![]() ![]() ![]() Paul Guilfoyle as FBI Director Stan Wallace.Delroy Lindo as FBI Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins.Gary Sinise as NYPD Detective Jimmy Shaker.As Tom drops the gun, police rush in to arrest him, but Hawkins orders them to stand down. In desperation, Shaker draws another gun but is shot dead by Tom and Hawkins. Hawkins and other police officers demand that Tom drop the gun and walk away. Tom picks up Shaker's dropped gun and points at him. Tom knocks Shaker to the ground and the two struggle. ![]() As soon as Tom and Shaker exit the bank, two police officers attempt to detain Shaker, but Shaker shoots them. On the way, Tom discreetly alerts Hawkins, and the police and FBI converge on Tom and Shaker outside the bank. Shaker reluctantly agrees to go to the bank, threatening to rekidnap and execute Sean should Tom attempt a double-cross. Shaker attempts to force Tom to wire the money from the house via phone, but Tom stands his ground and warns him that whether he receives his money or not, Shaker will be exposed and hunted citywide. Shaker plans to kill everyone in the apartment, but Tom persuades him to accompany him to the bank to gain the money and leave peacefully. When Sean recognizes Shaker's voice as the kidnapper, Shaker realizes his cover is blown. He intends to immediately leave the country before his connection to Maris is discovered. Shaker arrives at Tom's penthouse to claim the reward. Hawkins informs Tom and Kate, and they are reunited with Sean while Shaker is hospitalized. The NYPD arrive and find Shaker with a badly beaten Sean, whom they believe Shaker rescued. When Maris shoots him in the arm from behind, he kills her, too. Clark and Miles attempt to abandon the plan and flee, but Shaker requests backup, kills both Clark and Miles, and makes it look like Miles shot first. Shaker calls Tom and gives him one final warning to pay the ransom, but Tom still refuses, and Shaker fires a gunshot after Tom hears Sean scream for help, leading Tom and Kate to believe Sean is dead. Tom responds by doubling the bounty to $4 million. Shaker lures Kate to a meeting where he assaults her and presents Sean's blood-stained t-shirt as a warning to pay the ransom. Shaker arranges another drop off, but although Tom initially agrees to take the money alone at first, he instead appears on television and offers the ransom as a bounty on the kidnappers, promising to withdraw the bounty and drop all charges if the kidnappers return Sean alive and unharmed.ĭespite Kate and Agent Hawkins' pleadings, Tom sticks to his plan, believing it is the best chance for Sean's return. Tom realizes there is no guarantee Sean will be returned alive. During an ensuing fight, the FBI intervene and shoot Cubby, who dies before revealing Sean's location. He meets Cubby in a New Jersey quarry but refuses to hand over the money when Cubby fails to give him Shaker's promised directions. Receiving a phone call from Shaker, who electronically disguises his voice, Tom follows his instructions. Tom agrees to the FBI's plan for delivering the ransom. They visit Brown in prison, but he denies any involvement. In private, Tom voices his belief that a union machinist, Jackie Brown, who is in prison following one of Tom's business scandals, may be behind it. Tom calls the FBI, who operate from his New York City penthouse under Special Agent Lonnie Hawkins. The kidnappers send Tom and Kate an e-mail demanding $2 million. NYPD Detective Jimmy Shaker, Maris' boyfriend, is revealed to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping. Sean is taken to an apartment by Maris Conner, a caterer working for the Mullens brothers Clark and Cubby Barnes and tech expert Miles Roberts. While multi-billionaire Tom Mullen and his wife Kate attend a science fair, their son Sean is kidnapped. In 1956, it was adapted by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum into the feature film, Ransom!, starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen. The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision". The film was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg and Evan Handler. Ransom is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. ![]()
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