Overview
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 and cast
- Lee Stanley Director
- Dennis Hopper as JD
- Zachery Ty Bryan as Glenn Kirkland
- Kam Heskin as Jesse McCormick
- Jordan Brower as Bruce Kirkland
- Randy Spelling as Dexter Martin
- Tsianina Joelson as Marianne Donovan
- Timothy Bottoms as Fred Donovan
- Morgan Fairchild as Mrs. Kirkland
- Joan Van Ark as Nancy Donavan
- Charlene Amoia as Student #1
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