Ransom
Brief Synopsis
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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
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Ron Howard
Director
Mel Gibson
Rene Russo
Brawley Nolte
Gary Sinise
Delroy Lindo
Film Details
Also Known As
El Rescate, Rescate, rançon
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Anthony Starbuck
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
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
Mel Gibson
Rene Russo
Brawley Nolte
Gary Sinise
Delroy Lindo
Liev Schreiber
Donnie Wahlberg
Lili Taylor
Rosanna Scotto
David Vadim
Iraida Polanco
Anna Marie Wieder
Joe Bacino
Anton Evangelista
Addie O'donnell
Dan Hedaya
Carl Don
José Z·±iga
Christian Maelen
Mick O'rourke
Gene Harrison
Phil Parolisi
Mike Hodge
Louisa Marie
J. J. Chaback
A J Benza
Cheryl Howard
Joseph Badalucco
Jim Whalen
Todd Hallowell
Rafael Osorio
Kevin Neil Mcready
Brad Brewer
Upendran Panicker
Chris Lopata
Craig Castaldo
Ed Jupp
James Ritz
Tony Potts
Kim Snyder
John Finnerty
Henry M. Kingi Jr.
John Dorish
John Brian Rogers
Dell Maara
Darren Brown
Lex Geddings
Paul Guilfoyle
Lori Tan Chinn
Carl S Redding
Danny Wong
Stephen Oates
Nathaniel Freeman
John Short
Judy Hudson
Richard Price
Roy Farfel
Peter Tambakis
Teodorina Bello
Leslie Devlin
Tony Hoty
Mitzie Pratt
Edward Francis Joseph
Tommy Allen
Paul Geier
James Georgiades
Nancy Ticotin
John Hartmann
Vincent Burns
Mark Smith
David Weinman
Lead Person
Lynne Redding
Evan Handler
John Ortiz
Jeffrey Kaufman
Joan D Lowry
Michael Countryman
Allen Bernstein
Donna Hanover
Lewis Dodley
Glenn King
Michael Gaston
Marvin Brown
Crew
Glenn Allen
Assistant Editor
Tom Allen
Property Master
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Felix Andrew
Sound Mixer
Joseph Badalucco
On-Set Dresser
Antony Baldasare
Property Master
Guy Barresi
Assistant Editor
Daniel Bernstein
Special Thanks To
Jeffrey T Bernstein
Assistant Director
Louis Bertini
Foley Editor
Sonia Bhalla
Set Production Assistant
Joe Binford
Assistant Editor
Susan Bode
Set Decorator
Harry Peck Bolles
Adr Editor
Bob Bornstein
Music
Kareen Boursier
Hair Stylist
Beth Bowling
Casting Associate
Brad Brewer
Song
Joseph Brigha
Helicopter Pilot
Amy Britt
Casting Assistant
Patti Brolsma
Boom Operator
Jophery Brown
Stunts
Victoria Brown-mccready
Accounting Assistant
J Lauren Buckley
Art Department Coordinator
Paul Bucossi
Stunts
Michael J Burke
Best Boy
Daniel Burns
Assistant Director
Joe Burns
Assistant Director
Diana E Burton
Assistant Property Master
Richard Burton
Camera Assistant
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Assistant
Susan Cabral
Makeup Artist
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
William A Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jason Canovas
Sound Effects Editor
Brian Carmichael
Video Assist/Playback
Lou Cerborino
Dialogue Editor
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Bob Chefalas
Rerecording
Ellen Christiansen
Assistant Set Decorator
Anthony Ciccolini
Sound Editor
Carl Clifford
Unit Production Manager
Susanne M Coghlin
Art Assistant
Bill Collage
Special Thanks To
Steve Comesky
Other
Mike Connelly
Assistant
Frank Connolly
Transportation Captain
William M Connor
Assistant Director
Bob Connors
Other
Kenneth R Connors
Rigging Gaffer
Michael Corenblith
Production Designer
Billy Corgan
Song
Joe Coscia
Hair Stylist
Tom Costible
Other
Maureen Cowen
Assistant
Douglas Dalisera
Other
Don Davis
Original Music
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
June Decamp
Scenic Artist
Louise Decordoba
Accounting Assistant
Bac Delorme
Dga Trainee
Joseph M Deluca
On-Set Dresser
Mike Demers
Location Assistant
Matt Demier
Accountant
Eirik S Dentz
Office Assistant
Carey Depalma
Location Assistant
Eugene Depasquale
Grip
Rick Dior
Rerecording
Scott Dior
Sound Recordist
David Dirks
Assistant
Kenna Doeringer
Adr Editor
Norman Douglass
Stunts
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
David Dunlap
Dp/Cinematographer
David Dunlap
Director Of Photography
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Andy Duppin
Stunts
William Durnin
On-Set Dresser
Liz Dykhouse
Post-Production Accountant
Ann Edgeworth
Props Assistant
Rochelle Edison
Camera
Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gene Engels
Lighting Technician
Russ Engels
Lighting Technician
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Scott Farley
Hair Stylist
William Farley
Hair Stylist
Alex Fernandez
Set Production Assistant
Michael Finnerty
Grip
Brian Fitzsimons
Best Boy Grip
Bill Foglia
Other
John Ford
Grip
Jan Foster
Location Manager
Walter Fricke
Other
Richard Friedlander
Assistant Editor
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Judy Gailen
Assistant Art Director
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Anita Gibson
Makeup Artist
Mark Ginsberg
Color Timer
Jennifer Goldgram
Other
Andy Gonzales
Song
Anne Gorman
Costumes
Brian Grazer
Producer
Dennis Green
Other
John Grimolizzi
Foreman
Charles Grubbs
Other
Thomas A Gulino
Dialogue Editor
Peter G Hackman
Camera
Ann Hadsell
Adr
Kip Hagopian
Producer
Todd Hallowell
Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell
Second Unit Director
Ronald J Haney
Office Assistant
Dan Hanley
Editor
Ed Hansen
Motion Control
Shannon Hawkins
Dga Trainee
Richard Hebrank
Key Grip
Eryka Seimona Henderson
Construction
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Michael Hill
Editor
William Hines
Best Boy
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Tod Holcomb
Music
Tina Hong
Accounting Assistant
James Horner
Music
Cyril Hume
Story By
Cyril Hume
From Story
Alexander Ignon
Screenplay
Eric R Jacobson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Christopher M Kanuck
Office Assistant
John Kasarda
Art Director
Santena Jenaris King
Assistant
Jennifer D'angelo Kircher
Assistant Director
Frances Kolar
Makeup Artist
Avi Korein
Security
David Kramer
Voice Casting
Gordon Krause
Other
Beth Kuhn
Assistant Art Director
Chris Lampart
Set Production Assistant
Carl Landi
Grip
Jim Lang
Music
Leslie Langs
Music
Thomas W Leidner
Office Assistant
Cynthia Leigh Heim
Foley Artist
Joyce Leipertz
Scenic Artist
Roe Lepre
Set Production Assistant
Lisa J Levine
Adr Editor
Jay Levy
Assistant Camera Operator
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Clayton J Liotta
Steadicam Operator
David Lomax
Stunts
Dean Lopata
Assistant
James Lovelett
Stunts
Edward W Lowry
Dolly Grip
Gerry Lowry
Grip
John B Lowry
Grip
Martin Lowry
Grip
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Steve Mack
Stunts
Kevin Mahon
Props Assistant
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Richard Maibuam
Story By
Richard Maibuam
From Story
Laura Mannix
Special Thanks To
Bill Maran
Grip
Jamie Marlowe
Camera Trainee
Charlie Marroquin
Grip
Dylan K Massin
Set Production Assistant
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Michael Mccormick
Production Accountant
Victoria Brown Mccready
Accounting Assistant
M. J. Mcgrath
Wardrobe Assistant
Carlos A. Mentndez
Assistant Art Director
Susan Merzbach
Coproducer
Silvio Messana
Song
Peter A Mian
Video Assist/Playback
Danny Michael
Sound Mixer
John Milcetic
Other
Fred Miller
Song
Jamie Miller
Set Production Assistant
Monique Mitchell
Best Boy Grip
Richard C Montgomery
Grip
Matthew Morrissey
Other
Michelle Morrissey
Production Supervisor
Frank Morrone
Rerecording
Shawn Murphy
Music
Doug Murray
Adr
Yvette Nabel
Foley Editor
Charlie Nastacio
Grip
James H Nau
Adr Editor
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Elizabeth Newman
Production Coordinator
Chris Norr
Assistant Camera Operator
Heather Norton
Assistant Camera Operator
David Nowell
Aerial Director Of Photography
Bitty O'sullivan-smith
Dialogue Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
El Rescate, Rescate, rançon
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Anthony Starbuck
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 8, 1996
Released in United States on Video May 13, 1997
Remake of "Ransom" (USA/1956), directed by Alex Segal and starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed and Leslie Nielsen.
Completed shooting May 10, 1996.
Began shooting January 10, 1996.
Released in United States Fall November 8, 1996
Released in United States on Video May 13, 1997
