The Lightship (1985)A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back. Director:Jerzy Skolimowski |
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The Lightship (1985)A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back. Director:Jerzy Skolimowski |
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| Robert Duvall | ... |
Calvin Caspary
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| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... |
Captain Miller
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Tim Phillips | ... |
Thorne
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| Arliss Howard | ... |
Eddie
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| William Forsythe | ... |
Gene
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Michal Skolimowski | ... |
Alex
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| Robert Costanzo | ... |
Stump
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| Tom Bower | ... |
Coop
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Badja Djola | ... |
Nate
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Just when US Coast Guard captain Miller takes his teenage son Alex to his lightship off the coast of Virginia, Calvin Caspary and two criminal accomplices, on the run for the police, decide to hijack it. What the crazy trio didn't count on is that this small crew doesn't just keep taking it lying low, they will put up a fight. Alex hides dad's gun and wrestles his his war past and courage. Written by KGF Vissers
There isn't much new in this gangsters-take-ship-and-crew-hostage drama, except that it takes place on a floating Light Ship. Having endured 14 months of duty on one of these floating torture chambers myself, I can tell you that nothing this exciting ever took place. All we ever did was bounce up and down and listen to a fog-horn, day and night. Too bad Duvall wasn't out there then, we could have keel-hauled him for making this very inaccurate flick!