Ransom (1996 film)

Ransom
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Screenplay by	Richard Price Alexander Ignon
Based on	Ransom! 1956 movie Fearful Decision 1954 TV play by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum
Produced by	Scott Rudin Brian Grazer B. Kipling Hagopian
Starring	Mel Gibson Rene Russo Gary Sinise Delroy Lindo Lili Taylor
Cinematography	Piotr Sobociński
Edited by	Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures[1] Imagine Entertainment[2]
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[1]
Release date	November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)
Running time	121 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$70 million[3]
Box office	$309.5 million[4]

Ransom is a 1996 American action thriller film^[5] directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg and Evan Handler. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. The film was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1996 in the United States. The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision". In 1956, it was adapted by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum into the feature film, Ransom!, starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen.