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Act of Piracy is a american film of genre Thriller directed by John Cardos released in USA on 7 july 1988 with Gary Busey
Act of Piracy (1988)
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Add to a movie listAct of Piracy is a 1988 American/South African thriller film directed by John Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer and Ray Sharkey. While enjoying an exotic cruise to Australia, a family yacht is taken over by terrorists. It is also known as Barracuda.
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Ted Andrews (Gary Busey) persuades his ex-wife Sandy (Belinda Bauer) to let their kids Mark (Mathew Stewardson) and Tracey (Candicé Hillebrand) accompany him and his girlfriend Laura Warner (Nancy Mulford) on a journey on his multimillion-dollar yacht to Australia, where he plans to sell the yacht.Actors
Gary Busey
(Ted Andrews)
Belinda Bauer
(Sandy Andrews)
Ray Sharkey
(Jack Wilcox)
Arnold Vosloo
(Sean Stevens)
Candîce Hillebrand
(Tracey Andrews)
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