World Famous Comics: The Kidnapping of the President
The Kidnapping of the President
Starring: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Miguel Fernandes Directed By: George Mendeluk Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Rhino Theatrical Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 07, 2000 Running Time: 115 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1980
A Typical 80s Shatner movie As part of a look at the portrayl of the President throughout the decades, I took a look at Kidnapping. Compared to the other movies I watched, State of the Union (1948), Seven Days in May (1964), and The American President (1995), this is by far the worst. With its nonsenical plot in which Shatner gives the President to the terrorist to ultimate victory by a herotic Shatner, this movie is mundane, dull, and pointless. Typical non-Star Trek Shatner in the 80s. A definate "Don't Buy" unless you're researching a project.
Hey Shatner punched me! Forget that Shatner is at his hammiest best, forget that Hal Holbrook is the President we'd all like to have, forget the Police Chief of Toronto is played by the "Nabob Coffee Guy," what you want to take away from this video is that I was in this movie and Shatner punched me in the gut just before the President gets handcuffed to the guy with the dynamite-now THAT'S action!
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