Under Siege

This often-underrated movie (the fact that Steven Segal starred in a more illustrious, but worse film of the same name does not help) was probably the first to address domestic terrorism and its resonance in the light of recent events make it a film that should be brought back and re-issued. Peter Strauss is excellent as the FBI Chief who thinks the terrorist acts are by an individual as opposed to a state, Hal Holbrook finds himself as the President considering his retaliatory response against chief suspects Iran. Top marks however go to Fritz Weaver, Mason Adams and EG Marshall the praetorian guard who form the inner circle of advisors who come into direct conflict with Strauss' more cautious approach. An above average TV movie whose storyline is somewhat similar to the more recent but more simply titled Siege starring Denzel Washington

This is not a GREAT film, but in the aftermath of 911 and the War on Terror, now that we know the consequences of following the hawks and their lies regarding threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction, this film demonstrates what could have happened by getting all the proper evidence first. From reading some other comments, I understand that it has not been shown on American TV for some time (I saw it on Malaysian TV). Perhaps it has been banned as subversive by the White House.

It is a typical "TV movie" with a few of the "usual TV movie suspects", but has a valid point, which is put over quite well. In addition, the terrorists are not overly "foaming at the mouth" fanatics, for which we should be grateful, compared to, say, the terrorists in "True Lies".

I thought Under Siege was a great movie. In fact, I would like to know if there are any plans for future airing. The actors did an excellent job of portraying their characters. The presence of terrorism in our own back yard brought home the reality of our state of unreadiness for such an attack.

I would love to see and possibly purchase this film for my library. In fact, I was an extra ( FBI agent) in this movie on location in Little Rock, Arkansas. I watched much of the filming of this movie and the work of the director who did remarkable work.

Peter Strauss and Stan Shaw are two of my favorite actors. I thought they were great in their roles.

Larry

I saw this movie in the early 90's for the first time. It was long before 911 and before the substitute movie with Steven Seagall "Under Siege". This movie, with Peter Strauss as FBI director, is in fact a political statement to the American people. It shows the Americans to be alert of hate and discrimination and to look into the mirror. It shows how the justice system is in great danger and it also shows how a national crisis will be adressed by different parties like CIA, FBI and Homeland Security. When you see this movie you will learn how the American political system works. But to find this movie on the market will be very difficult because it looks like it is banned from the US forever and replaced by heroic titles with similar names and different actors. And that freightens me the most. I just saw this movie again and i had to write this review asking myself: how would Trump react on this kind of terror scenario? There should be a modern remake of this movie, regarding 911. Including all the lies from Colin Powell etc. This is one of the best movies i have ever seen including the repetitive but thrilling soundtrack from Brad Fiedel which is also banned i think because it has never been released. Too bad this movie is technical outdated (no mobile phones, flat screens, fast computers, etc.) but it is still a must to see.

I remember watching the television broadcast of Under Siege. It was actually a mini-series shown over two consecutive nights. I was riveted by the story, and especially by the staccato opening theme and the opening credits, a stylized American bald eagle at first showing only its head with beak open wide, but then gradually pulling out to reveal that the eagle is tied down. The music is repeated throughout the program, with variations. I actually did find Under Siege on VHS oh, but I cannot remember if it was NTSC region one.