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Act of Piracy
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Wikipedia article
'Act of Piracy' is a 1988 American/South African thriller film directed by John Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer and Ray Sharkey.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212034643/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/443933 BFI.org] While enjoying an exotic cruise to Australia, a family yacht is taken over by terrorists. It is also known as 'Barracuda'.
Plot
Ted Andrews (Gary Busey) persuades his ex-wife Sandy (Belinda Bauer) to let their kids Mark (Mathew Stewardson) and Tracey (Candic Hillebrand) accompany him and his girlfriend Laura Warner (Nancy Mulford) on a journey on his multimillion-dollar yacht to Australia, where he plans to sell the yacht.
However, after a few days, it turns out that Laura is member of a terrorist organization led by Jack Wilcox (Ray Sharkey), who wants the boat as a base for his operations. Jack takes over the yacht and only Ted can escape, and as a result, Mark and Tracey are kept as hostages.
Together with Sandy, Ted starts an international search to find Wilcox, and rescue Mark and Tracey.
Cast
* Gary Busey - Ted Andrews
* Belinda Bauer - Sandy Andrews
* Ray Sharkey - Jack Wilcox
* Nancy Mulford - Laura Warner
* Dennis Casey Park - Dennis
* Arnold Vosloo - Sean Stevens
* Ken Gampu - Herb Bunting
* Anthony Fridjohn - Philip O'Connor
* Mathew Stewardson - Mark Andrews
* Candice Hillebrand - Tracey Andrews
* Nadia Bilchik - Maria
* Roly Jansen - Carlos Ortiz
* Gordon Mulholland - Captain Jenkins
* Thoko Ntshinga - Cynthia
* Melody O'Brian - Nadine Andrews
* Brian O'Shaughnessy - Skipper
* Eckard Rabe - Agent Harris
* Joe Stewardson - Agent Johnson
* Bruce Wentzel - Mate
* Christobel D'Orthez - Karen Daly
* Thys Du Plooy - Ahmed
* Trevor Fish - Cameraman
* Mark Gilbert - Crew Man
* Scott J. Ateah - Cook
* Allen Booi - George Chibanda
* Douglas Bristow - C.W. Andrews
* John Cardos - Steward
References
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