Tag Archives: hostages

Street Fighter (1994)

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven E. de Souza Writer: Steven E. de Souza (Based on the video game series by Capcom)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Martial Arts | Tagged 1994, action, adaptation, adventure, andrew bryniarski, Anthony Redman, army, byron mann, capcom, damian chapa, dictator, donn aron, dov hoenig, edward m. abroms, edward r. pressman, fight, fighter, fighting, graeme revell, grand l. bush, gregg rainwater, hostages, jay tavare, jean-claude van damme, journalism, journalist, kenya sawada, Kenzo Tsujimoto, kylie minogue, martial arts, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., military, ming-na wen, mutant, news, raul julia, Robert F. Shugrue, robert mammone, roshan seth, scientist, soldier, steven e. de souza, street fighter, video game, wes studi, william a. fraker | Leave a comment

Inside Man (2006)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writer: Russell Gewirtz

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged bank, brian grazer, broker, chiwetel ejiofor, christopher plummer, clive owen, cop, crime, criminal, denzel washington, detective, drama, heist, hostage, hostages, inside man, jodie foster, ken leung, manhattan, money, mystery, nazi, negotiate, negotiation, new york, new york city, nyc, police, rob, robber, robbery, russell gewirtz, spike lee, thriller, vault, Waris Ahluwalia, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

The Rock (1996)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Bay Writers: David Weisberg & Douglas Cook and Mark Rosner (Story by David Weisberg & Douglas Cook)

Posted in Action, Thriller | Tagged 1996, action, adventure, alcatraz, bay area, biochemist, california, chemical weapon, convict, david morse, david weisberg, douglas cook, ed harris, escape, escape artist, fbi, gregory sporleder, hostage, hostages, island, john c. mchinley, john spencer, marine, mark rosner, michael bay, michael biehn, nerve gas, nicolas cage, prison, san francisco, sean connery, the rock, thriller, tony todd, vanessa marcil, washinton d.c., william forsythe | Leave a comment

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joseph Sargent Writer: Peter Stone (Based on a novel by John Godey) I did this wrong and saw the remake first but this is clearly the superior version. Robert Shaw kills it as the leader of the gang who … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged 1974, city, crime, drama, hijack, hostages, new york city, nyc, pelham 123, robbery, robert shaw, subway, taking of pelham one two three, thriller, train, true story, walter matthau | Leave a comment