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Sweet Hostage is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film based on the novel Welcome to Xanadu by Nathaniel Benchley. The film stars Linda Blair and Martin Sheen. It was filmed in Taos County, New Mexico. It was featured in ABC's Friday Night Movie series.
Oct 10, 1975 · Sweet Hostage: Directed by Lee Philips. With Linda Blair, Martin Sheen, Jeanne Cooper, Lee de Broux. Escaped mental patient Leonard Hatch kidnaps illiterate teenage farm girl Doris Mae Withers and takes her to his mountain hideaway, where they become friends--and, eventually, lovers.
An escaped mental patient (Martin Sheen) holes up in a mountain cabin with an unschooled teenage girl (Linda Blair).
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An escaped mental patient kidnaps a teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers. Starring:...
One of these was "Sweet Hostage", based on Nathaniel Benchley's "Welcome to Xanadu". Martin Sheen plays an escaped mental patient who kidnaps a farm girl (Linda Blair), and the two of them develop a relationship.
Nov 2, 2011 · Stranded when her truck breaks down, 17-year-old Doris Mae (Linda Blair) accepts a ride from Leonard Hatch (Martin Sheen), unaware he's an escaped mental patient. Held against her will, Doris Mae is taken to Leonard's ramshackle hideout, a cabin nestled deep within the woods.
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A bizarre drama of a young woman who is kidnapped by an escaped mental patient and whisked away to his remote mountain cabin, where her abductor becomes her teacher, friend and lover. Originally titled "Welcome to Xanadu," it was filmed in Taos, New Mexico.
Jun 28, 2014 · Sweet Hostage originally aired on ABC in Oct. 1975, the peak of the “made for TV movie†era. Sheen’s portrayal of Leonard Hatch, an escapee from a Boston mental ward who kidnaps a lonely teen played by Linda Blair, was quite a big deal at the time, especially among women.
Sweet Hostage is a 1975 American made-for-television 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.
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