Sweet Hostage
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Sweet Hostage is a 1975 American romantic drama film based on the novel Welcome to Xanadu by Nathaniel Benchley.[1] The film stars Linda Blair and Martin Sheen.[2] It was filmed in Taos County, New Mexico. It was featured in ABC's Friday Night Movie series.[3] Film and television critic Leonard Maltin rated the movie as "Average" in his biennial ratings guide "TV Movies". In his capsule review, Maltin said the performances by Sheen and Blair almost made this talky adaptation of the Nathaniel Benchley novel worthwhile. The film was only a moderate success in the Nielsen ratings, and failed to generate the type of provocative press which was then-standard for a Linda Blair movie.
Synopsis
Leonard Hatch (Martin Sheen), a fugitive mental patient, kidnaps Doris Mae Withers (Linda Blair), a semi-illiterate farm girl, and takes her away to his remote mountain cabin. There the poetic Leonard becomes her teacher, friend, and lover.
Cast
- Linda Blair as Doris Mae Withers
- Martin Sheen as Leonard Hatch
- Jeanne Cooper as Mrs. Withers
- Lee de Broux as Sheriff Emmet
- Bert Remsen as Mr. Withers
- Dehl Berti as Harry Fox
- Al Hopson as Mr. Smathers
- William Sterchi as Hank Smathers
- Roberto Valentino De Leon as Juan
- Michael Eiland as Tom Martinez
- Mary Michael Carnes as dry goods clerk
- Don Hann as liquor store proprietor
- Ross Elder as hospital attendant
- Chris Williams as man in bungalow
