Held for Ransom (2000 film)

Held for Ransom
DVD cover for Held for Ransom
Directed by	Lee Stanley
Produced by	Randall Emmett George Furla
Written by	Lois Duncan Lee Stanley Nickolas Perry
Starring	Dennis Hopper Zachary Ty Bryan
Cinematography	Steve Adcock
Edited by	Danny Saphire
Production company	Emmett/Furla Films
Distributed by	Blockbuster Video
Release dates	November 14, 2000
Running time	88 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film, starring Dennis Hopper, Zachary Ty Bryan, Morgan Fairchild and Debi Mazar. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

Plot

Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.

Cast

• Dennis Hopper as JD
• Zachary Ty Bryan as Glenn Kirtland
• Kam Heskin as Jesse M.
• Tsianina Joelson as Marianne
• Jordan Brower as Bruce Kirtland
• Randy Spelling as Dexter
• Paul Dillon as John
• Morgan Fairchild as Mrs. Kirtland
• John Getz as Mr. Kirtland
• Timothy Bottoms as Fred Donavan
• Debi Mazar as Rita
• Joan Van Ark as Nancy Donovan
• Charlene Amoia as Student #1
• Shelly Burch as Mrs. McCormick
• Mark DeLisle as Rich Kid
• Michael Finuoli as Student #3
• Joe Hess as Swamp Man #1
• Tyler Kuhn as Randy Donovan
• Keith MacKechnie as Detective Van Bommel
• Robert Noble as Mr. Godfrey
• Brian Nolan as Student #4
• Stephanie Quayle as Student #2
• Quentin Richmond as Teen on Bus
• Thomas Rosales, Jr. as Swamp Man #2
• David Siegel as Crime Scene Detective
• Russell Warner as Officer Matthews
• Hans Hernke as Bus Rider
• Taylor Marr
• J.D. Husocki Officer Bronson

Production

It was filmed over three weeks 1999 in the Everglades, Miami and Orlando Disney's MGM studios and surrounding areas.

External links

• Held for Ransom at IMDb
• Held for Ransom at AllMovie