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Held for Ransom

  • 2000
  • Unrated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
533
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Dennis Hopper, Kam Heskin, Randy Spelling, Jordan Brower, and Zachery Ty Bryan in Held for Ransom (2000)
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Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.

  • Director
    • Lee Stanley
  • Writers
    • Lois Duncan
    • Nickolas Perry
    • Lee Stanley
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Kam Heskin
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    533
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee Stanley
    • Writers
      • Lois Duncan
      • Nickolas Perry
      • Lee Stanley
    • Stars
      • Dennis Hopper
      • Zachery Ty Bryan
      • Kam Heskin
    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • JD
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    Zachery Ty Bryan
    • Glenn Kirkland
    Kam Heskin
    Kam Heskin
    • Jesse McCormick
    Jordan Brower
    Jordan Brower
    • Bruce Kirkland
    Randy Spelling
    Randy Spelling
    • Dexter Martin
    Tsianina Joelson
    Tsianina Joelson
    • Marianne Donovan
    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • Fred Donovan
    John Getz
    John Getz
    • Mr. Kirkland
    Paul Dillon
    Paul Dillon
    • John
    Charlene Amoia
    Charlene Amoia
    • Student #1
    Michael Finuoli
    • Student #3
    Joe Hess
    • Swamp Man #1
    • (as Joseph C. Hess)
    Tyler Kuhn
    • Randy Donovan
    Keith MacKechnie
    Keith MacKechnie
    • Detective Van Bommel
    Brian Nolan
    Brian Nolan
    • Student #4
    Quentin Richmond
    • Teen on Bus
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    • Swamp Man #2
    David Siegel
    David Siegel
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    • Director
      • Lee Stanley
    • Writers
      • Lois Duncan
      • Nickolas Perry
      • Lee Stanley
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    1Rich-307

    Five Teenagers Held Hostage

    Held For Ransom starring Zachery Ty Bryan, Jordan Brower, and Randy Spelling, among others is set in the swamps of Florida. It centers around five high school students whose school bus is hijacked on the way home when they are the last of the passengers. The five teenagers taken off the bus, tied up, and taken deep into the swamps to a small house where they are to be held hostage. The kidnappers take an instant disliking to their male hostages. While the girls are untied, the three boys have their hands tied behind their backs the entire movie. The boys spend more than a few scenes locked in a small, hot shed. Bryan is even threatened with an alligator. The film has a basically good story. However, it is ruined by frequent use of foul language.
    blackie-5

    Just awful

    I only rented this movie to see Morgan Fairchild and Joan Van Ark, who turn out to each have about three lines of dialogue in the movie as the kidnapped teens' moms. I don't understand why these well-known women were hired only to be given three lines... Anyway, this is one of the most boring, stupid movies I've seen in a long time. It was absolutely awful. It's confusing because Dennis Hopper and Debi Mazar, who are in lots of other things, are in this trash. Why would they bother with doing such a low-budget movie?
    10jetfi

    A good thriller

    This film had quite a bit of action and a good cast. I was especially impressed with the plot twist at the end. Overall, its nothing incredible.... But, Dennis Hopper still did a great job in this one. Hopper's eccentric characterization of "J.D." was pretty awesome -- it made this direct-to-video film rate above average (in my opinion, anyways).
    9galpinmotocross

    Pretty Cool for a...

    I actually enjoyed this old-school suspense thriller. Better than most, not as good as some -- but all in all a good rental when HBO, "Skinemax" and Showtime are running re-runs! Dennis Hopper is his normal, crazy self and many 70's stars appear.
    6jam-35

    Actually a pretty good movie

    I picked this one up from Blockbuster last week. This was a straight to video release, which usually puts up some red flags. It was actually quite good for the budget. There were several past stars in this movie, Morgan Fairchild, Joan Van Ark, The oldest Son from Home Improvement and Dennis Hopper. I would recommend this for a rental but not necessarily one to buy.

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ransom - Le prix à payer
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Emmett/Furla Oasis Films
      • Miracle Entertainment
      • Splendid Pictures
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      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
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