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They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping Story: Full Cast & Crew 1993 Drama/Mystery & Thriller
Jim Schoenfeld (Tom Hodges), Rick Schoenfeld (Travis Fine) and Fred Woods (Tom Ransom) are three aimless California youths. Over the course of a few weeks, they hatch a plan to kidnap a bus full of children and hold them for ransom. Their plan goes off without a hitch, and they successfully hijack and hold hostage 26 kids and their elderly driver, Ed (Karl Malden). After the group is forced to hide in an underground location, Ed must find a way to safety. The film is based on actual events. TV-PG Released (Streaming): Sep 13, 2018 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Vern Gillum Director Karl Malden Ed Ray Actor Tim Ransom Fred Woods Actor Travis Fine Rick Schoenfeld Actor Tom Hodges Jim Schoenfeld Actor Julie Harris Odessa Ray Actor Bobby Zameroski Tim Pearson Actor Jonathan Hernandez Ricardo Alanzo Actor Debra Bluford Mrs. Rogers Actor Kevin Brief Deputy Simpson Actor Brendan McCurdy Peter Rogers Actor Ken Boehr Jack Pearson Actor Cara Coffman Sally Rogers Actor John Dunbar Deputy Actor Peggy Friesen Mrs. Clifford Actor Dick Solowicz Leroy Tatum Actor Melana Scantlin Cindy Clifford Actor Barbara Houston Mrs. Schoenfeld Actor Dick Mueller Mr. Schoenfeld Actor Addison Myers Sheriff Les Holm Actor Richard Alan Nichols Mr. Woods Actor Jo Sweatt Mrs. Woods Actor Kathleen Warfel Mrs. Pearson Actor David Eyre Jr. Screenwriter Jack Baugh Screenwriter Jefferson Morgan Screenwriter Bernadette Caulfield Producer Ronald H. Gilbert Producer Ardythe Goergens Producer Joel Fields Executive Producer Leonard Hill Executive Producer Ron Ramin Original Music Stevan Larner Cinematographer Tom Finan Film Editing Jonathan A. Carlson Production Design