Buster 1988  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Green
Cast: Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb, Stephanie Lawrence, Ellie Beaven, Michael Attwell, Ralph Brown, Christopher Ellison, Sheila Hancock, Martin Jarvis, Clive Wood, Anthony Quayle
Loosely based on Britain's Great Train Robbery in 1963, this is the story of petty thief and family man Buster (Phil Collins) who goes for the bigger rewards when he falls in with the train robbers. The film follows the planning of the robbery, it's execution, and events following the heist. As the thieves are arrested one-by-one, Buster is able to elude the police. He and his family finally make it to Mexico, but his wife, June (Julie Walters), wants to return–which they do at a cost. Collins' original song "Two Hearts" won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar. .
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 Ransom 1975  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Terrorists
Director: Caspar Wrede
Cast: Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Norman Bristow, John Cording, Isabel Dean, Williams Fox, Richard Hampton, Robert Harris, Harry Landis, Preston Lockwood, James Maxwell, John Quentin, Christopher Ellison
Gunmen hijack a plane and hold the crew and passengers hostage until political prisoners are released. Tough agent Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery) is brought in to settle matters, which he does in his own way. Good cinematography.
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| 1. Buster (1988)
2. Ransom (1975)
aka: The Terrorists
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