A stunt driver heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang. Then by kidnapping his wife, he is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade. I found the movie too slow and the writing didn't lead me to care what happened to the characters. The car chase scenes were too long. The setting for the hideout was implausible and the response by the President to the kidnapping was laughable. A very poor film and should be avoided. My Age: 13<br/><br/>Nick, an imprisoned stunt car driver, played by Michael Madsden, is riding on a prison bus when some guys turn up to bust him out. He doesn't know these people and tries to get away from them, but they kidnap his wife to force him to drive the getaway car when they kidnap the President of the United States to sell him for a great deal of money.<br/><br/>This film has quite a few good car chases, but they deserve a better plot and a better movie. The plot of this film is preposterous and ludicrous, most of the action (in the form of the car chases) is quite good, but the ending climax is both unrealistic and below par. Michael Madsden, who I feel is one of the more underrated actors, puts in his normal good performance, but why is Roy Scheider in this film? I think he looks a bit out of place as the President.<br/><br/>Australian Classification: MA 15+: Medium Level Violence, Medium Level Coarse Language<br/><br/>Rating: 42 out of 100
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