Ransom (VHS, 1997)

Title: Ransom (VHS, 1997)
Leading Role: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise
Format: VHS
Rating: R
UPC: 786936012736
Release Date: 1997
Director: Ron Howard
Condition: Used

Movie description

A headstrong airline tycoon pays the ransom for his abducted son, despite the pleas of his wife and FBI agents, then must gamble on the consequences of attempting to turn the tables on the kidnapper, setting up a gut-wrenching confrontation between the anguished father and the increasingly desperate criminals. This tightly conceived nail-biter, with head-spinning plot twists, is another fine effort from the director of "Apollo 13."

Credits

Producer: Brian Grazer, Scott Rudin, B. Kipling Hagopian

Cast: Mel Gibson, Gary Sinise, Liev Schreiber, Delroy Lindo, Dan Hedaya, Paul Guilfoyle, Lili Taylor, Evan Handler, Rene Russo, Michael Gaston, Brawley Nolte, Kevin Neil McCready

Editorial reviews

"...A tension-packed thriller that will shake your head and rattle your brain..." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (11/28/1996)

"...Clever and exciting moments....Intense work by [Gibson]..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (12/06/1996)

"A crackerjack thriller with some unusually tasty plot twists, RANSOM pays plenty of entertaining dividends....The storytelling is highly efficient... Variety - Todd McCarthy (11/04/1996)

"...A persuasive thriller..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (11/08/1996)

"...Gibson gives an interesting performance, showing a man trying to think his way out of a crisis, and Sinise makes a good foil..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (11/08/1996)

"RANSOM is through and through Gibson's flick: dark, vengeful..." Premiere - Premiere Staff (05/01/2004)