THE HOSTAGE is a low budget, gritty drama of 1967 put out by Crown International Pictures. It's worth watching to see some quiet but engaging performances from the principal cast members, although the plot is long-winded which makes this feel more of a mood piece than anything else. The story has an annoying kid accidentally stowing himself away in a removal truck being driven by a psychopath. He becomes a hostage while his parents act frantically and the police pursue. There's really not too much here of interest, if I'm honest, but Don Kelly is an effectively sweaty, on-the-edge psycho, and Harry Dean Stanton is as likable as ever he was.
Review of The Hostage
