Martin's Day(1985)
A brief adventure that will change them forever.
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a 12-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, whom life has given only dismal loneliness and frustration in return. Soon he begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true. In a climactic moment, he chooses to stay with the man even though he could run away. Via hijacks and hijinx, they flee to the idyllic peace of the older Martin's childhood home, a cabin on a lake. But the police are close behind, impatient and trigger-happy.
Movie: Martin's Day
Top 10 Billed Cast
Martin Steckert
Dr. Mennen
Lt. Lardner
Martin
Karen
Brewer
Hitchhiker
Paul Mennen
Garby
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