Main Cast: Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn, Justin Henry, Karen Black
Release Year: 1985
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
This is a tepid film aimed at youngsters and focusing on the warped Martin Steckert (Richard Harris), an escaped convict, and little Martin (Justin Henry), the boy he takes hostage. Steckert uses a ruse to escape from prison when his parole is denied, and once safely on the outside, he kidnaps Martin and heads for an isolated spot along a lake that he himself visited as a little boy. Aside from the developing relationship between the two Martins, not expressed in any great depth, there is the inexplicably fired-up pursuit of Martin by Lt. Lardner (James Coburn) and the psychobabble of Dr. Mennen (Lindsay Wagner), in pursuit of Martin's motivating demons. Martin's encounter with ex-lover Karen (Karen Black) does not reveal very much, and in the end, viewers may be left wondering about everyone's motivation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
John Ireland - Brewer; Philip Akin - Cop 1; Jeff Braunstein - Berglas; George Buza - Prison Guard 1; Eugene Clark - Hydro Repairman; Richard Donat - Senior Policeman; Wesley Murphy - Donovan; Simon Reynolds - Jim; David Rigby - Stunt Driver; Saul Rubinek - Hitchhiker; Ralph Small - Mike; Hugh Webster - Gas Station Attendant; Roberta Weiss - Teenage Girl; Richard Blackburn - Marksman; Pat Hamilton - Malvern Wife; Dwayne McLean - Youngman; J. Winston Carroll - Train Driver; Frank Adamson - Garby; Eric Fink - Walter; John Lefebvre - Prison Guard 2; Bob Collins - Truck Driver
Credit
Lynne Mackay - Costume Designer, Alan Gibson - Director, David de Wilde - Editor, Wilfred Josephs - Composer (Music Score), Trevor Williams - Production Designer, Frank Watts - Cinematographer, Richard F. Dalton - Producer, Roy Krost - Producer, Steve Shewchuk - Set Designer, Chris Bryant - Screenwriter, Allan Scott - Screenwriter
