Ransom (1996)
| Release Date | 01 November 1996 |
| Budget | $80,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $136,000,000 |
| Tagline | Someone is going to pay. |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bergen County, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Kidnapping, Police Corruption |
| Tones | Forceful, Menacing, Slick, Tense, Visceral |
| Tags | Bounty, Family, Gambling, Police Negotiator, Ransom, Rescue, Victim |
Ransom is a 1996 American thriller starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo, Gary Sinise, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg, Lili Taylor, Evan Handler and Brawley Nolte and directed by Ron Howard. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Ransom was the 5th highest grossing film of 1996 in the United States.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Brawley Nolte
Sean Mullen
Nancy Ticotin
Agent Kimba Welch
Kevin Neil McCready
Agent Paul Rhodes
Allen Bernstein
Bob Stone
Iraida Polanco
Fatima
Mike Hodge
Man at Party
Paul Geier
Mayor Barresi
Louisa Marie
Woman at Party
Edward Francis Joseph
Guest at Party
Tony Hoty
Doorman
Daniel May Wong
Agent Sam
John Short
Agent Dewey
Ed Jupp Jr.
Technician
Stephen Oates
NYPD SWAT Team
Gene Harrison
FBI SWAT Team Leader
Mick O'Rourke
FBI SWAT Team #1
Henry Kingi Jr.
FBI SWAT Team #2
Roy Farfel
FBI SWAT Team #3
Lex D. Geddings
FBI SWAT Sniper
Tony Potts
News Anchor #2
John 'Spike' Finnerty
Newshound
Todd Hallowell
Don Campbell
Joe Bacino
Cop #1
Carl S. Redding
Cop #2
James Georgiades
Cop #3
Christian Maelen
Cop #4
Addie O'Donnell
News Reporter #1
Judy Hudson
News Reporter #2
Mitzie Pratt
News Reporter #3
Lynne Redding
News Reporter #4
Michael Countryman
Bank Manager
Chris Lopata
Agent Levin
John Hartmann
Agent Lambert
Anton Evangelista
FBI Agent
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Liquor Store Cop
Dell Maara
Liquor Store Perp
Tommy Allen
Detective at Kidnap House
John Dorish
Paramedic
Vincent J. Burns
Detective Doran
Brad Brewer
The Crowtations
Darren Brown
The Crowtations
Marvin Brown
The Crowtations
Glenn King
The Crowtations
James Ritz
Science Fair Judge
Anna Marie Wieder
Woman at Science Fair
Joan D. Lowry
Mayor's Wife
Craig Castaldo
Radioman
Teodorina Bello
Woman on Street #1
Jane Jenkins
Woman on Street #2
Lori Tan Chinn
Woman on Street #3
Carl Don
Man on Street #1
Nathaniel Freeman
Man on Street #2
Phil Parolisi
Man on Street #3
Rafael Osorio
Man on Street #4
Leslie Devlin
Newscaster #1
Lewis Dodley
Newscaster #2
John Brian Rogers
ND Cop #1
Jeffrey H. Kaufman
ND Cop #2
Mark Smith
Undercover Cop
James Patrick Whalen Sr.
Detective
Kim Snyder
Kate's Friend
Panicker Upendran
Store Owner
Eric Attio
Man on Street
Steve Axelrod
Chief of Dectectives Lieberman
Carl Burrows
Emergency Medical Tech.
Rawleigh Moreland
Coroner
Christopher Tracy
Arresting Officer
Keith Leon Williams
Cop
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Rescue Pilot
Director
Writer
Cyril Hume
Richard Maibaum
Alexander Ignon
Producer
Kip Hagopian
producer
Todd Hallowell
executive producer
Susan Merzbach
co-producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter
associate producer
Adam Schroeder
co-producer
Louisa Velis
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Piotr Sobocinski
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Editor
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
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Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer
Michael Corenblith
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Art Director
John Kasarda
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Set Decorator
Susan Bode
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Costume Designer
Rita Ryack
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Makeup Department
Kareen Boursier
hair stylist: Ms. Russo
Susan A. Cabral
makeup artist: Ms. Russo
Joseph Coscia
key hair stylist
Scott W. Farley
hair stylist: second unit
William A. Farley
hair stylist
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist
Anita Gibson
makeup artist: Mr. Lindo
Frances A. Kolar
makeup artist: second unit
Allen Weisinger
key makeup artist
Sunday Englis
special makeup effects artist
Todd Kleitsch
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Carl Clifford
unit production manager
Michelle Morrissey
production supervisor, production supervisor: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Bernstein
second second assistant director
Daniel Burns
second second assistant director: second unit
Joe Burns
first assistant director: second unit
William M. Connor
second assistant director
Jennifer D'Angelo Kircher
second assistant director: second unit
Bac DeLorme
dga trainee
Todd Hallowell
second unit director
Shannon M. Hawkins
DGA trainee: second unit
Aldric La'Auli Porter
first assistant director
Nancy L. Ventura
DGA trainee: second unit
Joel Chernoff
second unit director
Art Department
Tommy Allen
property master
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
stand-by set dresser
Anthony Baldasare
property master: second unit
Stephen Barth
scenic artist
Lauren Buckley
art department coordinator
Diana Burton
assistant property master
Ellen Christiansen
assistant set decorator
Susanne Coghlin
art department assistant
Thomas Costabile
shop craft
June DeCamp
scenic artist
Joseph Deluca
set dresser
Anthony Dunne
construction coordinator
William Durnin
set dresser
Ann Edgeworth
assistant property master
Rochelle Edison
camera scenic: second unit
Judy Gailen
assistant art director
John Grimolizzi
construction foreman
Peter Hackman
camera scenic artist
Richard Hebrank
key construction grip
Eryka Seimona Henderson
construction purchaser
Gordon Krause
shop foreman
Beth Kuhn
assistant art director
Carl Landi
construction grip
Joyce Leipertz
scenic artist
Byron K. Lovelace
props
Kevin Mahon
assistant property: second unit
Carlos Menéndez
assistant art director
Charles A. Nastacio
construction grip
Addison Pettit
graphic designer
Malcolm Reid
shop craft
Randall Richards
assistant art director
Jon Ringbom
scenic charge
Michael Scarola
construction grip
Grant Shaffer
storyboard artist
Tyler Smith
specialty prop fabricator
John Velez
key construction electric
Dave Weinman
lead man
Joan Winters
graphic designer
Amy Safhay
greensperson
Ginny Walsh
prop artist
Sound Department
Felix Andrew
sound mixer: second unit
Louis Bertini
foley editor
Patricia Brolsma
boom operator: second unit
Jason Canovas
sound effects editor
Steve Castellano
supervisor: Todd-AO
Louis Cerborino
dialogue editor
Bob Chefalas
sound re-recording mixer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
supervising sound editor
Rick Dior
sound re-recording mixer
Scott Dior
sound recordist
Dean Drabin
adr mixer: Los Angeles
Bill Foglia
transfer recordist
Thomas A. Gulino
dialogue editor
Ann Hadsell
adr recordist: Los Angeles
Cynthia Leigh Heim
foley artist
Lisa J. Levine
supervising adr editor
Danny Michael
sound mixer
Frank Morrone
sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray
adr recordist: New York , foley recordist: New York
Yvette Nabel
foley editor
James H. Nau
adr editor
Bob Olari
sound recordist
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
dialogue editor
Daniel Pagan
assistant sound editor
Harry Peck Bolles
adr editor
Dan Sable
sound effects editor
Lynn Sable
assistant sound editor
Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator
Anthony Starbuck
cable person
Paul J. Zydel
foley mixer: New York, adr mixer: New York
Tim J. Carroll
consultant: Dolby Digital
Kenna Doeringer
assistant adr editor
Special Effects
Wilfred Caban
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
John Alagna
opticals & titles supervisor: The Effects House
Michael Curtis
digital compositor
Ed Hanson
motion control operator
Eli Jarra
digital compositor
Stunts
Bill Anagnos
stunts
Nancy Ellen Anzalone
stunt double: Lili Taylor
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Paul Bucossi
stunts
Norman Douglass
stunts
Andy Duppin
stunts
Peter Epstein
stunts
Tim Gallin
stunts
Gene Harrison
stunts
David S. Lomax
stunts
Jim Lovelett
stunts
Steve Mack
stunts
Janet Paparazzo
stunts
Don Picard
stunts
Mic Rodgers
stunts, stunt double: Mel Gibson
Elliot Santiago
stunts
Manny Siverio
stunts
Gregg Smrz
stunts
Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
stunts
Keith Leon Williams
stunts
Peter Bucossi
stunts
Brian Donahue
stunts
Scott Wilder
additional stunt double: Mel Gibson, stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Burke
best boy electric
Richard Brooks Burton
aerial assistant camera: second unit
Brian Carmichael
video assist operator: second unit
Steve Comesky
electrician: second unit
Ken Connors
rigging gaffer
Robert Connors
electrician
Doug Dalisera
electrician
Eugene C. DePasquale
grip: second unit
David M. Dunlap
director of photography: second unit
Gene Engels
chief lighting technician: second unit
Russell Engels
chief lighting technician
Michael Finnerty
grip
Brian Fitzsimons
best boy grip
John Ford
grip
Walter Fricke Jr.
electrician
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Dennis Green
24 frame video operator
Dennis Griffin
24 frame video operator
Charlie Grubbs
electrician: second unit
William Hines
best boy electric: second unit
Eric Leigh
best boy electric: second unit
Jay Levy
first assistant camera
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
key grip: second unit
Clayton J. Liotta
first assistant Steadicam
Edward W. Lowry
dolly grip
Gerry Lowry
grip
John Lowry
rigging grip
Martin Lowry
grip
Bruce MacCallum
camera operator
Dan Mahoney
rigging grip
Jamie A. Marlowe
camera trainee: second unit
Charlie Marroquin
grip: second unit
Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator
Peter A. Mian
video assist operator
John Milcetic
electrician: second unit
Monique Mitchell
best boy grip: second unit
Richard C. Montgomery Jr.
grip
William D. Moran
grip: second unit
Chris Norr
second assistant camera
Heather Norton
second assistant camera: second unit
David B. Nowell
aerial director of photography: second unit
Wayne Paull
additional camera operator
Andres L. Porras
camera operator
Charles Quinlivan
grip: second unit
Chris Rosen
electrician
Lorey Sebastian
still photographer
John Smith
electrician
Susan Starr
first assistant camera: second unit
Brian Stocklin
electrician: second unit
Jennifer Stuart
camera trainee
Phillip Todd
additional assistant camera
James C. Walsh
electrician
Kevin P. Williams
grip
James Edmiston
rigging grip
Gábor Kövér
camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Lund
background plate photographer, translite photographer
Louis Petraglia
grip
Robert Shepherd
electrician
Donald Vetick
dolly grip: second unit
Casting Department
Beth Bowling
casting assistant
Karen E. Etcoff
extras casting: Kee Casting
David H. Kramer
voice casting: New York
Amy McIntyre Britt
casting assistant
Lynne Redding
voice casting: Loop du Jour
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell
wardrobe supervisor
Patricia Eiben
wardrobe supervisor
Anne Gorman
key costumer
Mary Jo McGrath
wardrobe production assistant
Marcia Patten
wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Debra Tennenbaum
assistant costume designer
Michael Anzalone
set wardrobe
Ursula Schrader
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Glenn Allen
assistant editor
Guy Barresi
assistant editor
Joe Binford Jr.
assistant editor
Richard Friedlander
assistant editor
Mark Ginsberg
color timer
Darcy Robinson
assistant editor
Music Department
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Don Davis
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Jim Henrikson
supervising music editor
Tod Holcomb
assistant music editor
Lesley Langs
assistant music editor
John Moses
musician
Shawn Murphy
music scoring mixer
Kathy Nelson
music supervisor
Suzana Peric
music editor
David Slonaker
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Francis Connolly Jr.
transportation captain: second unit
Timothy Shannon
transportation co-captain
James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation captain
Other Crew
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Sonia Bhalla
set production assistant
Joseph R. Brigham
helicopter pilot
Eva Z. Cabrera
script supervisor
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Jake Chipps
adr voice
Michael A. Connolly
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Maureen Cowen
assistant: Mr. Grazer
Louise DeCordoba
first assistant accountant
Michael Demers
location assistant: second unit
Matt Demier
construction accountant
Eirik S. Dentz
office production assistant
Carey DePalma
location assistant
Chadbyrne R. Dickens
assistant: Mr. Rudin
David Dirks
assistant: Ms. Russo
Liz Dykhouse
post-production accountant
Alex Fernández
set production assistant: second unit
Jan Foster
location manager
Jennifer Goldgram
studio teacher
Ronald J. Haney
office production assistant
Tina Hong
accounting assistant
Eric R. Jacobsen
assistant production coordinator
Christopher M. Kanuck
office production assistant
Santena Jenaris King
assistant: Mr. Lindo
Avi Korein
security: Mr. Gibson
Julie Kuehndorf
unit publicist
Amanda Ladd
second assistant accountant
Chris Lampart
set production assistant: second unit
Thomas W. Leidner
office production assistant
Roe Lepre
set production assistant: second unit
Dean Lopata
assistant: Mr. Gibson
Dylan K. Massin
key set production assistant
Michael McCormick
production accountant
Victoria Brown McCready
second assistant accountant
Jamie Miller
set production assistant
Matthew Morrissey
computer guy
Liz Newman
production coordinator
Julie Oppenheimer
script supervisor: second unit
Deborah Parker
assistant location manager
Steven Pilgrim
intern: Mr. Howard
Douglas Plasse
key set production assistant: second unit
Alan D. Purwin
helicopter pilot
Jodi Reiner
office production assistant
Timothy T.P. Robbins
location assistant: second unit
Ron Rogers
production assistant
Matthew Santo
additional location assistant
Suzanne Santry
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Jerry Sarnik
technical advisor: New York FBI
Miriam Schapiro
assistant production coordinator
Betsy Shankin
location assistant: second unit
Bob Shea
technical advisor: New York FBI
Alex Singer
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Dan Sullivan
assistant: Mr. Grazer
Kerri Thompson
accounting assistant
Jack Treese
assistant: Gary Sinise
Michael Unger
assistant: Mr. Sinise
Joe Violante
coordinator: Technicolor
Rob Walsh
accounting assistant
Kathy Welch
payroll accountant
Lila Yacoub
assistant: Mr. Hallowell
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter coordinator: second unit, helicopter pilot
Jon Zeidman
location assistant
Noah Ackerman
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Alexander Berberich
production assistant
Jonas Cukierman
assistant production coordinator
Cinti Laird
production assistant
Matthew D. Panepinto
production assistant
Tom Todoroff
acting coach: Rene Russo
Rick Washburn
weapons coordinator
Thanks
Daniel Bernstein
thanks
Bill Collage
thanks
Laura Mannix
thanks
Production Company
Imagine Entertainment
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Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Buena Vista International (Sweden)
Laurenfilm
Buena Vista Home Video
Buena Vista International
Gativideo
Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)
Prooptiki
Touchstone Home Video
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Video
Audio Visual Enterprises
Miscellaneous
Balsmeyer and Everett
main title sequence
DarkLight Pictures
Endeavor Airlines commercial
Digital Editing Systems Inc.
Avid supplied by
Du Art Film Laboratories
color timing
Effects House, The
titles and opticals
Eion Sprott Studio Ltd.
dirigible models
Flying Pictures
Gyrosphere aerial camera system
Giorgio Armani
wardrobe: Mel Gibson and Rene Russo
Gizmo
motion control
Hastings Sound Editorial
sound editing facilities
Hollywood Records
soundtrack
J.G. Films
negative matching
Kee Casting
extras casting
Loop du Jour
voice casting
Technicolor
prints
Todd-AO Studios (East)
sound re-recording
Todd-AO Studios
music score recorded at
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