Summaries

Two guys kidnap the wife of a rich man and bury her in a box with 24 hours of oxygen. Tough NYPD Detective Maddy and others get the case. Will they get to her in time?

In Manhattan, Frances Hannon is walking with her dog on the sidewalk when she is kidnapped by two young men, Harry and Handsome. They head to the outskirts of New York and bury her alive in the woods. Then they send the tape to her wealthy husband requesting one-million-dollar ransom. The emotionally disturbed detective Madeline 'Maddy' Foster, who is secretly masochistic and has a drinking problem, is assigned by her husband and captain Tim to investigate the case and they conclude that Frances has only twenty-four hours of oxygen to breath. They succeed to catch Harry that proves to be a mastermind and she has only a few hours to try to find where Frances is. Will she succeed.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A masochistic cop, who hides her predilection from her cop husband, gets involved in pursuing a kidnapper nicknamed Harry for Harry Houdini, who has kidnapped a rich woman and has buried her somewhere in Manhattan while demanding a ransom from her tycoon husband. Failure to pay the ransom within 24 hours will lead the kidnapper to abandoning the woman. Dylan Baker also appears as the fed that is assigned to the case.—John Sacksteder <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • ransom
  • female police officer
  • fbi federal bureau of investigation
  • wife
  • tape over mouth
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 11, 1999
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Abandon Pictures Curb Entertainment Paddy Wagon Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $3088
Gross worldwide $3088

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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