Sweet hostage is a 1975 american madefortelevision drama film based on the novel welcome to xanadu by nathaniel benchley. See more ideas about linda blair, sweet and martin sheen. Linda denise blair born january 22, 1959 is an american actress. Sheens escaped mental patient and linda blairs kidnapped farm girl talk. Sweet hostage tv movie 1975 sweet hostage tv movie. Its a shame she didnt get more roles like this one. Blair later worked in numerous films, mostly comedies, including the exorcist. Sweet hostage 1975 dvd linda blair martin sheen youtube. An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain.
After a passenger ship sinks, a ships officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboat must be sacrificed so the rest can survive an approaching typhoon. Jealous witch erica uses her powers to influence her unwitting husband larry and his colleagues, who all work for a big law firm. Linda is my favorite actress of all times, and this is her greatest performance. Hence, it was sheen, the king of the tv movie, who gave me my first. And if the story gets a touch too precious at times, thats forgivable. Linda blairmartin sheenclassic movie stars classic. A classic tvmovie as a crazy guy martin sheen kidnaps a young girl linda blair who in turn starts to fall for him. A 1976 golden glober nominee as best television movie, sweet hostage is an unforgettable tale of passion and fate, adapted from nathaniel benchleys. Linda blair is picked up and kidnapped by eccentriccrazy martin sheen both are very good in this film she eventually falls in love with her captor and before they can move on from their cabin in the woods a climax happens and there is no escape for them definitely worth checking out if you never seen it before. A 1976 golden globe nominee as best television movie, sweet. Portrait of a teenage alcoholic 1975 tv movie not rated 96 min. It was the first movie i had seen him in and i love him still. Linda blair, martin sheen, jeanne cooper go ask alice tv movie 1973. I was already a linda blair fan, and this movie introduced me to martin sheen i still.
Linda blair has had a reasonably hard time in her chosen career. Sweet hostage martin sheen linda blair with images. Mae linda blair accepts a ride from leonard hatch martin sheen. An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hideaway, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers. Linda blair, joanna miles, allyn ann mclerie, mary murphy. Martin sheen and linda blair in sweet hostage, 1975. Portrait of a teenage alcoholic 1975 and sweet hostage 1975 opposite martin sheen. Based on welcome to xandu by nathaniel benchley father of peter benchley of jaws fame, the movie is funny, cheerful, tense, upsetting, romantic, and tragic. Linda denise blair and martin sheen truly shine in this movie.
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