Hostage (1987)

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.

Released Oct. 1, 1987 95 min 18+

Genres: Action, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.hostage, tmdb.hijacking, tmdb.murder, tmdb.terrorism, imdb.hostage, imdb.hijack, imdb.quicksand + 3 more, imdb.terrorist, imdb.murder, imdb.independent-film