Hostage for a Day (1994)
Harried suburban man Warren Kooey fakes a hostage situation in order to get the money he needs to escape his humdrum life.
- Date of release
- 1994-04-25
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- John Candy
Casting
- George Wendt — Warren Kooey
- John Vernon — V.D. Regan
- Robin Duke — Elizabeth Kooey
- PJ Torokvei — Ronny
- Kathleen Laskey — Jackie
- Don Lake — Lieutenant Sneed
- Currie Graham — Hondo
- John Hemphill — Andre Petrovich
- Christopher Templeton — Diane St. Clair
- Walter Alza — Ramon
- Rick Bennett — Caretaker
- Vic Cummings — TV Anchor Paul
Interesting facts
Hostage for a Day is a 1994 Canadian television comedy film directed by John Candy, in his only directorial effort. Though the film is also billed as "starring" Candy, he in fact plays only a minor role, as a Russian hostage taker. Produced with a mostly Canadian cast, the film was released one month after Candy's death.
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