It’s hard to make out in the poor lighting, but this is Gary Busey in a wig, hideous clown make-up, and fake tits. “Under Siege” is very comfortable with its sexuality.
The movie was clearly influenced by “Die Hard” (1988), but one of the big advantages of “Under Siege” is that, in “Die Hard,” they give him a wife you’re supposed to worry about. As if that’s going to make you root for the hero any harder. We’re already rooting as hard as we possibly can. “Under Siege” appreciates this, and gives us no external relationships to concern ourselves with, just a super sexy sailor girl/boy we assume he gets to fuck after the closing credits.
Jack Silbert, curator