The Ransom of Red Chief
Two hobos strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic nine-year-old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O'Henry.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1998
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1998
Storyline
Two hobos strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic nine-year-old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O'Henry.
Top credits
Christopher Lloyd — Sam Howard
Michael Jeter — Bill Driscoll
Alan Ruck — Ambrose Dorset
Kaitlin Hopkins — Agnes Dorset
Did you know
• Christopher Lloyd had previously played the kidnapper of another precocious child in "Dennis the Menace" (1993).
• One character says the line "I spit in your general direction", an obvious reference to the similar line "I fart in your general direction" from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975).
User reviews
I thought that it was going to be another boring class movie, but I was amazed!
Okay, I guess?
Haley Joel Osment is the big surprise here - and an unexpected one.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby SR
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
