Martin's Day (1985)
Directed by Alan Gibson
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama |
Release Date - Feb 22, 1985 (USA - Unknown), Feb 22, 1985 (USA) |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Canada, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
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.
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escaped-convict, friendship, generation-gap, hostage, journey, kidnapping, manhunt, parole, police, prison, psychiatry, pursuit