Ransom (1996)

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Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: R
Release Date: Nov 8, 1996
Running Time: 121 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Tom Mullen is a wealthy corporate executive used to mediating tough business deals, and doing things his own way. Along with his beautiful wife Kate and son Sean, Tom has all the material trappings of success, including a Fifth Avenue penthouse, an enviable position in New York society and high media visibility. But when the thing he cherishes most--his young son--is abducted by desperate criminals and held for ransom, Tom's world of affluence and privilege comes crashing down. And after an FBI rescue operation fails, he engineers a dangerous countermeasure in a last chance effort to bring his boy back to safety. With his son's life hanging precariously in the balance, and his wife terrified by the shocking plan, Tom offers an appalling proposal, the response to which could easily result in the loss of his son forever.
cast + crew
Director
Director
Tom Mullen
Kate Mullen
Sean Mullen
Jimmy Shaker
Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Maris Connor
Clark Barnes
Cubby Barnes
Miles Roberts
Agent Kimba Welch
screenplay
screenplay
From Story
From Story
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
reviews
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December 19, 2000
Even without his kilt, war paint and hair extensions, Mel Gibson is a braveheart to reckon with as the royally pissed-off father of a kidnapped child in Ransom. Here's a tension-packed thriller that will shake your head and rattle your brain, and not just because Ron Howard, the Mr. Happy Days director of Splash, Parenthood and Apollo 13, is dealing with child torture, gratuitous gore and people who call each other "motherfucker." The surprise is how well he pumps out the pulp. Moral watchdogs… Continued