The Alternate (2000)
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Kill the President, kill the hostages, escape. A great idea!
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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Eric RobertsThe Replacement
Bryan GenesseThe Leader
John BeckPresident Fallbrook
Michael MadsenAgent Briggs
Ice-TAgent Williams
Brooke TheissMary
Larry ManettiAgent Harris
Eliza RobertsChief of Staff DonaldsonJ. Cynthia BrooksMrs. Fallbrook
Richard SteinmetzSwat LeaderHeidi Jo MarkelReporter
Sven-Ole ThorsenSecret Service AgentKeywords
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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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The Alternate has a runtime of 95 minutes.
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