Hostage (2002)

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

David Carter (writer)
Greg Hahn (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge...

Plot Keywords:

The Hire | One Word Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Clive Owen	...	The Driver
Maury Chaykin	...	The Kidnapper
Kathryn Morris	...	Linda Delacroix (The Hostage)
Darius McCrary	...	FBI Commander
Gerry Becker	...	Doctor
James MacDonald	...	SWAT Team Commander
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	...	SWAT Team Member (as Rock Galotti)
Jolyon Reese	...	FBI Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Gilbertson	...	SWAT Team Member
Shannon Holzer	...	SWAT Team Member

Also Known As:

The Hire: Hostage (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

9 min | USA:11 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

RSA Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Driver first gets into the car, he does not put on his seat belt. However, in all subsequent shots, he is wearing it.

Quotes:

The Kidnapper: Show me the money. Oh, If I had known it'd be this easy, I'd have lost my mind a long time ago. Confirm the exact amount.
The Driver: Five million, 88- ...
The Kidnapper: No, no, no. Here. Write it. Write it down. Here, put it in writing.
[The Driver writes the currency amount $5,088,042 and shows it to The Kidnapper]
The Kidnapper: So how does it feel to hold a person's life in your hand?

Movie Connections:

References The Rock (1996)

The most violent/popular one in the series.

The Plot: Clive Owen ( before he was in "The Bourne Identity," "King Arthur," "Elisabeth: The Golden Age," and "Sin CIty" ) plays a "hire" who drives people places they desperately need to go.

Often times, they are working for something "top secret" and can only give our protagonist limited information.

Also, this is meant to show off the BMW car and is executive-produced by Tony Scott, Ridley Scott and David Fincher ( Panic Room, Alien 3 ).

Directed by John Woo ( The Killer, Hard Boiled and other violent HK films ), this tale involves our hero in some intense exchange that that involves twists and turns. I can't say anything without giving it way nor do I remember it as well as I possibly could so just watch it for what it's worth.