USA,
1996, 121 min
(Special edition: 139 min)
Directed by:
Ron HowardCinematography:
Piotr SobocińskiComposer:
James HornerCast:
Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg, Paul Guilfoyle, Evan Handler, Dan Hedaya, Michael Gaston (more)Plots(1)
Mel Gibson is Tom Mullen, a wealthy executive whose charmed life is suddenly shattered when his young son is abducted and held for ransom by a gang of ruthless criminals! That's when Mullen defies the experts and takes matters into his own hands... boldly turning the tables on the kidnappers in a last-chance effort to rescue the boy! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 1997 - Mel Gibson (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
The Saturn Awards
- 1997 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film