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Hostile Takeover (1988)
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A Man on the Edge Has Nothing to Lose.
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A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands. | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | David Warner | ... | Eugene Brackin |
 | Michael Ironside | ... | Larry Gaylord |
 | Kate Vernon | ... | Sally |
 | Jayne Eastwood | ... | Joan Talmage |
 | Will Lyman | ... | Smolen |
| Graeme Campbell | ... | Hollis |
 | Anthony Sherwood | ... | Garlas |
 | John Vernon | ... | Mayor |
| Patrick Patterson | ... | Security Guard |
| Winston Gaddishaw | ... | Marksman |
| Helen Beavis | ... | Mrs. Hampton |
| Cindy Girling | ... | Mrs. Gaylord |
| Kenneth McGregor | ... | Cop #1 (as Ken McGregor) |
| François Klanfer | ... | NY Boss |
| Rex Hagon | ... | V.P. of Felton |
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Manoeuvre hostile (Canada: French title)
The Devastator (USA) (video box title)
The Office Party (Canada: English title)
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The Devastator (USA) (video box title)
The Office Party (Canada: English title)
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Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.
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After watching this film, I was left with the impression that there were two competing interpretations of the script - and the director tried to film both. Interpretation one could be summed up as "horror/hostage/screams/blood" - Interpretation two: "psychodrama/disturbing/thought provoking."
There are some very terrifying moments in this film that can have you gripping the edge of your seat and holding your breath hoping that the worst ISN'T going to happen....and then suddenly you are in the middle of a quasi Greek Tragedy with the players making profound orations while the plot stands still. (Exactly what the poems of T.S. Eliot have to do with the plot is never made clear).
I found it a very interesting view with some very genuinely deep moments - but the ending was almost an anti-climax and the schizoid handling of the script did not help matters. It is worth at least a look but you probably won't come back for seconds.