Hostage for a Day (1994)

Synopsis: Trapped in a miserable marriage to a nagging wife, and stuck in an equally dreary career working for his insensitive father-in-law, Warren Kooey decides to make a change. To accomplish this, Warren hatches a rather unusual plan: he fakes his own kidnapping so he can pocket the ransom money and... Trapped in a miserable marriage to a nagging wife, and stuck in an equally dreary career working for his insensitive father-in-law, Warren Kooey decides to make a change. To accomplish this, Warren hatches a rather unusual plan: he fakes his own kidnapping so he can pocket the ransom money and leave behind his wife and their home once and for all. There are, however, various obstacles that get in the way of his successfully pulling off the scheme... [More]