Hostage (1987)

The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a ... See full summary »

Directors:

Hanro Möhr, Percival Rubens

Writers:

Norman Winski, Michael W. Leighton

Stars:

Wings Hauser, Karen Black, Kevin McCarthy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wings Hauser	...	Sam Striker
Karen Black	...	Laura Lawrence
Kevin McCarthy	...	Col. Shaw
Nancy Locke	...	Nicole
Robert Whitehead	...	Harry
Billy Second	...	Rona
Ian Steadman	...	Yamani
Iain Winter	...	Sloan
Robert K. Brown	...	Himself
John Donovan	...	Himself
Michael Brunner	...	John
Pamela Perry	...	Edna
At Botha	...	Raoul
Marcel van Heerden	...	Hussein
Claire Marshall	...	Sister Eugenia

Storyline

The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | hijack | murder | quicksand | terrorist | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colt: Flight 802

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpine, Blue Flower Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Robert K Browne and John Donovan are editors for "Soldier of Fortune" magazine.

User Reviews

Don't waste your time watching this awful film

This is a bad film. Poor plot, awful acting and terrible cinematography. Goofs are too numerous to consider itemising. Don't waste your time and money with this film. It gets a two, because I've never seen a one.