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Held for Ransom (2000) -- Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area.

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4.4/10   275 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Lois Duncan (novel)
Lee Stanley (writer)
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Release Date:
14 November 2000 (USA) more
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They Pay or They Die.
Plot:
Five spoiled high-school students are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Dennis Hopper ... JD

Zachery Ty Bryan ... Glenn Kirtland

Kam Heskin ... Jesse M.
Jordan Brower ... Bruce Kirtland

Randy Spelling ... Dexter
Tsianina Joelson ... Marianne
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Charlene Amoia ... Student #1

Timothy Bottoms ... Fred Donavan
Shelly Burch ... Mrs. McCormick
Mark DeLisle ... Rich Kid
Paul Dillon ... John

Morgan Fairchild ... Mrs. Kirtland
Michael Finuoli ... Student #3

John Getz ... Mr. Kirtland
Joe Hess ... Swamp Man #1 (as Joseph C. Hess)
Tyler Kuhn ... Randy Donovan

Keith MacKechnie ... Detective Van Bommel

Debi Mazar ... Rita

Robert Noble ... Mr. Godfrey

Brian Nolan ... Student #4
Stephanie Quay ... Student #2
Quentin Richmond ... Teen on Bus

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Swamp Man #2
David Siegel ... Crime Scene Detective

Joan Van Ark ... Nancy Donavan
Russell Warner ... Officer Matthews
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88 min | Germany:91 min
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Why Dennis, why?, 13 May 2002
Author: julesrules

I will never stop wondering why a basically good actor like Dennis Hopper finds himself in a movie like this. Several things aren't just awful, but really, really bad: - the plot, - the acting, - the music, - the script, - etc etc The movie is rated 16+ (why? the once-in-a-while "f***-s" in it?); 12 year olds might be excited by the teen-actors. The story would most likely bore. A 3 out of 10.

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