Ransom is a 1996 English-language Action Crime film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer, Kip Hagopian and Scott Rudin under the banner of Touchstone Pictures. Tom Mullen is a millionaire, he built his fortune by working hard. Along the way he learned how to play the game. He has a great family. One day his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the ransom but decides to call in the FBI, who manages to go into his home secretly. When he goes to make the drop something goes wrong. The kidnapper calls him again and reschedules it. On the way Mullen decides not to go and appears on TV saying that the ransom he was going to give to the kidnapper is now a bounty on the kidnapper. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com. Ransom features Mel Gibson in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte and Liev Schreiber. The screenplay is written by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The music was composed by James Horner. Cinematography was done by Piotr Soboci ski and editing by Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill. The motion picture has a running time of 121 minutes. It was released on 8th November 1996. The Film was successful at box office. Ransom was made on a budget of $70 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $309 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.