Summaries

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Just when US Coast Guard captain Miller takes his teenage son Alex to his lightship off the coast of Virginia, Calvin Caspary and two criminal accomplices, on the run for the police, decide to hijack it. What the crazy trio didn't count on is that this small crew doesn't just keep taking it lying low, they will put up a fight. Alex hides dad's gun and wrestles his his war past and courage.—KGF Vissers

The US Coast Guard Captain Miller brings his estranged teenage son Alex on board of his anchored lightship and introduces him to the crew. When they see a boat with three men adrift, the crew brings them to the boat. The leader Calvin Caspary introduces the deranged brothers Eddie and Gene to Captain Miller and his crew and soon they overtake the command of the lightship. Alex and the crew is in larger number and wants to resist but Captain Miller has a trauma from his past and wants to protect his men.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • fighting back
  • thompson gun
  • ship captain
  • world war two veteran
  • hijacked ship
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Sep 25, 1986
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Production companies CBS Theatrical Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

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