Martin's Day (1985)
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a 12-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, whom life has given only dismal loneliness and frustration in return. Soon he begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true. In a climactic moment, he chooses to stay with the man even though he could run away. Via hijacks and hijinx, they flee to the idyllic peace of the older Martin's childhood home, a cabin on a lake. But the police are close behind, impatient and trigger-happy.
Director: Alan Gibson
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Richard Harris as Martin Steckert |
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Lindsay Wagner as Dr. Mennen |
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James Coburn as Lt. Lardner |
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Justin Henry as Martin |
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Karen Black as Karen |
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John Ireland as Brewer |
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Saul Rubinek as Hitchhiker |
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R.H. Thomson as Paul Mennen |
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Dwayne McLean as Youngman |
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Frank Adamson as Garby |
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Ralph Small as Mike |
| Writing | Chris Bryant | Writer |
| Writing | Allan Scott | Writer |
| Production | Roy Krost | Producer |
| Production | Richard F. Dalton | Producer |
| Sound | Wilfred Josephs | Music |
| Camera | Frank Watts | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David de Wilde | Editor |
| Directing | Alan Gibson | Director |
