The stsa program consists of a 24minute dvd of a simulated school bus hijacking and webbased, selfstudy modules offered in both english and spanish. In a story ripped from the headlines, a crazed lunatic takes a school bus of. She was speaking on a cellular phone from the back seat of a car packed with fellow swaters and her negotiator, while speeding along in hot pursuit of the hijacked school bus. Rolando mendoza, a dismissed policeman armed with automatic.
An 11 news investigation uncovered that 17 large, yellow school buses were stolen recently from various charter schools, business schools and private bus companies. The film made its first network appearance on september, 1996. Suffice to say, sudden terror is a film which goes far beyond the expectations of any committed television viewer, and is a towering example of just exactly what madefortv movies are good for. A crazed lunatic takes over a school bus filled with special needs children. Filmmakers have used a little dramatic license in turning the story of a miami school bus hijacking into a madefortelevision movie. The avivim school bus massacre was a terrorist attack on an israeli school bus on may 22, 1970 in which 12 civilians were killed, nine of them children, and 25 were wounded, one of whom died of a wound sustained in the attack 44 years later. Two staff members and two students were injured in the bus, according to new york city. Though slightly weighed down by a subplot involving the courageous drivers home life, sudden terror. It is up to a plucky school bus driver maria conchita alonso, the running man and a young swat officer marcy walker, tvs all my children to stop him. Film fraternity slams school bus attack over padmaavat from farhan akhtar to prakash raj, several have voiced their disappointment. Biography for maria conchita alonso turner classic movies. Sudden terror revisited a reallife school bus hijacking. The governor of california on thursday allowed parole for one of three men convicted in the 1976 kidnapping of 26 children and their school bus driver who were held captive in a buried trailer. He appeared in adventures in babysitting as leon vasquez.
Thriller drama film geregisseerd door paul schneider. The attack took place on the road to moshav avivim, near israels border with lebanon. Video shows police in pursuit of hijacked school bus. Cnn police kill miami school bus hijacker nov 2, 1995.
Movie on bus hijacking takes detour with facts education. School bus terrorism a practical analysis homeland. Subsequently, the teacher and her 10 and 11yearold pupils boarded the bus to find themselves the hostages of four armed men. Dispute over school bus route triggers police call duration. Dominick caroselli attempt to stay one step ahead of the hijackers lethal plan and plot the rescue of the hostages. Sonys choice collection vault of hardtofind cult and library titles has released sudden terror. A man with a knife hijacked a school bus carrying 11 students in central arkansas thursday. The program was designed so the information can be obtained in a classroom setting or by individual selfguided study online. Just like the image of the two towers brings back the memory of 911, after a school bus attack every big yellow bus in america would remind us of. Man convicted in 1976 school bus hijacking allowed parole. A miami schoolbus driver protects her passengers as a crazed hijacker leads police on a 25mile chase. Met maria conchita alonso, marcy walker en micheal paul chan. Police stopped the bus after a roughly 10mile chase.
Although the kids are terrified, marta caldwell, the bus cubanborn driver, remains calm and collected throughout the ordeal, not only helping her charges survive the crisis, but also providing comfort and support. Olivia raykhman, 14, glimpsed the wrecked school bus in the immediate aftermath of the episode. Michael paul chan is the hijacker, if you dont recognise his name, youll recognise his face, hes been in plenty of stuff. Staring michael paul chan, maria conchita alonso and marcy walker. Not far away, along the hudson river bike path, a pickup truck had left a roughly milelong stretch of carnage mangled bodies and bicycles.
Bystander at scene of yesterdays deadly terror attack in manhattan calls cops to help save children trapped in badly damaged school bus. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1996 movies 1996. In dade county, florida, disgruntled taxpayer harry kee angrily protests a huge irs bill by wiring up a box of explosives and hijacking a school bus full of specialneeds children. Miami, florida cnn a man claiming to be armed with a. Genres drama director paul schneider starring maria conchita alonso, michael paul chan, marcy walker. Its hard to know which is the corniest plot device, but in the most overwrought characterisation department, maria conchita alonsos childless bus driver just pips. Hijacking the schoolchildren had finished a field trip to a local printing plant when a man approached them saying he was the driver sent to take them home. Philippines bus hijacking photo 17 pictures cbs news. A chilling story of a courageous school bus drivers nerve shattering ordeal confronting a deranged hijacker who seizes command of her busload of mentally challenged youngsters. School bus carrying children hit in new york attack a small school bus with children on board in lower manhattan was hit in what authorities described as an act of terror on oct. The realism just oozed from such riveting scenes as commander marcy asking marias husband for background on maria. Although the dvd contains valuable information in its own right, it.
In the video, he says the driver tboned the school bus. Video shows kids trapped in school bus after terror attack. Similar to the image of the two towers of the world trade center, a school bus would represent an unforgettable target to the parents of the 24 million school children who ride to school each day. Dramatic new video of arkansas school bus hijacking released duration. She hasnt been on any bus or behind the wheel of any motor. Two children on the bus suffered injuries, including a 16yearold student who was taken to the hospital but insisted on going back to school the very next day, officials said thursday. Overview for maria conchita alonso turner classic movies. Movie needlessly hypes dade bus drama sun sentinel. In 1996, alonso was cast as an unflappable cubanborn bus driver taken hostage with a group of children in the abc factbased movie sudden terror. A knifewielding arkansas man was arrested after hijacking a school bus filled with kids then leading police on a wild pursuit. Most, if not all, were taken from locations on houstons north side. With maria conchita alonso, marcy walker, michael paul chan, dennis boutsikaris.
The film even used the reallife heroine, bus driver alicia chapman. Mangled school bus, bodies everywhere in manhattan. The only face i recognised was the hijacker, although the bus driver sort of looks like carie fischer back in her younger star wars days. Two rocketpropelled grenades rpgs were fired at the bus. But when alicia chapman visited jacksonville last weekend to. School bus carrying children hit in new york attack the. He also voiced francisco in the computeranimated television series, elena of avalor. A crazed lunatic takes over a school bus filled with special needs children, threatening to blow it up if his demands are not met. Police and swat members assault a tourist bus to rescue hostages at manilas rizal park monday aug.
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