From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])
U6235 UNDER SIEGE (USA, 1992) (Other titles: Piege en haute mer; Trappola in alto mare; Uszo erod)
Credits: director, Andrew Davis ; writers, J.F. Lawton, John Mason, Michael Rae. Cast: Steven Seagal, Damian Chapa, Troy Evans, David McNight, Gary Busey, Tommy Lee Jones. Summary: Thriller set at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Killer-elite commandos, led by a renegade ex-CIA agent (Jones) and aided by a disgruntled officer (Busey), hijack the USS Missouri and it’s nuclear arsenal. They surprise and overpower the ship’s crew but overlook the captain's personal cook, Chief Ryback (Seagal), who just happens to be an ex-Navy SEAL and highly decorated combat operative. With the help a female entertainer (Eleniak), Ryback proceeds to thwart the terrorist’s plans and take back the ship. Identified as a Vietnam veteran film by Jeremy Devine in his Vietnam at 24 frames a second.
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