Act of Piracy

Act of Piracy (1990)

Genres - Drama, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Action Thriller  |   Release Date - Jul 7, 1988 (USA - Unknown), Jul 7, 1988 (USA)  |   Run Time - 105 min.  |   Countries - United States, South Africa  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Ray Sharkey makes one of his last film appearances in 1989's Act of Piracy. Sharkey plays a contemporary buccaneer whose cutthroat gang swipes contractor Gary Busey's technologically advanced yacht. The pirates also inadvertently abduct Busey's children, who remained hidden during the siege. With no money to ransom his captive offspring, Busey undertakes his own rescue mission. Slow going until the slam-bang finale, Act of Piracy is acceptable nonthink entertainment.

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son, ancestry, business, career, choices, classical-music, kidnapping, mid-life-crisis, partner, rescue, revenge, robbery, terrorism