Ransom - The son of a wealthy businessman is kidnapped. An ominous phone call demands a ransom of money if the parents want to see their son again. It seems like the father has no choice to comply, However, he makes the radical decision of not only refusing to pay the ransom, but making it a reward for the kidnappers capture! A whirlwind drama follows as everyone reacts to this seemingly reckless decision. The police, the press, the public and his worried wife plead with her husband to pay the kidnappers. Did the father just guarantee the death of his son or will this gamble pay off. I take a look at the original 1956 film Ransom! starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen and Robert Keith, then compare it to the 1996 Ron Howard directed remake starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo and Gary Sinese.