Ransom

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ron Howard
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Cyril Hume
(story by) and
Richard Maibaum
(story by)
Richard Price
(screenplay by) and
Alexander Ignon
(screenplay by)

Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Mullen
Rene Russo
Kate Mullen
Brawley Nolte
Sean Mullen
Gary Sinise
Jimmy Shaker
Delroy Lindo
Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Lili Taylor
Maris Conner
Liev Schreiber
Clark Barnes
Donnie Wahlberg
Cubby Barnes
Evan Handler
Miles Roberts
Nancy Ticotin
Agent Kimba Welch
Michael Gaston
Agent Jack Sickler
Kevin Neil McCready
Agent Paul Rhodes
Paul Guilfoyle
Wallace
Allen Bernstein
Bob Stone
José Zúñiga
David Torres
Dan Hedaya
Jackie Brown
Iraida Polanco
Fatima
John Ortiz
Roberto
Mike Hodge
Man at Party
Paul Geier
Mayor Barresi
Louisa Marie
Woman at Party
Edward Francis Joseph
Guest at Party
A.J. Benza
Reporter Guest
Peter Anthony Tambakis
Nelson
Tony Hoty
Doorman
Daniel May Wong
Agent Sam
John Short
Agent Dewey
Ed Jupp Jr.
Technician
Stephen Oates
NYPD SWAT
Gene Harrison
FBI SWAT Leader
Mick O'Rourke
FBI SWAT
Henry Kingi Jr.
FBI SWAT
Roy Farfel
FBI SWAT
Lex D. Geddings
FBI SWAT Sniper
Donna Hanover
News Reporter
Rosanna Scotto
News Anchor
Tony Potts
News Anchor
John Finnerty
Newshound
Todd Hallowell
Don Campbell
Joe Bacino
Cop #1
Carl S. Redding
Cop #2
James Georgiades
Cop #3
Christian Maelen
Cop #4
David Vadim
Cop #5
Addie O'Donnell
Reporter
Judy Hudson
Reporter
Mitzie Pratt
Reporter
Lynne Redding
Reporter
Michael Countryman
Bank Manager
Chris Lopata
Agent Levin
John Hartmann
Agent Lambert
Anton Evangelista
FBI Agent
Richard Price
Detective #1
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Liquor Store Cop
Dell Maara
Liquor Store Perp
Tommy Allen
Detective at Kidnap House
John Dorish
Paramedic
Vincent J. Burns
Detective Doran
Brad Brewer
The Crowtations
Darren Brown
The Crowtations
Marvin Brown
The Crowtations
Glenn King
The Crowtations
Cheryl Howard
Science Fair Coordinator
James Ritz
Science Fair Judge
Anna Marie Wieder
Woman at Science Fair
Joan D. Lowry
Mayor's Wife
Craig Castaldo
Radioman
Teodorina Bello
Woman on Street #1
Jane Jenkins
Woman on Street #2
Lori Tan Chinn
Woman on Street #3
Carl Don
Man on Street #1
Nathaniel Freeman
Man on Street #2
Phil Parolisi
Man on Street #3
Rafael Osorio
Man on Street #4
Leslie Devlin
Newscaster
Lewis Dodley
Newscaster
John Brian Rogers
ND Cop #1
Jeffrey H. Kaufman
ND Cop #2
Mark Smith
Undercover Cop
James Patrick Whalen Sr.
Detective
Kim Snyder
Kate's Friend
Panicker Upendran
Store Owner
Steve Axelrod
Chief of Dectectives Lieberman
Carl Burrows
Emergency Medical Tech.
Glenn J. Cohen
Bum Lying on Sidewalk
Gregory D'Angelo
NYC Bicyclist
Cynthia Daddona
Central Park Rollerbladder
Brian Donahue
NYC Policeman
Jeff Eigen
Man at Science Fair
Todd Ellison
Pianist in Opening Scene
Philippe Hartmann
Security Guard
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Cop
Rawleigh Moreland
Coroner
Christopher Tracy
Arresting Officer
Keith Leon Williams
Cop
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Rescue Pilot

Produced by

Brian Grazer
producer (produced by)
Kip Hagopian
producer (as B. Kipling Hagopian) (produced by)
Todd Hallowell
executive producer
Susan Merzbach
co-producer
Aldric La'auli Porter
associate producer
Scott Rudin
producer (produced by)
Adam Schroeder
co-producer
Louisa Velis
associate producer

Music by

James Horner
(music composed and conducted by)

Cinematography by

Piotr Sobocinski
director of photography

Editing by

Daniel P. Hanley
film editor (as Dan Hanley)
Mike Hill
film editor

Casting By

Janet Hirshenson
(casting by)
Jane Jenkins
(casting by)

Production Design by

Michael Corenblith

Art Direction by

John Kasarda

Set Decoration by

Susan Bode

Costume Design by

Rita Ryack

Makeup Department

Kareen Boursier
hairstylist: Ms. Russo
Susan A. Cabral
makeup artist: Ms. Russo
Joseph Coscia
key hairstylist (as Joe Coscia)
Scott W. Farley
hairstylist: second unit
William A. Farley
hairstylist (as Bill Farley)
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist
Anita Gibson
makeup artist: Mr. Lindo
Frances A. Kolar
makeup artist: second unit (as Frances Kolar)
Allen Weisinger
key makeup artist
Sunday Englis
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Todd Kleitsch
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Carl Clifford
unit production manager
Michelle Morrissey
production supervisor / production supervisor: second unit
Donald De Line
executive in charge of production (uncredited)
Miguel Ángel Poveda
post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jeffrey T. Bernstein
second second assistant director
Daniel Burns
second second assistant director: second unit
Joe Burns
first assistant director: second unit
William M. Connor
second assistant director
Jennifer D'Angelo Kircher
second assistant director: second unit
Bac DeLorme
dga trainee
Todd Hallowell
second unit director
Shannon M. Hawkins
dga trainee: second unit (as Shannon Hawkins)
Aldric La'auli Porter
first assistant director
Nancy L. Ventura
dga trainee: second unit (as Nancy Ventura)
Joel Chernoff
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Tommy Allen
property master
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
stand-by dresser
Anthony Baldasare
property master: second unit
Lauren Buckley
art department coordinator (as J. Lauren Buckley)
Diana Burton
assistant property master
Ellen Christiansen
assistant set decorator
Susanne Coghlin
art department assistant (as Susanne M. Coghlin)
Thomas Costabile
shop craft (as Tom Costible)
June DeCamp
scenic artist
Joseph DeLuca
set dresser (as Joseph M. DeLuca)
Anthony Dunne
construction coordinator
William Durnin
set dresser
Ann Edgeworth
assistant property (as Ann L. Edgeworth)
Rochelle Edison
camera scenic: second unit
Judy Gailen
assistant art director
John Grimolizzi
construction foreman
Peter Hackman
camera scenic (as Peter G. Hackman)
Richard Hebrank
key construction grip
Eryka Seimona Henderson
construction purchaser
Gordon Krause
shop foreman
Beth Kuhn
assistant art director
Carl Landi
construction grip
Joyce Leipertz
scenic artist
Kevin Mahon
assistant property: second unit
Carlos Menéndez
assistant art director (as Carlos A. Menendez)
Charles A. Nastacio
grip (as Charlie Nastacio)
Malcolm Reid
shop craft
Randall Richards
assistant art director
Jon Ringbom
scenic charge
Michael Scarola
grip (as Mike Scarola)
Grant Shaffer
storyboard artist
John Velez
key construction electric (as John G. Velez)
Dave Weinman
leadman (as David Weinman)
Stephen Barth
scenic artist (uncredited)
Hallie Coletta
scenic artist (uncredited)
Tom Jung
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Janet Kalas
scenic artist (uncredited)
Byron K. Lovelace
props (uncredited)
Addison Pettit
graphic designer (uncredited)
John Ralbovsky
scenic artist (uncredited)
Amy Safhay
greensperson (uncredited)
Tyler Smith
specialty prop fabricator (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh
prop artist (uncredited)
Joan Winters
graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Felix Andrew
sound mixer: second unit
Louis Bertini
foley editor
Patricia Brolsma
boom operator: second unit (as Patti Brolsma)
Jason Canovas
sound effects editor
Steve Castellano
supervisor: Todd-AO
Louis Cerborino
dialogue editor (as Lou Cerborino)
Bob Chefalas
re-recording mixer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
supervising sound editor (as Anthony 'Chic' Ciccolini III)
Rick Dior
re-recording mixer
Scott Dior
sound recordist
Kenna Doeringer
assistant adr editor
Dean Drabin
adr mixer: Los Angeles
Bill Foglia
transfer recordist
Thomas A. Gulino
dialogue editor
Ann Hadsell
adr recordist: Los Angeles
Cynthia Leigh Heim
foley artist
Lisa J. Levine
supervising adr editor
Danny Michael
sound mixer
Frank Morrone
re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray
adr recordist: New York (as Doug Murray) / foley recordist: New York (as Doug Murray)
Yvette Nabel
foley editor
James H. Nau
adr editor (as James Nau)
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
dialogue editor (as Bitty O'Sullivan Smith)
Bob Olari
sound recordist
Daniel Pagan
assistant sound editor
Harry Peck Bolles
adr editor
Dan Sable
sound effects editor
Lynn Sable
assistant sound editor
Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator (as Andy Schmetterling)
Anthony Starbuck
cableman
Paul J. Zydel
adr mixer: New York (as Paul Zydel) / foley mixer: New York (as Paul Zydel)
Tim J. Carroll
consultant: Dolby Digital (uncredited)
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer (uncredited)
Joe Romano
boom operator: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Wilfred Caban
special effects assistant

Visual Effects by

John Alagna
supervisor: The Effects House
Ed Hansen
motion control operator
Michael Curtis
digital compositor (uncredited)
Eli Jarra
digital compositor (uncredited)
Richard Lund
translite photographer (uncredited)

Stunts

Bill Anagnos
stunts
Jophery C. Brown
stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Paul Bucossi
stunts
Norman Douglass
stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler)
Andy Duppin
stunts
Peter Epstein
stunts
Tim Gallin
stunts
David S. Lomax
stunts (as David Lomax)
Jim Lovelett
stunts
Steve Mack
stunts
Janet Paparazzo
stunts
Don Picard
stunts
Mic Rodgers
stunts
Elliot Santiago
stunts
Manny Siverio
stunts
Gregg Smrz
stunts
Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Scott Wilder
stunts
Keith Leon Williams
stunts
Nancy Ellen Anzalone
stunt double: Lili Taylor (uncredited)
Peter Bucossi
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Cotter
stunts (uncredited)
Brian Donahue
stunts (uncredited)
Gene Harrison
stunts (uncredited)
Jennifer Lamb
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael F. Burke
best boy electric (as Michael Burke)
Richard Brooks Burton
aerial camera assistant: second unit (as Richard Burton)
Brian Carmichael
video assist: second unit
Steve Comesky
electric: second unit
Ken Connors
rigging gaffer (as Kenneth R. Connors)
Robert Connors
electric (as Bob Connors)
Doug Dalisera
electric
Eugene C. DePasquale
grip: second unit (as Eugene DePasquale)
David M. Dunlap
director of photography: second unit
Gene Engels
chief lighting technician: second unit
Russell Engels
chief lighting technician (as Russ Engels)
Michael Finnerty
grip
Brian Fitzsimons
best boy grip
John Ford
grip
Walter Fricke Jr.
electric
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Dennis Green
24 frame playback
Charlie Grubbs
electric: second unit (as Charles Grubbs)
William Hines
best boy electric: second unit
Jay Levy
first assistant camera
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
key grip: second unit (as Mitch Lillian)
Clayton J. Liotta
steadicam first assistant
Edward W. Lowry
dolly grip
Gerry Lowry
grip
John Lowry
rigging grip
Martin Lowry
grip
Bruce MacCallum
camera operator
Bill Maran
grip: second unit
Jamie A. Marlowe
camera trainee: second unit (as Jamie A. Marlow)
Charlie Marroquin
grip: second unit
Larry McConkey
steadicam operator
Peter A. Mian
video assist
John Milcetic
electric: second unit
Monique Mitchell
best boy grip: second unit
Richard C. Montgomery Jr.
grip
Christopher Norr
second assistant camera (as Chris Norr)
Heather Norton
second assistant camera: second unit
David B. Nowell
aerial dp: second unit (as David Nowell)
Charles Quinlivan
grip: second unit (as Charlie Quinlivan)
Lorey Sebastian
still photographer
John Smith
electric
Susan Starr
first assistant camera: second unit
Brian Stocklin
electric: second unit
Jennifer Stuart
camera trainee
James C. Walsh
electric (as James Walsh)
Kevin P. Williams
rigging best boy
Arnold Adams
thermal infrared camera (uncredited)
Rodney Bauer
grip (uncredited)
James Edmiston
rigging grip (uncredited)
Kris Enos
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Gábor Kövér
camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Eric Leigh
best boy electric: second unit (uncredited)
Dan Mahoney
rigging grip (uncredited)
William D. Moran
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Wayne Paull
additional camera operator (uncredited)
Louis Petraglia
grip (uncredited)
Andres L. Porras
camera operator (uncredited)
Noah Prince
electrician (uncredited)
Chris Rosen
electrician (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
electrician (uncredited)
Paul Steinberg
electrician (uncredited)
Phillip Todd
additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Donald Vetick
dolly grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Beth Bowling
casting assistant
Karen E. Etcoff
extras casting: Kee Casting (as Karen Etcoff)
David H. Kramer
voice casting: New York (as David Kramer)
Amy McIntyre Britt
casting assistant (as Amy McIntyre)
Lynne Redding
voice casting: Loop du Jour

Costume and Wardrobe Department

William A. Campbell
wardrobe supervisor (as Bill Campbell)
Patricia Eiben
wardrobe supervisor (as Patty Eiben)
Anne Gorman
key costumer
MJ McGrath
wardrobe production assistant (as M.J. McGrath)
Marcia Patten
wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Debra Tennenbaum
assistant costume designer
Michael Anzalone
set wardrobe (uncredited)
Mary Gierczak
wardrobe (uncredited)
Ursula Schrader
wardrobe (uncredited)
Lawrence Tarzy
set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Glenn Allen
assistant editor
Guy Barresi
assistant editor
Joe Binford Jr.
assistant editor
Richard Friedlander
assistant editor
Mark Ginsberg
color timer
Darcy Robinson
editorial assistant (as Darcey Robinson)
Joe Violante
coordinator: Technicolor
John Gardiner
colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Location Management

Michael Demers
location assistant: second unit (as Mike Demers)
Carey DePalma
location assistant
Jan Foster
location manager
Deborah Parker
assistant location manager (as Deb Parker)
Timothy T.P. Robbins
location assistant: second unit (as Tim Robbins)
Betsy Shankin-Morehouse
location assistant: second unit (as Betsy Shankin)
Jon Zeidman
location assistant (as Jonathan Zeidman)
Matthew Santo
additional location assistant (uncredited)
Matt Widman
location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Billy Corgan
music performed by: Kidnapper's boombox music / music produced by: Kidnapper's boombox music / music written by: Kidnapper's boombox music
Don Davis
orchestrations
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Jim Henrikson
supervising music editor
Tod Holcomb
assistant music editor
James Horner
music conducted by
Lesley Langs
assistant music editor (as Leslie Langs)
Shawn Murphy
music recording engineer
Kathy Nelson
music supervisor
Suzana Peric
music editor
David Slonaker
orchestrations
Ron Aston
musician: percussion programming (uncredited)
Steve Becknell
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bill Booth
musician: trombone (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dan Higgins
musician (uncredited)
Larry Hopkins
music (uncredited)
James Horner
orchestrator (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ronn Kaufmann
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Daniel Kelley
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jim Lang
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Jon Lewis
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Andy Malloy
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Yvonne S. Moriarty
musician: french horn (uncredited)
John Moses
musician (uncredited)
Diane Muller
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Shawn Murphy
score recordist (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Cal Price
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bob Sanders
musician: trombone (uncredited) / trombone (uncredited)
Jim Self
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Howard Shore
composer: unused music (uncredited)
Kurt Snyder
musician: french horn (uncredited)
George Thatcher
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Alvin Veeh
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Phillip Yao
musician: french horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Eva Z. Cabrera
script supervisor
Julie Oppenheimer
script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

Francis Connolly Jr.
transportation captain: second unit (as Frank Connolly Jr.)
Timothy Shannon
transportation co-captain
James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation captain (as James P. Whalen Jr.)
Timothy Bolt
insert car driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Sonia Bhalla
set production assistant
Joseph R. Brigham
helicopter pilot
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Santena Jenaris King Clough
assistant: Mr. Lindo (as Santena Jenaris King)
Michael A. Connolly
assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Michael Connolly)
Maureen Cowen
assistant: Mr. Grazer
Louise DeCordoba
first assistant accountant
Matt Demier
construction accountant
Eirik S. Dentz
office production assistant
Chadbyrne R. Dickens
assistant: Mr. Rudin
David Dirks
assistant: Ms. Russo
Liz Dykhouse
post-production accountant
Alex Fernández
set production assistant: second unit (as Alex Fernandez)
Jennifer Goldgram
studio teacher
Ronald J. Haney
office production assistant
Tina Hong
accounting assistant
Eric R. Jacobsen
assistant production coordinator (as Eric R. Jacobson)
Christopher M. Kanuck
office production assistant
Avi Korein
security: Mel Gibson
Julie Kuehndorf
unit publicist
Chris Lampart
set production assistant: second unit
Thomas W. Leidner
office production assistant
Roe Lepre
set production assistant: second unit
Dean Lopata
assistant: Mr. Gibson
Dylan K. Massin
key set production assistant
Michael McCormick
production accountant
Victoria Brown McCready
second assistant accountant (as Victoria Brown-McCready)
Jamie Miller
set production assistant
Matthew Morrissey
computer guy
Liz Newman
production coordinator (as Elizabeth Newman)
Steven Pilgrim
intern: Mr. Howard (as Steve Pilgrim)
Douglas Plasse
key set production assistant: second unit (as Doug Plasse)
Alan D. Purwin
helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Jodi Reiner
office production assistant
Alex Sanger
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Suzanne Santry
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Jerry Sarnik
technical advisor: New York FBI (as Jerry Savnik)
Miriam Schapiro
assistant production coordinator
Bob Shea
technical advisor: New York FBI
Dan Sullivan
assistant: Mr. Grazer
Kerri Thompson
accounting assistant
Jack Treese
assistant: Mr. Sinise
Michael Unger
assistant: Mr. Sinise
Rob Walsh
accounting assistant
Kathy Welch
payroll accountant
Lila Yacoub
assistant: Mr. Hallowell
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter coordinator: second unit / helicopter pilot
Noah Ackerman
assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited)
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer (uncredited)
Alexander Berberich
production assistant (uncredited)
Jake Chipps
adr voice (uncredited)
Jonas Cukierman
assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Gilberto Diaz
additional set production assistant - uncredited (uncredited)
Karen Gagne-Signorello
production assistant (uncredited)
Grace Garland
adr voice (uncredited)
Charles Henderson
training consultant (uncredited)
Melvin James
production assistant (uncredited)
Amanda Ladd-Jones
second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Cinti Laird
production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew D. Panepinto
production assistant (uncredited)
Ron Rogers
production assistant (uncredited)
George C. Romero
production assistant (uncredited)
Tom Todoroff
acting coach: Rene Russo (uncredited)
Rick Washburn
weapons coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

Bill Collage
the producers wish to thank
Laura Mannix
the producers wish to thank
All Filters