Ransom (1996)

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R | 1 hr 59 mins | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Remake | Released: 11/8/1996 |Box Office Total: $136.4M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/8/1996

Studio	Credit
Touchstone Films	Studio
Director	Credit
Ron Howard	Director
Todd Hallowell	Director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Mel Gibson	Tom Mullen
Rene Russo	Kate Mullen
Brawley Nolte	Sean Mullen
Gary Sinise	Jimmy Shaker
Delroy Lindo	Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Lili Taylor	Maris Connor
Liev Schreiber	Clark Barnes
Donnie Wahlberg	Cubby Barnes
Evan Handler	Miles Roberts
Nancy Ticotin	Agent Kimba Welch
Michael Gaston	Agent Jack Sickler
Kevin Neil McReady	Agent Paul Rhodes
Paul Guilfoyle	Wallace
Allen Bernstein	Bob Stone
José Zúniga	David Torres
Dan Hedaya	Jackie Brown
Iraida Polanco	Fatima
John Ortiz	Roberto
Mike Hodge	Man at Party
Paul Geier	Mayor Barresi
Louisa Marie	Woman at Party
Edward Francis Joseph	Guest at Party
A J Benza	Reporter Guest
Peter Tambakis	Nelson
Tony Hoty	Doorman
Danny Wong	Agent Sam
John Short	Agent Dewey
Ed Jupp	Technician
Stephen Oates	NYPD/SWAT
Gene Harrison	FBI/SWAT Leader
Mick O'Rourke	FBI/SWAT
Henry Kingi Jr	FBI/SWAT
Roy Farfel	FBI/SWAT
Lex Geddings	FBI/SWAT Sniper
Donna Hanover	News Reporter
Rosanna Scotto	News Anchor
Tony Potts	News Anchor
John Finnerty ('Spike')	Newshound
Todd Hallowell	Don Campbell
Joe Bacino	Cop No 1
Carl S Redding	Cop No 2
James Georgiades	Cop No 3
Christian Maelen	Cop No 4
David Vadim	Cop No 5
Addie O'Donnell	Reporter
Judy Hudson	Reporter
Mitzie Pratt	Reporter
Lynne Redding	Reporter
Michael Countryman	Bank Manager
Chris Lopata	Agent Levin
John Richard Hartmann	Agent Lambert
Anton Evangelista	FBI Agent
Richard Price	Detective No 1
Joseph Badalucco Jr	Liquor Store Cop
Dell Maara	Liquor Store Perp
Tommy Allen	Detective at Kidnap House
John Dorish	Paramedic
Vincent Burns	Detective Doran
Brad Brewer	The Crowtations Member
Darren Brown	The Crowtations Member
Marvin Brown	The Crowtations Member
Glenn King	The Crowtations Member
Cheryl Howard	Science Fair Coordinator
James Ritz	Science Fair Judge
Joan D Lowry	Mayor's Wife
Craig Castaldo	Radioman
Teodorina Bello	Woman on Street No 1
J J Chaback	Woman on Street No 2
Lori Tan Chinn	Woman on Street No 3
Carl Don	Man on Street No 1
Nathaniel Freeman	Man on Street No 2
Phil Parolisi	Man on Street No 3
Rafael Osorio	Man on Street No 4
Leslie Devlin	Newscaster
Lewis Dodley	Newscaster
John Brian Rogers	ND Cop No 1
Jeffrey Kaufman	ND Cop No 2
Mark Smith	Undercover Cop
Jim Whalen	Detective
Kim Snyder	Kate's Friend
Upendran Panicker	Store Owner
Production Credits	Credit
Aldric Porter	Associate Producer
Adam Schroeder	Co-Producer
Scott Rudin	Producer
Todd Hallowell	Executive Producer
Brian Grazer	Producer
Susan Merzbach	Co-Producer
Louisa Velis	Associate Producer
Kip Hagopian	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ransom Productions	Production Company
Segue Productions	Production Company
Imagine Entertainment	Production Company
Scott Rudin Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Touchstone Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Cyril Hume	From Story
Richard Price	Screenplay
Alexander Ignon	Screenplay
Richard Maibuam	From Story
Richard Maibaum	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Liz Dykhouse	Post-Production Accountant
Louise DeCordoba	Assistant Accountant
Kathy Welch	Accountant - payroll accountant
Michael McCormick	Production Accountant
Matt Demier	Accountant - construction accountant
Victoria Brown-McCready	Assistant Accountant
Rob Walsh	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Tina Hong	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Kerri Thompson	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Art Department	Credit
J Lauren Buckley	Art Department Coordinator
Susan Bode	Set Decorator
Ellen Christiansen	Assistant Set Decorator
John Kasarda	Art Director
Michael Corenblith	Production Designer
Joseph M DeLuca	Set Dresser
June DeCamp	Scenic Artist
Susanne M Coghlin	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Beth Kuhn	Assistant Art Director
Grant Shaffer	Storyboard Artist
David Weinman	Lead Person - leadman
Randall Richards	Assistant Art Director
Joyce Leipertz	Scenic Artist
William Durnin	Set Dresser
Judy Gailen	Assistant Art Director
Joseph Badalucco Jr	Set Dresser - stand-by dresser
Carlos A Menendez	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Beth Bowling	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Amy McIntyre Brit	Casting Assistant
Karen E Etcoff	Extras Casting
Lynne Redding	Voice Casting
David Kramer	Voice Casting - voice casting-New York
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Peter G Hackman	Camera - camera scenic
Mark Ginsberg	Color Timer
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator
Richard Burton	Camera Assistant - aerial camera assistant (2nd Unit)
Piotr Sobocinski	Director of Photography
Jay Levy	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
David B Nowell	Aerial Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Larry McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Peter A Mian	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Lorey Sebastian	Photography - still photographer
Joe Violante	Camera Coordinator - Technicolor coordinator
Jennifer Stuart	Camera Trainee
Chris Norr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jamie Marlowe	Camera Trainee (2nd Unit)
Clayton J Liotta	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam 1st assistant
David Dunlap	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Rochelle Edison	Camera - camera scenic (2nd Unit)
Brian Carmichael	Video Assist/Playback - video assist (2nd Unit)
Susan Starr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Heather Norton	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
The Crowtations	Song Performer
James Horner	Music - music composer and conductor
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor
Billy Corgan	Song - song writer/producer/performer kidnapper's boom box music
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Kathy Nelson	Music Supervisor
Don Davis	Orchestrations
David Slonaker	Orchestrations
Silvio Messana	Song - songs
Suzana Peric	Music Editor
Leslie Langs	Music - assistant music editor
Barrio Latino	Song Performer
Brad Brewer	Song
Tod Holcomb	Music - assistant music editor
Bob Bornstein	Music - music preparation
Fred Miller	Song
Shawn Murphy	Music - music recording engineer
Leon Pendarvis	Song
Andy Gonzales	Song
Jim Lang	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Mic Rodgers	Stunts
Ed Hansen	Motion Control - motion control operator
Jeffrey Ward	Stunt Coordinator
Peter Epstein	Stunts
Paul Bucossi	Stunts
Gregg Smrz	Stunts
Andy Duppin	Stunts
David Lomax	Stunts
Steve Mack	Stunts
Don Picard	Stunts
Manny Siverio	Stunts
Keith Leon Williams	Stunts
Elliot Santiago	Stunts
Norman Douglass	Stunts
Cheryl M Wheeler	Stunts
Jophery Brown	Stunts
Bill Anagnos	Stunts
Tim Gallin	Stunts
James Lovelett	Stunts
Janet Paparazzo	Stunts
Scott Wilder	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Jan Foster	Location Manager
Eva Z Cabrera	Script Supervisor
Carey DePalma	Location Assistant
Bac DeLorme	DGA Trainee
Carl Clifford	Unit Production Manager
Aldric Porter	Assistant Director
Deb Parker	Assistant Location Manager
Michelle Morrissey	Production Supervisor
Elizabeth Newman	Production Coordinator
Miriam Schapiro	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jon Zeidman	Location Assistant
Julie Oppenheimer	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
William M Connor	Assistant Director
Eric R Jacobson	Assistant Production Coordinator
Shannon Hawkins	DGA Trainee
Jeffrey T Bernstein	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Timothy Robbins	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Nancy Ventura	DGA Trainee
Betsy Shankin	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Joe Burns	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jennifer D'Angelo Kircher	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Mike Demers	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Daniel Burns	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Julie Kuehndorf	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Yvette Nabel	Foley Editor
Bob Olari	Sound Recordist
Dan Sable	Sound Effects Editor
Lynn Sable	Assistant Sound Editor
Andrew Schmetterling	Boom Operator
Paul J. Zydel	ADR - ADR/foley
Danny Michael	Sound Mixer
Dean Drabin	ADR Mixer
Anthony J Ciccolini III	Sound Editor
Rick Dior	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Lisa J Levine	ADR Editor
Cynthia Leigh Heim	Foley Artist
Scott Dior	Sound Recordist
Jason Canovas	Sound Effects Editor
Felix Andrew	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Harry Peck Bolles	ADR Editor
Louis Bertini	Foley Editor
Patti Brolsma	Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Daniel Pagan	Assistant Sound Editor
Frank Morrone	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Doug Murray	ADR - ADR/foley
James H Nau	ADR Editor
Bob Chefalas	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Ann Hadsell	ADR - ADR recordist
Kenna Doeringer	ADR Editor - assistant ADR editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Wilfred Caban	Special Effects Assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
William A Campbell	Wardrobe Supervisor
Rita Ryack	Costume Designer
Joe Coscia	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Anne Gorman	Costumes - key costumer
M J McGrath	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Debra Tennenbaum	Assistant Costume Designer
Alan Weisinger	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Patricia Eiben	Wardrobe Supervisor
Susan A Cabral	Makeup Artist - Rene Russo's makeup artist
Kareen Boursier	Hair Stylist - Rene Russo's hairstylist
William A Farley	Hair Stylist
Anita Gibson	Makeup Artist - Delroy Lindo's makeup artist
Marcia Patten	Wardrobe Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Scott Farley	Hair Stylist (2nd Unit)
Carl Fullerton	Makeup Artist
Frances Kolar	Makeup Artist (2nd Unit)

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