Under Siege
It's not a job... It's an Adventure!
Country
Production
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$156 563 139
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Gary Chang
Artist
Bill Kenney
Audition
Pamela Basker
Editing
Short description
Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Nine actors who participated in the film moved with director Andrew Davis to his next project, which was the thriller "The Fugitive" (1993).
- The filming of this movie made Steven Seagal a top-tier star, but the actor had shown arrogance toward his co-stars long before. He exhibited this behavior on Andrew Davis's set as well. During the filming of one scene, for example, he snapped at Troy Evans, causing Evans to boil over; he asked to stop filming and gave Seagal a severe dressing-down, warning him that next time words would not be enough. Seagal tried to apologize, but Evans, a war veteran, refused to accept the apology, and from then on, Seagal tried to steer clear of him.
- For the British release, several scenes were slightly cut and re-edited to achieve a milder '15' age rating.
- Filming this movie made Steven Seagal a major star, but the actor had already shown arrogance towards his co-workers on set. He exhibited this behavior even during filming with Andrew Davis. During the filming of one scene, for example, he ran over Troy Evans, which made Evans furious, ask to stop filming, and give Seagal a dressing-down, warning him that he wouldn't limit himself to words next time. Seagal tried to apologize, but Evans, a war veteran, refused to accept the apology, and since then, Seagal tried to avoid him.
- The battleship Alabama was used as the legendary battleship Missouri during filming. Since 1964, it has stood as a museum ship on permanent display in Mobile, Alabama. One of the biggest challenges for the film crew was to create the illusion of a moving ship in the open sea. To this end, a 35-meter barge draped in black fabric was created, which, when necessary, blocked the lights and buildings of the large city from entering the frame.
- Harrison Ford watched this film while deciding whether to accept the lead role offered to him in 'The Fugitive'. The actor was so impressed with the work of director Andrew Davis that he immediately accepted the offer.
- The opening narration is read by Don Marsh, a former news anchor for KTVI/KDNL television.
- Harrison Ford watched this movie while deciding whether to accept the lead role offered to him in 'The Fugitive'. The actor was so impressed by director Andrew Davis's work that he accepted the offer immediately.
- Erika Eleniak, who plays 'Miss July 1989' in the film, was actually named Playboy's Playmate of the Month for July 1989.
- At the time of filming, stuntman and actor John Rottger was still serving in the US Navy, and in working on this film, he acted as a technical consultant. He was given a small role as an officer who the terrorist played by Tommy Lee Jones killed first. This was Rottger's first role in a movie, and afterwards he participated as a stunt performer in the making of many films. In addition, he became very friendly with Tommy Lee Jones, and they subsequently worked together repeatedly on various projects.
- The USS Drum submarine played the role of a North Korean submarine.
- Steven Seagal appears in this film without his signature ponytail. In the US Navy, hair longer than 10 cm is prohibited.
- The battleship 'Alabama' was used as the legendary battleship 'Missouri' during the filming of the movie. Since 1964, it has been permanently moored as a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama. One of the greatest challenges for the film crew was to create the illusion of a ship moving on the open sea. To achieve this, a 35-meter barge covered in black fabric was used to block city lights and buildings from appearing in the shot when necessary.
- The film's box office success led to delays in filming the third installment of the Die Hard franchise. Initially, it was supposed to be about terrorists taking over a cruise liner, but it was then decided that the similarity to the plot of Andrew Davis's action film would be too obvious, and the plot was rewritten several times until the version that John McTiernan filmed as Die Hard 3: Vengeance (1995) emerged.
- Harrison Ford watched this film while deciding whether to accept the leading role offered to him in 'The Fugitive'. The actor was so impressed with director Andrew Davis' work that he immediately accepted the offer.
- The same issue of Playboy magazine appeared in the film "Home Alone" (1990).
- Erika Eleniak, who plays 'Miss July 1989' in the film, was actually named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for July 1989.
- Steven Seagal appears in this film without his signature ponytail. The US Navy prohibits hair longer than 10 cm.
- The film's box office success led to a delay in filming the third installment of the 'Die Hard' franchise. Initially, it was intended to be about terrorists seizing a cruise ship, but it was later decided that the similarity to the plot of Andrew Davis's action movie would be too blatant. The script was rewritten several times until a version was created that John McTiernan used to film the thriller 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' (1995).
- Filming took place from March 2nd to May 19th, 1992.
- At the beginning of the film, a Navy ship is shown – it is indeed the battleship Missouri, which was still in service at the time of filming. Afterwards, the battleship Alabama was used for filming the ship both externally and internally.
- The voice-over at the beginning of the film is read by Don Marsh, a former news anchor for the KTVI/KDNL television channel.
- For the British release, several scenes were slightly cut and re-edited to obtain a milder age rating of '15'.
- Admiral Bates states in the film that Casey Ryback led a special forces team on a mission in Panama and was the only survivor of the group. In reality, during this mission, 4 people were killed and 8 were injured.
- At the time of filming, stuntman and actor John Rottger was still serving in the US Navy and acted as a technical consultant for the movie. He was given a small role as an officer, who was the first person killed by the terrorist played by Tommy Lee Jones. This was Rottger's first film role, and he later worked as a stuntman on many other movies. Additionally, he became very close friends with Tommy Lee Jones, and they subsequently collaborated on various projects multiple times.
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