Martin's Day

Feb 22, 1985

1h 38m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

United Artists

World Film Services

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Martin Steckert

Richard Harris

Dr. Mennen

Lindsay Wagner

Lt. Lardner

James Coburn

Martin

Justin Henry

Karen

Karen Black

Brewer

John Ireland

Hitchhiker

Saul Rubinek

Paul Mennen

R.H. Thomson

Youngman

Dwayne McLean

Garby

Frank Adamson

Mike

Ralph Small

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