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Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 ()


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A crazed lunatic takes over a school bus filled with special needs children, threatening to blow it up if his demands are not met.

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Marta Caldwell
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Lt. Kathy Leone
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Harry Kee
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Frank Caldwell
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Lt. Dominick Caroselli
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Glenda Siles
Cristina Karman ...
Carlotta Arguello
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Detective Grantham
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Detective Sims
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Sergeant Gentry
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Officer Reynolds (as Jim Coleman)
John Archie ...
Dispatcher
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Eduardo Sanchez
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Juanita Sanchez
Mark Conlon ...
Pastor
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Charlotte Stebbins
Christian Robles ...
Roberto
Kristin Guise ...
Katie Stebbins
Josh Bogrow ...
Jimmy
Alexander Sommer ...
Ricky
Andrea Bovino ...
Josephina Arguello
Melissa Lisboa ...
Celena
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Fernando
Michael Allen ...
Benito Sánchez
James Mayberry ...
Captain Ritter
Joe Candelora ...
Danielson
Tom Celli ...
Restaurant manager
Steve DuMouchel ...
Paramedic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brandon Fowler ...
IRS worker (uncredited)
Ray Krause ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Glenn Morel ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paul Schneider

Written by

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Jonathan Rintels ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert W. Christiansen ... executive producer (as Bob Christiansen)
Tony Danza ... executive producer
Michael Greenfield ... executive producer
Laurie Hannan-Anton ... producer
S. Bryan Hickox ... producer
Diane Jacques ... producer
Pepper Lindsey ... associate producer
Jonathan Rintels ... producer
Rick Rosenberg ... executive producer
Tina Threadgill ... associate producer
Deborah Edell Underwood ... associate producer
Troy Westergaard ... associate producer

Music by

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Brian Adler

Cinematography by

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David Geddes

Editing by

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Paul Dixon

Editorial Department

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Janelle Ashley Nielson ... first assistant editor: avid

Production Design by

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James L. Schoppe

Set Decoration by

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Vera Mills

Costume Design by

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Jo Ynocencio

Makeup Department

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Diane Calfee-Lowry ... makeup artist (as Diane Calfee)

Production Management

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J.T. Lannen ... production supervisor
Tina Threadgill ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Finn ... first assistant director: second unit
Sean Kavanagh ... second assistant director
Joseph Paul Moore ... first assistant director (as Joe Moore)
Todd Turner ... second second assistant director
Ric Roman Waugh ... second unit director

Art Department

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Nevada Caldwell ... art department intern
Meche Farah ... set dresser
James Hayward ... lead man
Renae Perez ... on-set dresser
Vince Sibley ... swing gang
Mark Simon ... storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Marti D. Humphrey ... re-recording mixer
Steve Park ... cable person
Kimberly Lambert Gibson ... Supervising Sound Editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Billy Bates ... stunts
Mark Stefanich ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bret Allen ... director of photography: second unit (as Brett Allen)
Ben Bardin ... key grip
Erik Emerson ... second assistant camera
Jamie Felz ... first assistant camera: second unit
Jeff Green ... additional second assistant camera: second unit
Josh Harrison ... camera loader
Kevin Jackson ... best boy grip
Ross Judd ... steadicam operator
Mark Kohl ... director of photography: second unit
T. Michael McLean ... first assistant camera: second unit
Lewis Sadler ... grip
Gary Scarlett ... electrician
John R. Sutton ... grip
Gary Tachell ... first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Penny Hillberg ... assistant casting: Los Angeles
Len Hunt ... extras casting
Terry VanderWier ... casting assistant / extras casting
Lori Wyman ... casting: Miami
Rhonda Young ... casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nikki Riik ... wardrobe production assistant

Location Management

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Mitch Harbeson ... location manager

Transportation Department

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Don Baer ... driver
Jon Bergholz ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Susan Bartholomew ... accountant
Lola Caldwell ... assistant: Bryan Hickox
Todd A. Decker ... trainee
Brandon Fowler ... intern / production assistant
Theresa L. Fry ... assistant to executive producer
Erin Harrell ... office production assistant
Laura Heberlie ... set production assistant
Mary Holliday ... set production assistant
Tom Hutchinson ... accounting assistant
Jule 'Champ' Kaufmann ... set production assistant
Christine Kubirky ... office production assistant
Ron Lumpkin ... assistant accountant
David Maurer ... set production assistant
Shaun Moore ... set production assistant
Jason Remnet ... intern/production assistant
Carmen Rivera ... set production assistant

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Storyline

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Taglines And you thought "Speed" couldn't really happen... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bus Jack (Japan, English title)
  • Détournement du bus CX-17 (France)
  • Bombenterror - Todesangst im Schulbus (Germany)
  • Terror inesperat (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Terror inesperado (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia A Miami-Dade Police Sniper named Greg Kral, that was involved in the actual rescue of 13 children from a school bus that this movie is based on, was also involved in the SWAT raid that turned up the body of Gianni Versace's killer Andrew Cunanan. See more »
Goofs The bus that's shown during the initial startup after the hijacker commandeers it is much shorter than the typical full-length vehicle shown elsewhere in the film. See more »

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