Ransom with Mel Gibson: DVD Cover

    Ransom Director: Ron Howard Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise

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    • DVD Release Date: 03/23/2004
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 9,920

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Extensive deleted scenes; "What Would You Do?" featurette with cast & crew; Commentary with director Ron Howard; Behind-the-scenes special with cast and filmmakers; International theatrical trailer

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Titles - A Family Man
    2. Junior Science Fair
    3. "Making Beds in a Burning House"
    4. A Payer
    5. Unauthorized Interference
    6. The Criminal Food Chain
    7. Going Alone
    8. High Ground
    9. Error in Judgement
    10. Human Garbage/End Credits [9:33]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Ron Howard directed this thriller which stars Mel Gibson as Tom Mullen, a former fighter pilot who built a ramshackle one-plane airline into a major multinational service fleet. Mullen has a multi-million dollar fortune, a beautiful wife, Kate (Rene Russo) and a nine-year-old son, Sean (Brawley Nolte) that he dotes on. However, Mullen's life comes crashing down around him when Sean is kidnapped. The FBI are called in, but Mullen is wary -- he was the recent target of an FBI investigation in which he was found to have bribed union officials while negotiating a contract. FBI Agent Hawkins (Delroy Lindo) advises Mullen to make the $2 million dollar drop to pay the kidnappers, which will make it easier to track the criminals, but when the tradeoff goes wrong, Mullen takes a new tactic -- he goes on television and offers a $2 million bounty for the heads of the people who kidnapped his child. Meanwhile, it becomes clear the kidnappers include Maris Connor (Lili Taylor), who once worked for the Mullens, and Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise), one of the cops who investigated Mullen for bribery. This remake of the 1956 Glenn Ford vehicle of the same name was scripted by Richard Price, who has a bit part as a police detective. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    July 24, 2004: 'Ransom' is a taut thriller about one man's desperation and determination to get back his kidnapped son. Mel Gibson headlines as Tom Mullen - a man whose seemingly perfect world is shattered when his son, Sean (Brawley Nolte) is stolen from him during a science fair in Central Park. Rene Russo plays Tom?s wife, Kate. She?s at odds with Tom?s plan to offer the ransom money as a bounty on the kidnappers instead. Gary Sinise plays Det. Jimmy Shaker ? a man seemingly out to help the Mullen?s regain their child but who may have ulterior motives on his mind. Lily Taylor adds genuine weight to the role of Maris Connor, part of the band of ruthless kidnappers who begins to suspect that their ringleader may be shaping up for a little in-house betrayal. As far as suspense and deception go - they don't get much better than 'Ransom'. Unfortunately, no one at Touchstone seems to care. The quality of this transfer is, pending a few truly horrific digital transfers that I have seen in my life time, really nothing to get worked up about. This DVD is NOT ANAMORPHICALLY ENHANCED for 16:9 displays. Colors are generally weak and often muddy and on occasion tend to bleed. Fine detail is completely lost in the darker scenes and contrast levels are way, way too low. Black levels register as more of a dirty brown than black. Aliasing, shimmering of fine details and edge enhancement are all present for a very uneven visual presentation. There is NO EXCUSE for the barrage of 'age related' nicks, chips and scratches that are all over this visual presentation. Some films from the 1950s don't look this bad!!! The audio is Stereo Surround. Apart from the extras, this is virtually the same DVD as previously released by Buena Vista. What a crock! Extras include deleted scenes, an audio commentary, a really brief making of featurette and the original theatrical trailer. But if this is Buena Vista's idea of a Special Edition I'd hate to see what their idea of bare bones is. Oops! Almost forget. I have seen it on 'Beaches', 'I Love Trouble', 'Pretty Woman', 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'Adventures In Babysitting'...