Hostage (UMD) (US Version) UMD, DVD Region 1

This well-made thriller harkens back to the gritty crime films of the 1970s. Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a traumatized ex-LAPD hostage negotiator whose new career as small town sheriff doesn't turn out to be as restful as he had hoped; a hostage situation breaks out on "low crime Tuesday" and he is thrown right back into the business he knows all too well. Some punk kids have shot a cop and are holed up in a local mansion inhabited by crooked accountant Walter Smith (Kevin Pollak), his two kids, and a lot of surveillance cameras. Walter's young son (Jimmy Bennett) escapes his bonds and reports to Talley from the air shafts via his sister's cell phone. The sister--a Goth teen played by Michelle Horn--draws the romantic attention of Mars (Ben Foster), the pot-addled sociopath in the gang, thus adding a unique twist to the damsel-in-distress factor. Meanwhile, amid the buzzing helicopters and mobilizing S.W.A.T. teams, another group of bad guys has kidnapped Talley's wife and daughter, in order to force him to retrieve a secret disc in Walter's study. Florent Siri's efficient direction keeps the action flowing in unexpected directions while allowing for plenty of interesting procedural details and sly bits of humor. The score is ominous and the performances are strong, with Foster memorably creepy and Willis excellent as the frightened hero.

"HOSTAGE exemplifies taut, confident filmmaking. Bruce Willis draws upon the full measure of his strong physical presence, his intelligence and his considerable emotional resources held in reserve." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 03/11/2005

"[T]he film's vaguely haunted, melancholic European sense of displacement does our Bruno good." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 03/18/2005

"HOSTAGE is wonderfully nasty funny -- thanks to an authentic performance from Bruce..." - Andrew, Sumner (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 05/01/2005

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Artist Name(s):	Robert Armstrong (Actor) | Scott Kosar (Actor) | Kim Coates (Actor) | Kevin Pollack (Actor) | Serena Scott Thomas (Actor) | Johnny Messner (Actor) | Miklos Wright (Actor) | Bruce Willis (Actor) | Tom Stern (Actor) | Jonathan Tucker (Actor) | Shawn Ashmore (Actor) | Taraji P. Henson (Actor) | Ian Holm (Actor) | P.B. Williams (Actor) | Anna Khaja (Actor) Robert Armstrong (Actor) | Scott Kosar (Actor) | Kim Coates (Actor) | Kevin Pollack (Actor) | Serena Scott Thomas (Actor) | Johnny Messner (Actor) | Miklos Wright (Actor) | 布斯韋利士 (Actor) | 湯姆史迪恩 (Actor) | 莊納頓德克 (Actor) | 桑恩艾斯摩亞 (Actor) | Taraji P. Henson (Actor) | Ian Holm (Actor) | P.B. Williams (Actor) | Anna Khaja (Actor) Robert Armstrong (Actor) | Scott Kosar (Actor) | Kim Coates (Actor) | Kevin Pollack (Actor) | Serena Scott Thomas (Actor) | Johnny Messner (Actor) | Miklos Wright (Actor) | 布斯韦利士 (Actor) | 汤姆史迪恩 (Actor) | 庄纳顿德克 (Actor) | Shawn Ashmore (Actor) | Taraji P. Henson (Actor) | Ian Holm (Actor) | P.B. Williams (Actor) | Anna Khaja (Actor) Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ａｒｍｓｔｒｏｎｇ (Actor) | Scott Kosar (Actor) | Kim Coates (Actor) | Kevin Pollack (Actor) | Serena Scott Thomas (Actor) | Johnny Messner (Actor) | Miklos Wright (Actor) | ブルース・ウィリス (Actor) | Tom Stern (Actor) | Jonathan Tucker (Actor) | Shawn Ashmore (Actor) | Taraji P. Henson (Actor) | Ian Holm (Actor) | P.B. Williams (Actor) | Anna Khaja (Actor) Robert Armstrong (Actor) | Scott Kosar (Actor) | Kim Coates (Actor) | Kevin Pollack (Actor) | Serena Scott Thomas (Actor) | Johnny Messner (Actor) | Miklos Wright (Actor) | Bruce Willis (Actor) | Tom Stern (Actor) | Jonathan Tucker (Actor) | Shawn Ashmore (Actor) | Taraji P. Henson (Actor) | Ian Holm (Actor) | P.B. Williams (Actor) | Anna Khaja (Actor)
Director:	Bruce Willis 布斯韋利士 布斯韦利士 ブルース・ウィリス Bruce Willis
Producer:	Bruce Willis | Shawn Ashmore | Michael Petroni | Simon Duggan | Ian Holm | P.B. Williams | Anna Khaja 布斯韋利士 | 桑恩艾斯摩亞 | Michael Petroni | Simon Duggan | Ian Holm | P.B. Williams | Anna Khaja 布斯韦利士 | Shawn Ashmore | Michael Petroni | Simon Duggan | Ian Holm | P.B. Williams | Anna Khaja ブルース・ウィリス | Shawn Ashmore | Michael Petroni | Simon Duggan | Ian Holm | P.B. Williams | Anna Khaja Bruce Willis | Shawn Ashmore | Michael Petroni | Simon Duggan | Ian Holm | P.B. Williams | Anna Khaja
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Release Date:	2006-09-03
UPC Code:	786936298390
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	UMD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	90 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004826615

Director: Florent Emilio Siri

UMD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Extended Scenes
Featurette: TAKING HOSTAGE - Behind The Scenes