Hostage (1986)★ 4.8/10

R · US,ZA · 95 min · January 1, 1986

• Action
• Drama

Directed by: Hanro Möhr, Percival Rubens

Written by: Norman Winski, Michael W. Leighton, James T. Aubrey

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.