impress us with stupid dialogue and big action. Chalk one up for the big guy.