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Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 (1996) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 13, 1996

Original Title:
Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17

Alternate Titles:
Terror inesperado

Genres:
TV Movie | Thriller

Production Companies:
ABC
Columbia TriStar Television
Katie Face Productions
Oasis Entertainment Inc.

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

In Dade County, Florida, disgruntled taxpayer Harry Kee angrily protests a huge IRS bill by wiring up a box of explosives and hijacking a school bus full of special-needs children. Although the kids are terrified, Marta Caldwell, the bus' Cuban-born driver, remains calm and collected throughout the ordeal, not only helping her charges survive the crisis, but also providing comfort and support to a teacher's aide on the verge of a diabetic seizure. But while Marta keeps her head about her, the kidnapper grows more and more unhinged, and the police surround the hijacked bus, ready to shoot to kill if necessary.

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Production

Associate Producer:
Pepper Lindsey
Tina Threadgill
Deborah Edell Underwood
Troy Westergaard

Costume Designer:
Jo Ynocencio

Director:
Paul Schneider

Director of Photography:
David Geddes

Editor:
Paul Dixon

Executive Producer:
Robert W. Christiansen
Tony Danza
Michael Greenfield
Rick Rosenberg

Makeup Artist:
Diane Calfee-Lowry

Music:
Brian Adler

Post Production Supervisor:
Tina Threadgill

Producer:
S. Bryan Hickox
Laurie Hannan-Anton
Jonathan Rintels

Production Designer:
James L. Schoppe

Production Supervisor:
J.T. Lannen

Set Decoration:
Vera Mills

Stunts:
Billy Bates
Mark Stefanich

Writer:
Jonathan Rintels

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