hostage,prison escape

Martin's Day (1985)

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A brief adventure that will change them forever.

Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a 12-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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alan Gibson
  • Profile picture of Richard Harris
    Martin Steckert Richard Harris
  • Profile picture of Lindsay Wagner
    Dr. Mennen Lindsay Wagner
  • Profile picture of James Coburn
    Lt. Lardner James Coburn
  • Profile picture of Justin Henry
    Martin Justin Henry
  • Profile picture of Karen Black
    Karen Karen Black
  • Profile picture of John Ireland
    Brewer John Ireland
  • Profile picture of Saul Rubinek
    Hitchhiker Saul Rubinek
  • Profile picture of R.H. Thomson
    Paul Mennen R.H. Thomson

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Keywords

  • hostage
  • prison escape