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1992 film

Bill Simmons · Kyle Brandt

Aired December 25, 2023

1982 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Mallory Rubin

Aired May 17, 2022

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Under Siege The Rewatchables December 25, 2023

Seagal, Erika Eleniak, and the June 1989 Playboy issue: yes

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Seagal’s commercial and industry standing clearly declined after this film. — Bill Simmons
Busey’s apex was placed around Point Break, Under Siege, and The Firm, with The Buddy Holly Story as an earlier prestige high. — Kyle Brandt
Erika Eleniak was treated as an apex case. — Bill Simmons
The June 1989 Playboy issue was treated as an apex case because Under Siege and Home Alone preserved its fame. — Bill Simmons
“Voodoo Child” in Under Siege lost its apex case to its later NWO use. — Kyle Brandt
Casey Ryback was nominated as the apex movie cook who could also fight. — Kyle Brandt
Goodfellas’ prison cooking and Clemenza’s meatballs were competing movie-cook cases. — Kyle Brandt
Chef and Burnt were rejected because their cooks could not fight. — Bill Simmons

Under Siege The Rewatchables December 25, 2023

Erika Eleniak’s E.T. appearance, Alabama shooting locations, budget-saving rewrites, Seagal’s Pearl Harbor idea, and the film persuading Harrison Ford to make The Fugitive

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Eleniak’s first feature role was the girl Elliott kissed in E.T. — Bill Simmons
USS Alabama stood in for USS Missouri. — Bill Simmons
Mobile-area locations and framing made the limited water appear to be open ocean. — Bill Simmons
The script was reduced from an estimated $100 million version to a roughly $30 million production. — Bill Simmons
Seagal proposed incorporating the Pearl Harbor memorial and gathered ships. — Bill Simmons
Harrison Ford reportedly joined The Fugitive after seeing an Under Siege rough cut. — Bill Simmons
The production used a blackout barge and visual blocking to conceal the Alabama’s surroundings. — Bill Simmons

Peter Coyote; older brother; Erika Eleniak (qualified)

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Coyote was initially recognizable as Keys before becoming a familiar name; the older brother similarly became known through this role. — Bill Simmons
Eleniak as the science-class girl is a qualified that-guy choice, with later Baywatch and Under Siege fame noted. — Chris Ryan

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