Hostage
4.8
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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Cast
11 people
Wings Hauser
Maj. Sam Striker
Known for
Rubber
Night Shadows
Karen Black
Laura Lawrence
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Five Easy Pieces
Kevin McCarthy
Col. Tim Shaw
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Nancy Locke
Nicole Newman
Known for
Dead & Buried
Eve of Destruction
Robert Whitehead
Harry Stone
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
Shaka Zulu
Billy Second
Rona
Known for
Space Mutiny
Ian Steadman
Yamani
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Survival Zone
Jane and the Lost City
Marcel Van Heerden
Hussein
Known for
Shepherds and Butchers
Steel Dawn
Clare Marshall
Sister Eugenia
Known for
The Triangle
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Iain Winter
John Sloan - Pilot
Also in
The Lost City
Hyla Marrow
Nurse
Known for
Maniac
Percival Rubens Director · Hanro Möhr Director Simon Grimley Editor
United States release October 1, 1987 · Produced in United States, South Africa · Production Alpine, Heyns Film Productions
Production
Blue Flower Productions
Production
Alpine
Production
Heyns Film Productions
Production
United States · South Africa
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1987
Theatrical
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