Proof of Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Taylor Hackford
Meg Ryan
Russell Crowe
David Morse
Pamela Reed
David Caruso
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Peter Bowman, an American engineer in a Latin American country, is kidnapped for a $3 million dollar ransom. Abandoned by her husband's employer and insurance company, his wife Alice refuses to give up his life. She takes on the task of bringing him home but quickly realizes she can't do that without help. An expert in 'K&R' (Kidnap & Ransom), Terry Thorne is Alice's best and only hope for saving Peter. He takes on the job, but soon finds it to be trickier than anyone thought. Throughout the lengthy negotiations, Alice and Terry develop a mutual respect which evolves into a mutual attraction as they barter for Peter's life with the kidnappers. With the help of a fellow negotiator, Dino, and a trio of highly trained mercenaries, Terry takes on a do-or-die rescue operation that could as easily result in disaster as in triumph.
Cast
Meg Ryan
Russell Crowe
David Morse
Pamela Reed
David Caruso
Anthony Heald
Stanley Anderson
Gottfried John
Alun Armstrong
Michael Kitchen
Margo Martindale
Mario Ernesto Sanchez
Pietro Sibille
Vicky Hernandtz
Norma Martinez
Diego Trujillo
Aristoteles Picho
Sarahi Echeverria
Carlos Blanchard
Raul Rodriguez
Mauro Cueva
Alejandro Cordoba
Sandro Bellido
Miguel Iza
Roberto Frisone
Tony Vazquez
Claudia Dammert
Rowena King
Michael Byrne
Jaime Zevallos
Gilberto Torres
Flora Martinez
Laura Escobar
Marcos Bustos
Jorge Medina
Gerard Naprous
Alexander Baluev
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Said K Saralijen
Oscar Carillo
Pedro Martinez Laya
Wolframio Benavides
Alonson Alegria
Merlin Hanbury-tenison
Stefan Gryff
Yolanda Vazquez
Dmitry Shevchenko
Robert Grani
Crew
Lech Adamowski
Leslie Adler
Alonso Alegria
Alonso Alegria
Elena Almeida
Miguel Alvear
Mariana Andrade
Pete Anthony
David Appleby
Frida Aradottir
Carlos Argoti
Anabell Arias
Ana Lucia Arizo
David Arkell
Tatiana Arroba
Diego Arteaga
Christopher Assells
Olivier Auverlau
Estefano Auz
Karen M. Baker
Pawel Barenski
Pedro Barquin
Steve Bartek
Andrzej Bednarski
Sallie Beechinor
Laura Behary
Miriam Bell-irving
Mona Benjamin
Lourene Bevaart
Carlos Blanchard
Terry Blyther
Steve Bohan
Adam Bohling
Diego Bolanos
George Bolton
Justin Bourret
Julian Bratolyubov
Robert Brock
Jean Brown
Jeanette Browning
Bogomil Brubano
David Bruce
David Bruce
Tony Burnes
Mauricio Cadena
Sidney Calvopina
Angus Cameron
David E Campbell
Sylvia Cano
Jana Carboni
Chris Carreras
Stephen Carter
Steve Carter
Oscar G Castillo
Oriana Cavallero
Aneta Cebula
Stefano Ceccarelli
Luis Chalacan
Simon Chapman
Orlando Chongo
Gwen Clare
Stuart Clarke
Fionn Comerford
Frank Connor
Marcelo Cordova
Fred Crawford
Romel Crespo
Liz Cruz
Rodrigo Cueva
Lucy Da Silva
Debbi Datz-pyle
Barney Davis
Gary Charles Davis
Yves De Bono
Bruno De Santa
Francesca De Simone
Greg Dennen
Amanda Derby
Daniel Dietrich
Ian Differ
Dino Dimuro
Ron Downing
Jack Dyer
Wade Eastwood
Kevin Edland
Jake Edmonds
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Kathy Ewings
Diego Falconi
David Fencl
Arlene Fishbach
Vaune Kirby Frechette
Roberto Frisone
Jerzy Frykowski
Will Gaffney
Yorgos Giannelis
Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy
Laura Graham
Robert Grayson
Lisa Greenberg
Mark Griffin
Dow Griffith
Dow Griffith
Zbigniew Gruz
Zbigniew Gruz
Carlos Guerra
Taylor Hackford
Per Hallberg
Charles Hamilton
Adam Hamon
Randy Hardy
Miles Hargrove
Thomas Hargrove
Gordon Harmer
Kevin Harris
Dan Hegeman
Mo Henry
Tania Hermida
Colonel Luis Hernandez
Alicia Herrera
Jonn Herzberger
Ian Hickinbotham
Julia Hickman
John Higgins
Linda Hodge
Chris Hogan
David Hopkins
Antony Hunt
Kevin Hunt
Malcolm Huse
Slawomir Idziak
Pablo Iturralde
Pablo Iturralde
Roberto Izurieta
Pamela Jaeckle
Craig Jaeger
Ismael Jardon
Chris Jargo
Henryk Jedynak
Lukasz Jogalla
Lukasz Jogalla
Gareth John
Bobbie Johnson
Mark Johnston
Doreen Jones
Sally Jones
Daryl Jordan
Paul Jyrala
Sheldon Kahn
Robert Kaiser
Doc Kane
Karen Kawahara
Alice S. Kim
Jess Kitley
Thomas Kittle
Nancy Klopper
Jacek Kurowski
Michael La Torre
Rick Lamb
Mary Jo Lang
Federico Laurenti
Deborah Leakey
Adam Lee
Cosme Leon
David Lingenfelser
Richard Little
Lee Lighting Ltd
Laura Luchetti
Camilo Luzuriaga
Anna Mackenzie
Dr. Jamil Mahuad
Ana Maldonado
Roberto Mancino
Rosanna Mancino
Marc Mann
Marc Mann
Jeff Mart
John Marzano
Helen Mattocks
Zelda Mattox
Ron Mawbey
Dr. Paul Mcauley
Richard Mccarthy
Scott A Mckay
Mark Mckenzie
Alan Mcpherson
Amala Merino
John Forbes Meyeler
Tricia Miles
Christian Minkler
Marek Modzelewski
Alyson Moore
John Moore
Sarah Moore
Alexis Moreano
Philip D. Morrill
Thomas A Morris
Van Morrison
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2000
Expanded Release in United States February 2, 2001
Meg Ryan reportedly received $15,000,000 for this role.
29-year-old Will Gaffney, a stand-in for actor David Morse, was killed and five extras were injured on Sunday, April 9, 2000, when the pick-up truck they were riding in accidentally plunged off a mountain road during 2nd unit photography. Gaffney was an American teacher living in Ecuador.
Meg Ryan reportedly received $15,000,000 for this role.
Completed shooting July 28, 2000.
Began shooting February 21, 2000.
William Prochnau's article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade" appeared in the May 1998 issue of "Vanity Fair".
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2000
Expanded Release in United States February 2, 2001