Under Siege

A former SEAL, now cook, is the only person who can stop a gang of terrorists when they sieze control of a US Navy battleship.

• Director:Andrew Davis
• Genre:Action / Drama / Thriller
• Runtime:103 minutes

Cast

Steven Seagal : Casey Ryback
Tommy Lee Jones : William Stranix
Gary Busey : Cmdr. Krill
Erika Eleniak : Jordan Tate
Colm Meaney : Doumer

A band of mercenaries, led by ex-CIA agent William “Bad Billy” Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones), board the American battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) during her final voyage in order to steal its arsenal of nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles. They arrive disguised as a musical band called “The Bail Jumpers” and caterers hired for a surprise birthday party for the captain. They seize control of the ship with the help of the Executive Officer, Commander Krill (Gary Busey). They plan to sell the nuclear weapons on the black market by unloading them onto a submarine Strannix had stolen from North Korea while on a previous CIA mission. Several of the officers are killed during the takeover, including Captain Adams (Patrick O’Neal). The rest of the ship’s company are imprisoned below decks in the forecastle except for stragglers in secured areas. Strannix and his men take over the ship’s weapon systems for defense, shooting down an F/A-18 Hornet, and plan on covering their escape by launching a missile strike into Honolulu that will obliterate tracking systems in Pearl Harbor.

The only thing in their way is the ship’s cook Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal), who is really a Chief Petty Officer and former Navy SEAL with extensive special-weapons and counter-terrorism training. He was relegated to his current posting for striking an officer who had been responsible for his men being killed in a botched commando mission during the United States invasion of Panama. He had lost his security clearance and was only able to serve as a yeoman or a cook.

Prior to the invasion, Krill provokes a brawl in the galley with Ryback. Ryback assaults Krill and unable to imprison him in the brig without clearance or attracting attention, Krill detains Ryback in a freezer. After the ship is captured, Krill finally recalls Ryback and Strannix offhandedly sends two mercenaries to eliminate him. Instead, Ryback kills the mercenaries and proceeds to cause havoc amongst the boarders with the limited help of Playboy Playmate “Miss July ’89″ Jordan Tate (Erika Eleniak), an innocent civilian and stripper hired for the festivities. Krill responds by attempting to drown his own crew in the forecastle using the fire extinguisher system. Ryback locates a group of sailors in hiding and along with them, engages a successful counter-strike, saving the crew and eliminating a considerable number of Strannix’s forces. As Strannix’s men regroup, Ryback shuts down the Missouri’s weapon systems, leaving the craft vulnerable to an incoming Navy SEAL team. Read more

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