Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers (WGA):

J.F. Lawton (characters)
Richard Hatem (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The cook returns for this non stop action thriller! Casey Ryback, must escort his niece across the continental U.S by train. While on this trip Ryback encounters another Terrorist hell bend on revenge!

Plot:

Casey Ryback has now retired from the Navy and is now a chef at the Mile High Cafe in Denver, Colorado...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Niece | Satellite | Porter | Meat Cleaver

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Casey Ryback
Eric Bogosian	...	Travis Dane
Everett McGill	...	Marcus Penn
Katherine Heigl	...	Sarah Ryback
Morris Chestnut	...	Bobby Zachs
Peter Greene	...	Mercenary #1
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Mercenary #2
Scott Sowers	...	Mercenary #3
Afifi Alaouie	...	Female Mercenary (as Afifi)
Andy Romano	...	Admiral Bates
Brenda Bakke	...	Captain Linda Gilder
Sandra Taylor	...	Kelly, Barmaid
Jonathan Banks	...	Scotty, Mercenary
David Gianopoulos	...	Captain David Trilling
Royce D. Applegate	...	Ryback's Cook

Also Known As:

Under Siege 2
Alarmstufe - Rot 2 (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Alerta máxima 2 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Under belägring 2 (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
A Força em Alerta 2 (Brazil) [pt]
Express en détresse (Canada: French title) [fr]
Express en péril (Canada: French title) [fr]
Força em Alerta 2 (Portugal) [pt]
Kaappaus raiteilla (Finland) [fi]
Kapring i høj fart (Denmark) [da]
Kapring i høy hastighet (Norway) [no]
Kusatma altinda 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Oblegani 2 (Slovenia) [sl]
Piège à grande vitesse (France) [fr]
Pod opsadom 2 (Serbia) [sr]
Száguldó eröd (Hungary) [hu]
Trappola sulle Montagne Rocciose (Italy) [it]
Tule all 2: Surmarong (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min | Germany:92 min (16-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:R (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 (VHS/DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD release) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Italy:VM18 (tv rating) | Canada:14A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R (Certificate #33883)

Filming Locations:

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Filmmakers pioneered a new technique that enabled them to film all the interior train scenes (practically all the film) in the studio. Tennis balls glued on the studio walls were used as reference points to allow computers to insert footage of Colorado scenery, even when the camera moved around.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Casey sends the fax, he is seen signing his name in cursive. When the fax arrives at the restaurant, there is no signature.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gen. Cooper: Tom, thanks for coming.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Soundtrack:

AFTER THE TRAIN HAS GONE

'Nobody beats me in the kitchen!"

Steven Seagal reprises his role as a one time SEAL team captain, a counter-terrorist expert who had to rely only on his personal skills in order to survive, and protect the hostages... He happens to be on the Grand Continental passenger train traveling from Denver to L.A... Seagal joins the only family he has, a 'cute kid' named Sarah (Katherine Heigl) after her parents died in a plane crash...

Seagal has an electrifying screen presence... Seeing him in action is similar to appreciating modern art...

The train is hijacked by a team of 'ugly men' with guns... Their chief, Travis Dane (Eric Bogosian), is a high-tech mastermind, who fakes his own death in order to gain control of a top-secret nuclear satellite... For this crazy technical genius, technology can be used for beauty or debasement, and 'until you plug it in, you just can't tell.'

Dane's henchman Penn (Everett McGill) is a soldier of fortune freak, whose relationship with his boss resurfaced during Desert Storm...

Morris Chestnut's focus is on humor and breath-taking sequences...

Geoff Murphy's film is incredibly entertaining, combining action, martial arts, and dark sense of humor...