Ransom
Ransom is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg and Evan Handler.
Plot
While millionaire airline magnate Tom Mullen and his wife Kate attend a science fair, their son Sean is kidnapped and taken to an apartment by Maris Conner, a caterer working for the Mullens; brothers Clark and Cubby Barnes; and tech expert Miles Roberts. Jimmy Shaker, an NYPD detective who is Maris' boyfriend, leads the operation.
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| author | Richard Price |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Ron Howard |
| editor | Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill |
| genre | action crime thriller |
| keywords | bounty claim double cross fbi kidnap kill meet nyc nypd phone call police officer ransom rescue reward science fair special agent store window warn |
| musicBy | James Horner |
| producer | B. Kipling Hagopian Brian Grazer Scott Rudin |
| productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Imagine Entertainment Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Jersey New York City |
| theme | terrorism |