Taken (I) (1999)

A kidnapped businessman, finding out that no one is willing to pay the ransom to save his life, befriends his aggressor.

Director:

Max Fischer

Writer:

Pierre Lapointe

Stars:

Dabney Coleman, Stewart Bick, Dennis Boutsikaris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dabney Coleman	...	Ethan Grover
Stewart Bick	...	Alan Cross
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Bill McMurtrey
Linda Smith	...	Judy Grover
Michael Rudder	...	Syd Brooks
Dorothée Berryman	...	Sandra Mathers
Brett Watson	...	Alex
Michel Perron	...	Murphy
Carl Alacchi	...	Pizzolo
Zenhu Han	...	Theodore Kim
Hondo Flemming	...	Hondo
Noel Burton	...	Manager
Erwin Potitt	...	Mr. Zaninger
Isabel Dos Santos	...	Rosa
Mark Trafford	...	Plant Supervisor

Storyline

Wealthy manufacturer Ethan Grover is being held for $2,000,000 ransom; his wife (who stands to inherit the company and collect on a huge life insurance policy) is reluctant to pay. Alan, the company's V.P. with whom she's been having an affair, urges her to get the money, but he may have ulterior motives. Along with Syd, the company's CFO, Alan's been investing company funds off the books to make a quick buck. Syd has his own problems, so he wouldn't mind seeing Ethan dead. Alarmed by his wife's indifference, Ethan has to figure out how to help the kidnaper get the ransom so he can get free. Can he pull it off while he's tied to a chair in an abandoned warehouse?

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Plot Keywords:

company | ransom | manufacturer | life insurance | indifference | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, sexuality, language and drug content

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Verhängnisvolle Entführung

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allegro Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Taken (1997)

User Reviews

Saw it on cable, and was pleasantly surprised...

This movie must have been the "sleeper" of the year! The tension builds and keeps you on the edge of your seat! There are so many movies out there not worth watching, this one is different...the plot thickens, as they say, and one wonders throughout not only if Mr Grover is going to survive this horror, but also if all the people in his life who have been cheating him will experience any type of justice. Very well done.