
Under Siege

In 1992 a battleship's been sabotaged by nuclear pirates out to steal its warheads. Now, surrounded by terrorists, a lone man stands with a deadly plan of attack.
Overview
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a 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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Sound Editing (1993)
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Box office
Grossed $157M worldwide, about 4.5 times its $35M budget
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Setting
Set in Hawaii
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Sequels
Followed by Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
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Collection
Part of Under Siege Collection
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Music
Music by Gary Chang
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Frank Tidy
Details
- Director
- Writer
- J.F. LawtonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 8, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Revenue
- $156.6M
- Countries
- France, United States of America
- Collection
- Under Siege Collection
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In the United States
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