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Ransom
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Ransom is a 1996 American crime, neo-noir, mystery, and drama film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Richard Price, with James Horner composing the score. The cast includes Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, and Delroy Lindo. Produced by Brian Grazer and Scott Rudin, the film was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. It was filmed in New York City and New Jersey, with New York City serving as the narrative location.
The movie has a runtime of 121 minutes and was released on November 8, 1996. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The film’s tagline is "Someone is going to pay." It earned a box office revenue of 309,492,681 against a budget of 80,000,000. Review scores include 6.7/10, 74%, and 61/100. The director of photography was Piotr Sobociński, and Daniel P. Hanley served as the film editor.
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6.7When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen
- Rene Russo as Katherine Mullen
- Gary Sinise as Det. Jimmy Shaker
- Delroy Lindo as Agent Lonnie Hawkins
- Lili Taylor as Maris
- Brawley Nolte as Sean Mullen
Themes
- ransom
- loss of loved one
- hostage
- yellow press
- fbi
- baby-snatching
- police corruption
- terrorism
- millionaire
- child kidnapping
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay by
- Richard Price Alexander Ignon
- Based on
- Ransom! 1956 movie, Fearful Decision 1954 TV play, by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin Brian Grazer B. Kipling Hagopian
- Starring
- Mel Gibson Rene Russo Gary Sinise Delroy Lindo Lili Taylor
- Cinematography
- Piotr Sobociński
- Edited by
- Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures , Imagine Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- November 8, 1996 ( 1996-11-08 )
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $309.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The plot follows the kidnapping of the son of millionaire Tom Mullen (Gibson), and his subsequent struggle to get him back alive.
Ransom was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment and released on November 8, 1996 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States. The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision". In 1956, it was adapted by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum into the feature film, Ransom!, starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen.
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