''Act of Piracy'' is a 1988 American/South African
thriller film
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directed by
John Cardos
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and starring
Gary Busey
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Ray Sharkey
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.BFI.org /ref> While enjoying an exotic cruise to Australia, a family yacht is taken over by
terrorists
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. It is also known as ''Barracuda''.
Plot
Ted Andrews (
Gary Busey
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) 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
Raymond Sharkey Jr. (November 14, 1952 – June 11, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor. His most notable film role was Vincent Vacarri in the 1980 film '' The Idolmaker'', for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best A ...
), 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
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Ray Sharkey
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- Jack Wilcox
* Nancy Mulford - Laura Warner
* Dennis Casey Park - Dennis
*
Arnold Vosloo
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- Sean Stevens
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Ken Gampu
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Before he began his career, Gampu was a physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer. His first acting job was in Athol ...
- Herb Bunting
* Anthony Fridjohn - Philip O'Connor
* Mathew Stewardson - Mark Andrews
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- Tracey Andrews
* Nadia Bilchik - Maria
* Roly Jansen - Carlos Ortiz
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Gordon Mulholland
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Early life
He ...
Eckard Rabe
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- Agent Harris
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Joe Stewardson
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Career
Partial filmography
* ''All the Way to Paris'' (1965)
* ''Wild ...
- Agent Johnson
* Bruce Wentzel - Mate
* Christobel D'Orthez - Karen Daly
* Thys Du Plooy - Ahmed
* Trevor Fish - Cameraman
*
Mark Gilbert
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Gilbert played for the Chicago White Sox in 1985.Allen Booi - George Chibanda
* Douglas Bristow - C.W. Andrews
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John Cardos
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...