Ransom (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 21 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Synopsis:
A headstrong airline tycoon pays the ransom for his abducted son, despite the pleas of his wife and FBI agents, then must gamble on the consequences of attempting to turn the tables on the kidnapper, setting up a gut-wrenching confrontation between the anguished father and the increasingly... [More]
A headstrong airline tycoon pays the ransom for his abducted son, despite the pleas of his wife and FBI agents, then must gamble on the consequences of attempting to turn the tables on the kidnapper, setting up a gut-wrenching confrontation between the anguished father and the increasingly desperate criminals. This tightly conceived nail-biter, with head-spinning plot twists, is another fine effort from the director of "Apollo 13." [Less]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor
Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Richard Price, Alexander Ignon
Story: Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
Producer: Scott Rudin, Brian Grazer, B. Kipling Hagopian
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Richard Price, Alexander Ignon
Story: Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
Producer: Scott Rudin, Brian Grazer, B. Kipling Hagopian
Composer: James Horner
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 23, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
Additional Release Material:
- Featurettes - 1. "What Would You Do?" - Cast & Crew
- 2. Behind-the-Scenes
- Commentary - 1. Ron Howard - Director
- Deleted Scenes
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