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* FanDisservice: The film includes several fully or partially nude sex scenes between the two leads, but the traumatic context they're presented in, to say nothing of the real-life circumstances behind them, makes them rather uncomfortable to watch. This also extends to the film's [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Hostage1983DVDcover.jpg DVD cover art]], which [[SexyPackaging depicts Christine nude]] with her breasts [[SceneryCensor covered by a crossbow]] wielded by Walter and Christine clearly in fear for her life.
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''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian {{exploitation|Film}} crime drama directed by Frank Shields, starring Kerry Mack and Ralph Schicha. The film is [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of Christine Lewis (Mack), a 16 year old runaway living in Woollongong, NSW who meets and falls in love with a young German carnival worker named Walter Maresch (Schicha), only to effectively become his hostage when he turns out to be and abusive and sadistic criminal and neo-Nazi on the run from the authorities.
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''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian {{exploitation|Film}} crime drama directed by Frank Shields, starring Kerry Mack and Ralph Schicha. The film is [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of Christine Lewis (Mack), a 16 year old runaway living in Woollongong, NSW who meets and falls in love with a young German carnival worker named Walter Maresch (Schicha), only to effectively become his hostage when he turns out to be and an abusive and sadistic criminal and neo-Nazi on the run from the authorities.
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* FanDisservice: The film includes several fully or partially nude sex scenes between the two leads, but the traumatic context they're presented in, to say nothing of the real-life circumstances behind them, makes them rather uncomfortable to watch. This also extends to the film's [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Hostage1983DVDcover.jpg DVD cover art]], which [[SexyPackaging depicts Christine nude]] with her breasts [[SceneryCensor covered by a crossbow crossbow]] wielded by Walter and Christine clearly in fear for her life.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's main theme may be familiar to Greek viewers as the BackgroundMusic in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz6ASPYVj1k Hellas Kosmos Video]] VanityPlate.[[note]]Ironically, given the ongoing ethnic tensions between Greeks and Turks, the film's composer is Turkish-Australian.[[/note]]
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''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian {{exploitation|Film}} crime drama directed by Frank Shields, starring Kerry Mack and Ralph Schicha. The film is [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story story]] of Christine Lewis (Mack), a 16 year old runaway living in Woollongong, NSW who meets and falls in love with a young German carnival worker named Walter Maresch (Schicha), only to effectively become his hostage when he turns out to be and abusive and sadistic criminal and neo-Nazi on the run from the authorities.
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''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian {{exploitation|Film}} crime drama directed by Frank Shields, starring Kerry Mack and Ralph Schicha. The film is based on the true story of Christine Lewis (Mack), a 16 year old runaway living in Woollongong, NSW who meets and falls in love with a young German carnival worker named Walter Maresch (Schicha), only to effectively become his hostage when he turns out to be and abusive and sadistic criminal and neo-Nazi on the run from the authorities.
Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Hostage}} 2005 film of the same name]] starring Creator/BruceWillis.
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllGermansAreNazis: Walter, in addition to being a wanted criminal, is a member of a neo-Nazi organization, and attempts to indoctrinate Christine into his ranks. {{Averted|Trope}} by the German police who are actively trying to put him and his neo-Nazi colleagues behind bars.
* BreakTheCutie: Christine is a very cute and innocent young woman who is slowly broken down by Walter's sadistic and controlling demeanor.
* TheDogBitesBack: Christine eventually gets fed up with her mistreatment by Walter and unsuccessfully attempts to gun him down.
* DomesticAbuse: Walter is very abusive and controlling to Christine, expecting her to do exactly as he demands (sexually or otherwise) and threatening to kill himself and their child if she leaves him.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Walter's boyish good looks hide an unstable and sadistic personality.
* FanDisservice: The film includes several fully or partially nude sex scenes between the two leads, but the traumatic context they're presented in, to say nothing of the real-life circumstances behind them, makes them rather uncomfortable to watch. This also extends to the film's [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Hostage1983DVDcover.jpg DVD cover art]], which [[SexyPackaging depicts Christine nude]] with her breasts covered by a crossbow wielded by Walter and Christine clearly in fear for her life.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Christine is beaten and drugged by her abusive boyfriend (and later husband) into taking part in various crimes and terrorist activities against her will.
* LargeHam: Ralph Schicha portrays Walter in this manner. Though in the actor's defense, Walter isn't the most stable individual on the planet.
* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: It has the overall feel of one, focusing on a young woman in dire straits and dealing with a controlling and abusive boyfriend (and later husband) whom she eventually attempts to fight back against.
* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's main theme may be familiar to Greek viewers as the BackgroundMusic in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz6ASPYVj1k Hellas Kosmos Video]] VanityPlate.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:At the end of the film, an on-screen text reveals that Walter was eventually arrested and sentenced to fourteen years in prison for his crimes, while Christine was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact.]]
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''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian {{exploitation|Film}} crime drama directed by Frank Shields, starring Kerry Mack and Ralph Schicha. The film is based on the true story of Christine Lewis (Mack), a 16 year old runaway living in Woollongong, NSW who meets and falls in love with a young German carnival worker named Walter Maresch (Schicha), only to effectively become his hostage when he turns out to be and abusive and sadistic criminal and neo-Nazi on the run from the authorities.
Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Hostage}} 2005 film of the same name]] starring Creator/BruceWillis.
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!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AllGermansAreNazis: Walter, in addition to being a wanted criminal, is a member of a neo-Nazi organization, and attempts to indoctrinate Christine into his ranks. {{Averted|Trope}} by the German police who are actively trying to put him and his neo-Nazi colleagues behind bars.
* BreakTheCutie: Christine is a very cute and innocent young woman who is slowly broken down by Walter's sadistic and controlling demeanor.
* TheDogBitesBack: Christine eventually gets fed up with her mistreatment by Walter and unsuccessfully attempts to gun him down.
* DomesticAbuse: Walter is very abusive and controlling to Christine, expecting her to do exactly as he demands (sexually or otherwise) and threatening to kill himself and their child if she leaves him.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Walter's boyish good looks hide an unstable and sadistic personality.
* FanDisservice: The film includes several fully or partially nude sex scenes between the two leads, but the traumatic context they're presented in, to say nothing of the real-life circumstances behind them, makes them rather uncomfortable to watch. This also extends to the film's [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Hostage1983DVDcover.jpg DVD cover art]], which [[SexyPackaging depicts Christine nude]] with her breasts covered by a crossbow wielded by Walter and Christine clearly in fear for her life.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Christine is beaten and drugged by her abusive boyfriend (and later husband) into taking part in various crimes and terrorist activities against her will.
* LargeHam: Ralph Schicha portrays Walter in this manner. Though in the actor's defense, Walter isn't the most stable individual on the planet.
* LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek: It has the overall feel of one, focusing on a young woman in dire straits and dealing with a controlling and abusive boyfriend (and later husband) whom she eventually attempts to fight back against.
* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's main theme may be familiar to Greek viewers as the BackgroundMusic in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz6ASPYVj1k Hellas Kosmos Video]] VanityPlate.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:At the end of the film, an on-screen text reveals that Walter was eventually arrested and sentenced to fourteen years in prison for his crimes, while Christine was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact.]]
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