Held for Ransom

Nov 14, 2000

1h 28m

★ 4.8

They Pay or They Die

Overview

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Splendid Pictures

Emmett/Furla Films

Held for Ransom Trailers

Cast

Dennis Hopper

Glenn Kirkland

Zachery Ty Bryan

Jesse McCormick

Kam Heskin

Bruce Kirkland

Jordan Brower

Dexter Martin

Randy Spelling

Marianne Donovan

Tsianina Joelson

Fred Donovan

Timothy Bottoms

Mrs. Kirkland

Morgan Fairchild

Nancy Donavan

Joan Van Ark

Student #1

Charlene Amoia

Mr. Kirkland

John Getz

Detective Van Bommel

Keith MacKechnie

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

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