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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
DVD cover
Directed byTony Giglio
Screenplay by
  • Jonas Barnes
  • Keith Domingue
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Balfry
Edited byCharles Robichaud
Music byPatric Caird
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege is a 2017 American action film directed by Tony Giglio. It is the third installment of the S.W.A.T. film series and was released direct-to-video on August 1, 2017.[1][2]

Plot

The DEA enlists the help of the Seattle SWAT to storm a drug cartel's waterfront warehouse to capture cartel people and seize a shipment of drugs. A firefight ensues and when it is over, several DEA agents and one SWAT team member are dead. When the container holding the suspected drug shipment is found and opened, everyone is surprised by they find inside -- a man who is chained to the inside. After taking him back to SWAT headquarters, the HQ comes under attack by a terrorist who wants the man from the container who, apparently, is the terrorist's partner. He calls himself the Scorpion. SWAT team believe him to be a fugitive. The SWAT building is attacked and in order to be safe are bargained to give up the Scorpion. They try to move him but realize someone from inside is working with the Dark Ops. The leader of the team, Hall asks Scorpion what he has that they want. He reveals himself to be a spy.

The buildings lockdown codes are hacked and the bad guys come in to kill them . Two SWAT members die and they realise Ward a member was working with them. Scorpion and Hall kill the two Dark Ops and wait for backup to come. The SWAT head Dwyer, and Hall talk and Scorpion hands them a microchip, says he's tired of running. Hall realises that Dwyer was the one from the inside and a fight ensues. She shoots Scorpion and runs and Hall follows. He gets her arrested and is asked to identify the Scorpions body. The body is replaced by the actual Scorpion by a dead inmate but Hall still identifies him as Scorpion to let the actual Scorpion go free finally. He returns home to enjoy the fireworks with his family.[3][4][5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ ""S.W.A.T. Under Siege" Michael Jai White Unloads on His Enemies in the New Trailer!". March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "S.W.A.T.: Under Siege Ended An Unlikely Movie Trilogy".
  3. ^ ""SWAT Under Siege" Offers Plenty of Firefights and Fisticuffs".
  4. ^ "While the actual writing itself feels like it was written by two guys who may have seen a few cop films and then just decided to write one, I still had a good time".
  5. ^ "Bullet Point Reviews: SWAT Under Siege".
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