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Held for Ransom

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Held for Ransom

They Pay or They Die

4.8

1h 28m

2000

“They Pay or They Die”

Synopsis

Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florida. It was directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.

Director

Lee Stanley

Trailer

Thriller

ransomkidnappinghostage situation

Cast & Crew

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

as JD

Zachery Ty Bryan

Zachery Ty Bryan

as Glenn Kirkland

Kam Heskin

Kam Heskin

as Jesse McCormick

Jordan Brower

Jordan Brower

as Bruce Kirkland

Randy Spelling

as Dexter Martin

Tsianina Joelson

Tsianina Joelson

as Marianne Donovan

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

as Fred Donovan

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

as Mrs. Kirkland

Joan Van Ark

Joan Van Ark

as Nancy Donavan

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