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The Alternate
The Alternate

The Alternate

Kill the President, kill the hostages, escape. A great idea!

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The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappers' being a CIA black ops team. It seems like a great idea until the leader of the black ops decides he can make it away with the ransom money himself, but one of his team has other ideas.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

2.385/10

Release Date

07 April 2000

Country

South Africa

Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

The Replacement

Bryan Genesse

Bryan Genesse

The Leader

John Beck

John Beck

President Fallbrook

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Agent Briggs

Ice-T

Ice-T

Agent Williams

Brooke Theiss

Brooke Theiss

Mary

Larry Manetti

Larry Manetti

Agent Harris

Eliza Roberts

Eliza Roberts

Chief of Staff Donaldson

J. Cynthia Brooks

J. Cynthia Brooks

Mrs. Fallbrook

Richard Steinmetz

Richard Steinmetz

Swat Leader

Heidi Jo Markel

Heidi Jo Markel

Reporter

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Secret Service Agent

Robert Madrid

Robert Madrid

Bullet Proof Glass Technician

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