‘Under Siege’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt | The Rewatchables

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Kyle Brandt to rewatch the 1992 action thriller ‘Under Siege’, starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, and Gary Busey.
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[@Cribbage_with_J]

Love the energy that Kyle Brandt brings to the Rewatchables

[@adamthomas8205]

Love Kyle on the Rewatcheables. Some of my favorite episodes are with him.

[@bradcomer4524]

These guys are pure gold

[@brians6179]

"Pure gold"??? They did nothing but rag on people more talented & more famous then they ever will be. Least creative Rewatchable in the history of the Rewatchables. I love BS that's why I'm so disappointed in this episode. U can be better Bill, c'mon.

[@shanecochran2491]

That throat rip gives Roadhouse a run for its money.😂😂

[@jpd9h2i7]

The late Gene Lebell is the stuntman/martial artist that choked out Seagal and made him crap his pants.

[@toddkonrad2407]

Good ol’ Judo Gene

[@Katzenhase]

Why you talk nonsense like that? Before posting such nonsense, you have to do some research. Stuntman Steven Lambert was there and saw what happened. LeBell didn´t choke out Seagal at all. Secondly, watch the Gene LeBell memoriam here on youtube. Gene´s personal assistant came up on stage and told what really happened and guess what he told everybody in that audience, which included LeBell´s family and friends? He also said that Seagal wasn´t choked out at all. All lies, all made up by the stuntmen community because they hated Seagal. So please, don´t post such nonsense, when you don´t know what you´re talking about! Or watch the Gene LeBell memoriam on youtube.

[@Katzenhase]

He didn´t. Watch Gene LeBell´s memoriam on youtube. At minute 38 they tell what really happened between Seagal and LeBell and Seagal wasn´t choked out at all. All lies.

[@malz92]

I love Kyle's episodes 😂😂😂

[@jeffwinn673]

Their comments about Erica's topless scene are so true for guys of a certain age. I was 19 by the time Under Siege came out but when I was younger, my friends and I would find movies in TV Guide that were labeled to contain nudity or sexual situations and you might watch an entire movie for those moments - think Just One of the Guys. It was a far different time!

[@sirjer73]

damn me 2

[@HKim0072]

Didn't work all the time, but there was a hack on the cable (my neighbor had it). If you moved the dial partially / in between channels, it would break the channel lock if you weren't subscribed.

[@chinatown1975]

Early Seagal films were actually pretty passable to pretty damn good, but this is easily one of the most entertaining nineties action flicks that actually competes with other great action flicks of the time. Love that Rewatchables folks have done an episode on it.

[@David-iv6je]

In the category of "Unintentional Comedy"? These were awful.

[@actionpcsportscommunity]

Andrew Davis was a legit director, and all of his movies are eminently re-watchable and enjoyable.

[@HKim0072]

Above the Law (who had the same director as Under Siege) is the best one.

[@ginobenatti7830]

Under Seige 2 was so quotable and a great experience with me and my boys as 19 and 20 year olds. Literally laughing out loud in the premise as a cook on a train, a cook on a space ship, a cook in a kitchen to the term dark territory being code word for going on a drive cruising for girls to the term casey fucking ryback. Great stuff

[@brianconnolly6551]

I have to say, I love the rewatchables crew. But bill and kyle together getting into the weeds of 80/90s action movies is just the best. I just rewatched SUDDEN DEATH and decided to relisten to their pod on that film. It's great stuff.

[@Las-yv5id]

Agreed. And that Sudden Death episode is an all timer.

[@SolidMikeP]

Not going to lie, when I was a kid and saw the RACK on that woman popping out of the cake, i was never the same. I have never seen better, EVER.

[@mjwbulich]

The only real competition is Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places. I'm inclined to give it to Curtis because hers are real but it's a tough call.

[@SolidMikeP]

@@mjwbulich you have a point there

[@williamharris7849]

​@@mjwbulich Curtis's strip scene in True Lies was low-key awesome if you were the right age. Plus, Tia Carrera was spectacular too.

[@blakewu1375]

Bill Simmons apparently doesn't know what "Dreadnaught" means and why it was originally named that. This movie takes place on a battleship, and Dreadnaughts are the classic class of British battleships from early 20th century, widely known as the first modern class of battleships in history, to the point where "dreadnaught" is synonymous with "battleship".

[@LoganWood121]

1993 was Last Action Hero. Famously pitted against Jurassic Park due to Columbia Pictures having full faith that Schwarzenegger could topple any competition after the mega success of Terminator 2. Schwarzenegger claims he begged them to push the release date, but Columbia wouldn't budge. It's a shame because LAH is one of Arnold and McTiernans' best. Thankfully, it is starting to get the credit that it deserves.

[@DZKMN74]

Great episode!

[@LordPeter33]

Air Force One was definitely Die Hard on a plane ....

[@douglasmurphy3266]

So what about Die Hard 2? Actually the Die Hards took a lot of Indiana Jones scenes. Die Hard: Hans Gruber / Mola Ram falling to death Die Hard 2: Back of airport processing area / Rock crusher Die Hard 3: Dam burst in tunnel / ""

[@savage_skirt5386]

So glad you guys like Sudden Death; i watched it several times, in my teens

[@aklimar2208]

"What kind of babbling bullshit is this?" Best line of the movie

[@Perry-666]

Kyle Brandt is awesome on this show

[@abstragic6336]

IMO Jones had a real break out role in Lonesome Dove, alongside one of the ATG's in Robert Duvall. And an amazing supporting cast with Diane Lane, Anjelica Huston Rick Schroder, Danny Glover, Robert Urlich, who delivered probably his best on screen performance, the ever reliable Chris Cooper and a fair few others including a young Steve Buscemi, DB Sweeney and Margo Martindale. A great series.

[@elliota.1063]

Yeah, Lonesome Dove might be the best miniseries ever. Also, don't forget Frederick Forrest as "Blue Duck", the half-breed outlaw--an awesome cast. Even the guy who played the psycho outlaw "Bloody Dan" was great in his small amount of scenes.

[@shode86]

Under Siege, with Tommy Lee Jones as Mick Jagger as the Joker

[@Jonteponte71]

Two words: Erika Eleniak. When she was hotter then Pamela.

[@lilpenny1982]

The cake scene

[@Mooza1]

Finally got to see Creg!

[@DannyXXXXX]

My family went on a vacation in 93 from Indiana to Alabama just to see the ship that was in the movie.

[@rambo21111]

this is what we have all been waiting for...

[@tebonete]

so funny them talking about segals floating hands

[@alangainesem9642]

Favorite episodes are definitely w Kyle and Shea - mainly cause it’s all my guilty pleasure films

[@robperry2691]

The microwave was set to a few seconds but the power was off. They flipped the power on and the bomb went off.

[@SolidMikeP]

If you have ever been a fan of Patrice Oneal, look up his commentary on these movies on you tube….Casey FUCKING Ryback?!?

[@lilpenny1982]

Underrated movie

[@savage_skirt5386]

'That guy' you also have Raymond Cruz

[@davidcombs8458]

My friends and I call this movie “Under the Siege” to keep the three word title chain going.

[@thebadasstimes]

We need more Steven Seagal films. His first 10 films are all rewatchables.

[@low_vibration]

COLM MEANY IS A STAR TREK ICON

[@martinjohn9904]

I liked this movie. Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey's over the top performances are great campy fun.

[@tebonete]

kyle dropping in that joke tommy lee also went on to make successful movies 😂😂

[@Katzenhase]

Bill: Seagal was Ovitz' Aikido instructor not Jiu-Jitsu!

[@andyh4518]

They should do Executive Decision

[@lilpenny1982]

I love that movie. "Give him the 5 minutes Rat"

[@valhallaxx]

Gotta do a The Fugutive rewatchables

[@Las-yv5id]

They’ve done TWO.

[@stephenarivers]

All time great hottest take by Brandt. Seagal would've been incredible in The Fugitive.

[@brandonm4664]

You forgot about Howard Cunningham…he was a cook too!!!

[@yakamolic]

Kyle really brought the heat

[@howdareyou41]

action is the juice

[@Krpfan]

Really fun discussion AND Erika Eleniak... Win Win!

[@ebakunin]

Those who are/were navy culinary specialists that worked during deployment - what would you actually serve the crew?

[@BaldHeadBandit97]

The channel Space Ice does reviews of all segals films and they are hilarious

[@williamharris7849]

"it's an arc of, like, really good looking woman that's not afraid maybe to go topless, and hop's around for 5 or 6 years, that I don't know how this happens now." Uhh, Sydney Sweeney much? Alexandra Daddario?

[@DaBaltimoron]

It's Scott Glenn and Lance Henricksen that i couldn't distinguish.

[@johnnyprovidence8414]

Yes that’s a much closer comparison. Lol

[@johnlever6696]

The power was off and the microwave timer was on. They turned the power back on and rge microwave started.

[@AnotherTequilaSeanrise]

Pair Under Siege with Hunt for Red October. Get Scott Glenn in one, TLJ in the other. In both movies a cook causes trouble.

[@osman732]

Something that aged terribly is having one of the only black cast members be a side character named CUE BALL whose main story involvement is dancing on command

[@17dayz]

Please add Blood In Blood Out with Shea in '24

[@LenGott8345]

Hearing this movie broken down reminds me of something that time has proven true without fail... If you don't have a compelling villain to counter an intolerable or largely nothing happening hero, your movie will likely suck. If we don't have Tommy Lee and Busey crushing it as the two headed villainous duo, I think this movie craters cause Segal was largely whatever. Nobody hits him. He is really dry. Segal played the creative control card like he was Hogan and I swear, I can't unsee it now with any of his OG action flicks. Now that I think about it, I think Machete was the first time anyone actually landed a blow on him in any way much less KILL HIM. Loved this Rewatchable. Kept me laughing throughout.

[@jjmdirector]

I'm down for Casey Ryback Reacher type remake show

[@SnakesDDT]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the scene on the deck where Ryback was like, " Callowaaayyy..Gunner's mate. You see those?? We still got shells for those." Followed by Calloway's look of horror. It's one of the worst delivered lines of all time and has made me laugh for years.

[@raidersdoom]

Judo Gene LeBell is the one who choked him out. He choked him out twice and the second time he crapped himself because that can happen if you lose consciousness.

[@savage_skirt5386]

Yes, haha, Hard to Kill is such a guilty pleasure viewing; i like it too, with the exception of that terrible blood bank line

[@plissken2156]

15:55 - Tommy Lee Jones actually got his feet wet in the action genre back in 1985 with a little-known Canadian-made movie called 'The Park is Mine'. It is basically a rip-off of 'First Blood' with Jones playing the central Rambo-like anti-hero. It's actually not that bad a flick. I think it also was the first movie made for HBO.

[@SolidMikeP]

Let’s not forget about HUNTED

[@plissken2156]

I remember that one. Another 'First Blood' wannabe only this time Jones was now old enough to graduate from the Rambo-like character, to the Trautman-like character. Can't believe a skilled director like William Friedkin helmed this one.

[@usapostate23]

I remember Tommy Lee Jones in revenge-thriller ‘Rolling Thunder’. He plays a chilling psycho in ‘Eyes Of Laura Mars’. Always memorable even when hamming it up like in ‘Batman Forever’ or ‘Under Siege’

[@SSCHS7]

Chicago doesnt want or need Seagal as one of our own! Chicago has produced such great and famous actors such as Harrison Ford, Darryl Hannah, John Belushi, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Pena, Robin Williams, Michael Madsen, Bill Murray just to name a few. We dont need or want Seagal!

[@JohnSmith-vy7ck]

Under Siege was the shit when it came out.

[@savage_skirt5386]

Seagall being half Jewish makes his whole persona/shtick extra funny somehow

[@lilpenny1982]

Not a good half bro

[@johnwilson8385]

Chance favors the prepared mind.

[@brians6179]

Hey Simmons, if you're going to sh*t on a movie for the entire podcast how about not even bothering to do it as a Rewatchable. It's a movie.. It's for entertainment. We get it, it's flawed! LIKE ALL MOVIES ARE.

[@ryanfranklin3206]

“Raaajjjjjj”

[@savage_skirt5386]

Tommy Lee Jones is always the same

[@savage_skirt5386]

I say Sam Jackson in the Tommy Lee Jones part

[@DaBaltimoron]

TIL TLJ was in Under Siege

[@dereksupernaut]

is this a Rewatchables or a Watchable??? fax!!!

[@martinvalens9418]

Bill's inability to pronounce "Siege" is almost as annoying as his Van Damme pronunciation.

[@mssbball]

Do fight club

[@Las-yv5id]

They did it in 2021

[@acewalker.3915]

The knife fight scene thats how im going to do it if I ever go to prison. Keanu Reeves runs funny also.

[@johnlever6696]

Under Siege 2 is better than the 1st.

[@gregoryrogalsky6937]

The shit talking about Seagal gets old. I thought it was a decent movie. Not as good as Above the Law. But still good.

[@themardybum08]

Absolutely horrendous take about US Marshalls guys.

[@Las-yv5id]

100% agreed. It’s such an entertaining action thriller, and would’ve made for a great Rewatchables episode. Would’ve loved to have heard their thoughts on Snipes as an action lead. Damn..

[@Las-yv5id]

100% agreed. It’s such an entertaining action thriller, and would’ve made for a great Rewatchables episode. Would’ve loved to have heard their thoughts on Snipes as an action lead. Damn..

[@stonephilips9361]

Bill finally got himself a KZbin channel. Only 3 years to late.

[@mariotovar951]

1st - never clicked on something so fast

[@anthonycooks8853]

Ah yes Bill. Bostonians just hate Curt Schlling but remember him fondly for the bloody sock game. What planet do you live on now? No one cares about that besides limousine liberals. We are fans and that was a great moment. Maybe at Beverly Hills cocktail parties you have to defend Curt. But Worcester guys don’t talk soft like that and you know that.

[@markbantz9699]

What a horse shit movie!!

[@savage_skirt5386]

Nah, it led to The Fugitive

[@user-mb2yp6xh9w]

Pick a whiter movie...this podcast needs to be taken away from you