Hostage (1986)
95 min
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.
- Release date
- October 1, 1987
- Country of origin
- United States, South Africa
Cast
- Wings Hauser as Maj. Sam Striker
- Karen Black as Laura Lawrence
- Kevin McCarthy as Col. Tim Shaw
- Nancy Locke as Nicole Newman
- Robert Whitehead as Harry Stone
- Billy Second as Rona
- Ian Steadman as Yamani
- Iain Winter as John Sloan - Pilot
- Robert K. Brown as Self
- John Donovan as Self
Crew
- Hanro Möhr · Director
- Percival Rubens · Director
- Norman Winski · Writer
- Michael W. Leighton · Writer
- James T. Aubrey · Writer
- James T. Aubrey · Producer
- Thys Heyns · Producer
- Michael W. Leighton · Producer
- Paul Raleigh · Producer
- Barry Bekker · Composer
- Colin Shapiro · Composer
- Hans Kühle Jr. · Cinematographer
- Johan van de Vyver · Cinematographer
- Simon Grimley · Editor