Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a twelve-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too, a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Harris | ... | Martin Steckert | |
| Lindsay Wagner | ... | Dr. Mennen | |
| James Coburn | ... | Lt. Lardner | |
| Justin Henry | ... | Martin | |
| Karen Black | ... | Karen | |
| John Ireland | ... | Brewer | |
| Saul Rubinek | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| R.H. Thomson | ... | Paul Mennen (as R.H. Thompson) | |
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Dwayne McLean | ... | Youngman |
| Frank Adamson | ... | Garby | |
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Hugh Webster | ... | Gas Station Attendant |
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J. Winston Carroll | ... | Train Driver (as J.W. Carroll) |
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Bob Windsor | ... | Train Engineer |
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Jeff Braunstein | ... | Berglas |
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Dini Petty | ... | Newscaster |
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Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a twelve-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too, a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, whom life has given only dismal loneliness and frustration in return. Soon he begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true. In a climactic moment, he chooses to stay with the man even though he could run away. Via hijacks and hijinx, they flee to the idyllic peace of the older Martin's childhood home, a cabin on a lake. But the police are close behind, impatient and trigger-happy. Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>
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22 February 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Martin Steckert: The cabin was just home. Just me, my father. And he died, and it was just me.
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[first lines]Martin Steckert: The cabin was just home. Just me, my father. And he died, and it was just me.
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I missed this film in 1984 but did see "A Perfect World: when it came out in the 1990's. If "Martin's Day" had followed the Costner movie I would have thought it less believable and compelling. The fact that it predated the Costner film gave it a big boost in my assessment of the film. Richard Harris was his usual excellent self; and all of the other members of the cast were excellent. I did find the ending, however, very weak. In the case of "A Perfect World" this was rectified. Anyone who sees one of these two films would be well advised to see the other.