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www.boxoffice.com - : Whatever the advantages of being rich and famous, they can't outweigh the stresses and dangers of becoming a target for tabloid media, litigious manipulators, sleazy opportunists and a variety of head cases. In this thriller, Mel Gibson stars as airline mogul Tom Mullen--a man who appears to have it all. He and his wife (Rene Russo) may live life in the limelight, but it's an existence fraught with harassment, incessant scrutiny and unapologetic invasion of privacy. They manage to handle that gracefully, but when kidnappers looking for a big payday abduct their young son, Sean (Brawley Nolte--actor Nick's son), they are torn apart, and would trade all their wealth for his safe return. Unfortunately, they're dealing with ruthless, cold-blooded criminals who seem just as apt to kill Sean as return him. When Tom realizes that paying the ransom might in fact expedite his son's murder, he takes a different tack and goes on the offensive. Appearing on national television, he announces he will not pay one dime to the kidnappers, but instead offers up the demanded $2 million as a bounty on the abductors' heads. more...
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