Held for Ransom (2000 film)

2000 American thriller film
  • November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)
Running time
88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video thriller film starring Dennis Hopper, Zachery Ty Bryan, Morgan Fairchild and Debi Mazar. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.[1][2]

Plot

Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.

Cast

  • Dennis Hopper as J.D.
  • Zachery Ty Bryan as Glenn Kirtland
  • Kam Heskin as Jesse McCormick
  • Tsianina Joelson as Marianne
  • Jordan Brower as Bruce Kirtland
  • Randy Spelling as Dexter
  • Paul Dillon as John
  • Morgan Fairchild as Mrs. Kirtland
  • John Getz as Mr. Kirtland
  • Timothy Bottoms as Fred Donavan
  • Debi Mazar as Rita
  • Joan Van Ark as Nancy Donovan
  • Tyler Kuhn as Randy Donovan
  • Shelly Burch as Mrs. McCormick
  • Robert Noble as Mrs. Godfrey
  • Keith MacKechnie as Detective Van Bommel
  • David Siegel as Crime Scene Detective
  • Russell Warner as Officer Matthews
  • J.D. Husocki as Officer Bronson
  • Joe Hess as Swamp Man #1
  • Thomas Rosales, Jr. as Swamp Man #2

Production

It was filmed over three weeks 1999 in the Everglades, Miami and Orlando Disney's MGM studios and surrounding areas.

References

  1. ^ Abbott, Jim (6 October 1999). "Dennis Hopper Film Begins Shooting Later This Month". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ Campbell, Ramsey (December 12, 1999). "Director's Mom Eager For Release Of 'Ransom'". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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