A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.
Acting
David Warner's deliciously camp terrorist patriarch
Stunts
Train fights that clearly terrified the insurance company
Production
Eastern European location shooting adding accidental authenticity
Director
James Lemmo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director James Lemmo was primarily a cinematographer, which explains the competent look and chaotic everything-else.
This arrived in the dying days of Cannon Films' influence, when 'Die Hard on a [location]' was literally a greenlight formula. The train setting specifically aped Under Siege 2's development buzz.
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