Act of Piracy
| Act of Piracy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | John 'Bud' Cardos |
| Written by | Hal Reed |
| Produced by | Edgar Bold Igo Kantor |
| Starring | Gary Busey Belinda Bauer Ray Sharkey Nancy Mulford |
| Cinematography | Vincent G. Cox |
| Edited by | Ettie M. Feldman |
| Music by | Morton Stevens |
Release date | 1988 (South Africa)[1][2][3] |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | United States South Africa |
| Language | English |
Act of Piracy is a 1988 American/South African thriller film directed by John Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer and Ray Sharkey.[4] While enjoying an exotic cruise to Australia, a family yacht is taken over by terrorists. It is also known as Barracuda.
Plot[edit]
Ted Andrews (Gary Busey) persuades his ex-wife Sandy (Belinda Bauer) to let their kids Mark (Mathew Stewardson) and Tracey (Candicé 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[edit]
- 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
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