Martin's Day (1985)

  • PG
  • 02/22/1985 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 38m

A brief adventure that will change them forever.

Overview

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.

Allan Scott

Writer

Chris Bryant

Writer

Alan Gibson

Director

Cast

Richard Harris's headshot

Richard Harris

Martin Steckert
Lindsay Wagner's headshot

Lindsay Wagner

Dr. Mennen
James Coburn's headshot

James Coburn

Lt. Lardner
Justin Henry's headshot

Justin Henry

Martin
Karen Black's headshot

Karen Black

Karen
John Ireland's headshot

John Ireland

Brewer
Saul Rubinek's headshot

Saul Rubinek

Hitchhiker
R.H. Thomson's headshot

R.H. Thomson

Paul Mennen

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