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Under Siege
Under Siege
Under Siege
Under Siege
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Film credit
Gary Busey
Also referred to as Busey, Bucey, bucey
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 6
Rewatchables episodes featuring Gary Busey’s films
Point Break
1991 film
Bill Simmons · Shea Serrano · Jason Concepcion · Mark Titus
Aired August 24, 2017
Displaying all 4 episodes
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Picking Nits
The takeover plan, surprise-party cover, one-woman entertainment plan, haircuts, accents, cake logic, pills, injury continuity, ovens, and payment
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:50Read transcript
- The ease with which armed terrorists boarded a nuclear battleship was the central nit. — Bill Simmons
- A surprise party was judged too flimsy a cover for activity on a nuclear battleship. — Bill Simmons
- Flying in only one entertainer for the party seemed implausible. — Bill Simmons
- Several sailors lacked expected military haircuts. — Bill Simmons
- Colm Meaney’s American accent disappears in later scenes. — Bill Simmons
- Jordan apparently slept inside the cake without hearing the gunfire. — Kyle Brandt
- It was unclear whether Busey drugged Jordan or she simply took too many seasickness pills.
- Ryback’s water injury disappears in the next scene. — Bill Simmons
- The galley uses a gas-style oven even though the Navy reportedly uses electric appliances around shipboard weapons. — Bill Simmons
- Jordan’s exact job in the attack plan remained unclear. — Kyle Brandt
- The amount Jordan was promised for the cake appearance was debated. — Bill Simmons
- Whether Jordan was ever paid remained unanswered. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Seagal, Erika Eleniak, and the June 1989 Playboy issue: yes
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:37Read transcript
- 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
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:23Read transcript
- Joey Pants was suggested to deepen the film’s Fugitive DNA. — Bill Simmons
- An early-career Samuel L. Jackson was proposed for Krill/Busey’s role. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:43Read transcript
- Busey’s confrontation and betrayal lines were offered as the peak examples.
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:48Read transcript
- Seagal’s real-world conduct and the forced-feeling final kiss have aged poorly. — Bill Simmons
- The era’s gratuitous action-movie nudity has aged poorly. — Bill Simmons
- Casey Ryback sounds more like a sideline reporter than a Navy SEAL chef. — Bill Simmons
- The captain visibly breathing and blinking as a corpse was criticized. — Bill Simmons
- High-ranking officials smoking indoors during crisis meetings looked dated. — Bill Simmons
- The obvious Tommy Lee Jones body double in the final fight was cited. — Kyle Brandt
- Busey’s later public image was contrasted with his charismatic Lethal Weapon and Point Break era. — Kyle Brandt
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:08:50Read transcript
- The cake was explicitly rejected because it was not real cake. — Bill Simmons
- The menu of Ryback-named dishes was preferred over the loogie. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Entrances, Seagal’s accidental comedy and hand technique, the supporting character design, war-room celebrations, ruthless villains, and the Navy look
In the discussion (15)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:27Read transcript
- Ryback received a strong character entrance. — Bill Simmons
- Strannix received a strong helicopter entrance. — Kyle Brandt
- Jordan’s arrival established her failed-actress backstory efficiently. — Bill Simmons
- Seagal’s non-jokes remain funny. — Bill Simmons
- Seagal’s waving-hand fight technique remains visually distinctive. — Bill Simmons
- The cheering war-room convention still works. — Bill Simmons
- The villains’ decision to drown the trapped crew made them genuinely cruel. — Bill Simmons
- The USS Missouri, Pearl Harbor, and Desert Storm details gave the action plot military-history texture. — Bill Simmons
- “Wake up the president” was praised as enduring action-movie dialogue. — Bill Simmons
- Busey’s “psychological evaluation” exchange was praised. — Bill Simmons
- Bernie Casey’s presence and verbal exchanges with Strannix were praised. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback’s improvised blowtorch outfit and DIY problem-solving were praised. — Bill Simmons
- The hijackers’ food, booze, music, and visible enjoyment distinguished them from dour action villains. — Kyle Brandt
- The Navy dress whites were praised as unusually flattering costuming. — Kyle Brandt
- Wikipedia’s dry description of Under Siege II as “not as well received” amused the panel. — Bill Simmons
Most Rewatchable Scene
The missile-launch hug; final kiss; Ryback and Tommy Lee Jones action passages
In the discussion (16)
Approx. transcript time · 00:33:02Read transcript
- Ryback moving through the ship while the crew hangs on his every word was an opening candidate. — Bill Simmons
- The galley confrontation and Seagal’s improvised Cajun affect were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Busey spitting into the bouillabaisse was nominated as a ruthlessly effective villain beat. — Bill Simmons
- The hijackers’ first shootout, with Busey in drag and Strannix killing the ranking officer, was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback escaping through the ceiling and immediately dispatching guards was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback covering the captain’s body and attempting a quiet acting beat was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Strannix’s “welcome to the revolution” speech and the war-room reaction were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The microwave bomb and its invented five-second countdown were nominated. — Kyle Brandt
- The reveal of Ryback’s elite SEAL history was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback organizing an instant counterattack with the makeshift crew was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback building a bomb from a grenade, condom, wire, oil, recorder, and knapsack was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The missile strike and awkward full-body celebratory hug were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The final Ryback–Strannix knife fight and their mutual-recognition exchange were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The joking deck finale, especially the infirmary and breakfast lines, was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The final forced-looking kiss was dissected as bizarrely rewatchable. — Kyle Brandt
- One final choice was the missile-launch hug; another was the last-five-seconds kiss. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:42Read transcript
- Chevy Chase and Garry Shandling are discussed as earlier possibilities, with Chase considered a good fit; Woody Allen is considered too old. — Bill Simmons
- Stone reportedly wanted both Harriet and Rose and left when refused; the dual-role idea is admired. — Bill Simmons
- Myers reportedly wanted Dan Aykroyd as his friend, but Coneheads conflicted.
- John Candy reportedly could not play the captain, and Gary Busey left Vicky for Rookie of the Year. — Bill Simmons
- Reported approaches to Sean Connery and Michael Caine for Stuart are treated uncertainly, with relief that Myers played him. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Richard Donner; jumps onto an inflatable cushion; drinking Coors in movies
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:26Read transcript
- Gibson is not at Apex Mountain here; neither is Glover, whose peak is placed at Lethal Weapon 2 through Grand Canyon, though Silverado and The Color Purple are floated. — Bill Simmons
- Grand Canyon got Premiere coverage as if it were Godfather 2 but now plays as problematic, a Crash precursor. — Bill Simmons
- Busey's Apex Mountain is The Buddy Holly Story, his nomination. — Bill Simmons
- For Donner it is this or The Goonies, probably this because it set up three sequels and made him generationally wealthy. — Bill Simmons
- For helicopter shootings, Godfather 3 is offered but lacks enough chopper; First Blood is chosen. — Bill Simmons
- For cocaine balcony jumps this is called probably the Apex, but the other host offers Jenny in Forrest Gump, who never jumps. — Bill Simmons
- For jumps onto an inflatable cushion, this movie is number one, over The Game. — Bill Simmons
- For Christmas-in-L.A. movies it is this or Die Hard; as a Christmas movie both go Die Hard.
- This is the Apex for drinking Coors in movies; Nomadland is the Apex for mobile homes. — Bill Simmons
The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Police-hat cop in the Christmas-tree bust
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:54Read transcript
- Busey is runner-up: appropriately lit, and the role revived his career and set up his Point Break moment. — Bill Simmons
- The right call, texted by the other host, is the police-hat guy in the Christmas-tree scene with one line. — Bill Simmons
- He runs into the shot in a hat reading 'police' saying 'don't waste him Riggs, it's not worth it'; a rewatch left the host dying laughing.
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:09Read transcript
- Busey's boss McAllister seems to be in a different movie: turtlenecks, dressed differently, a bad guy who should have an accent. — Bill Simmons
- Pushback that he seems exactly like someone who might have been in the CIA is accepted as fair. — Bill Simmons
- He never seems like a leader, as in the 'roll up your sleeve' scene with Mendez where he burns Busey's arm with a candle. — Bill Simmons
- The part needed either Jack Palance in Tango & Cash-level excess or a better actor such as William Hurt or Lithgow. — Bill Simmons
- Busey is good, but unlike Die Hard with Rickman the film and series lack a true big bad; the South African villains in the sequel are good but no Rickman. — Chris Ryan
- The character, the General, was played by Mitchell Ryan, whose credits include Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and TV work. — Bill Simmons
- It feels like someone better, like Sam Elliott, called in sick; more was wanted from him. — Bill Simmons
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