When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
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Cast
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| Gene Hackman | ... | Walter Lloyd / Duncan (Duke) Potter | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Chris Lloyd / Derek Potter | |
| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Donna Lloyd | |
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Randy Moore | ... | Tour Director |
| Ilona Grübel | ... | Carla (as Ilona Grubel) | |
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Tomas Hnevsa | ... | Henke |
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Jean-Pol Dubois | ... | Glasses |
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Robert Ground | ... | Marine Sergeant |
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Véronique Guillaud | ... | Secretary American Consulate |
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Charlotte Bailey | ... | Receptionist |
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James Selby | ... | Ross |
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Ray Fry | ... | Mason |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Taber | |
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Jacques Mignot | ... | Madison Hotel Clerk |
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Robert Liensol | ... | Cafe Vendor |
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Chris Lloyd does NOT get along with his father Walter. Walter is too careful, cautious, and boring to Chris, and never tries anything new, and Chris had to live by the same standards when he was growing up. But when his mother is kidnapped while in Europe, to Chris's confusion, Walter suddenly turns into a man of action. Just who is his father anyway. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Nothing exciting ever happened in Chris' family. But within 48 hours, his mother will be kidnapped, His father will be forced to reveal a secret past and he will find himself at the center of an adventure he never dreamed could happen to him. [US Theatrical] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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8 November 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Target - Entführt in Paris See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,670,522, 10 November 1985Gross USA:
$9,023,199Company Credits
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Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Harold Arlen
Sung by Billy Daniels
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Third and final collaboration between actor Gene Hackman and director Arthur Penn. The others were Night Moves (1975) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967). See more »Goofs
Driving fiat uno up the stairs at the Hamburg harbor, Chris loses the front bumper, but the bumper is then back in place. See more »Quotes
Taber: [talking to Clay about one of his agents] Where did you recruit him? In the Sears catalog?See more »
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That Old Black MagicLyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Harold Arlen
Sung by Billy Daniels
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How a talent like Gene Hackman ever got involved with this tripe I do not know. 1985 - not exactly a golden year for movies - maybe he just needed a job.
The action is driven by an initial kidnapping and the plot turns on a series of twists that don't just stretch the bounds of possibility they snap it! How come everyone seems to know when Hackman will be arriving in a new city and are duly waiting for him, for example? And not once but repeatedly.
Indeed, the basic premise of the movie insults the intelligence.
Hackman's character argues that the person kidnapped will be kept alive until the kidnappers have their hands on him. Why does he think that? WHY??? It doesn't make ANY sense!! Especially, in the given circumstances.
Add to this, the corny dialogue, Matt Dillon playing the dumbo (again!), and an actor who turns out to be the corrupt official/bad guy in every film I've ever seen him in (so no surprise twist there!) and you get a film that should have been thrown out at the development stage.