Tag Archives: ransom

Speed (1994)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jan de Bont Writer: Graham Yost Still rules! One of the best action movies of the 90s! Maybe of all time!

Posted in Action, Thriller | Tagged 1994, airport, alan ruck, andrzej bartkowiak, beth grant, bomb, bomb squad, bus, california, cop, dennis hopper, elevtator, explosion, glenn plummer, graham yost, jan de bont, jeff daniels, joe morton, john wright, keanu reeves, los angeles, mark gordon, media, money, news, police, ransom, sandra bullock, speed, subway, terrorism, terrorist, train | Leave a comment

The Seven-Ups (1973)

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Philip D’Antoni Writers: Albert Ruben and Alexander Jacobs (Story by Sonny Grosso) First time watch. Features a really excellent car chase scene.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery | Tagged 1973, action, albert ruben, alexander jacobs, car chase, cop, crime, detective, drama, gang, gangster, kidnapping, larry haines, mafia, mob, mobster, mystery, new york, new york city, nyc, philip d'antoni, police, ransom, richard lynch, roy scheider, stephen a. rotter, the seven ups, the seven-ups, tony lo bianco, urs furrer | Leave a comment

Zola (2021)

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Janicza Bravo Writers: Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris (Based on the article “Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweetes” by David Kushner) (Based on the tweets by A’ziah “Zola” King)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2021, abuse, christine vachon, colman domingo, dance, dancer, dancing, dave franco, david hinojosa, drugs, elizabeth haggard, florida, gia walsh, hostage, janicza bravo, jason mitchell, Jeremy O. Harris, kara baker, mica levi, nicholas braun, prostitute, prostitution, ransom, riley keough, road trip, sex, sex work, sex worker, social media, stripper, Taylour paige, true story, twitter, vince jolivette, zola | Leave a comment

Romancing the Stone (1984)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer: Diane Thomas

Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1984, action, adventure, alan silvestri, alfonso arau, author, colombia, comedy, danny devito, dean cundey, donn cambern, frank morriss, holland taylor, howard franklin, jewel, jungle, kathleen turner, kidnapped, lem dobbs, manuel ojeda, mary ellen trainor, mercenary, michael douglas, novelist, ransom, rescue, robert zemeckis, romance, romancing the stone, ron silver, sister, stone, treasure, treva silverman, writer, zack norman | Leave a comment

Danger: Diabolik (1968)

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mario Bava Writers: Dino Maiuri & Brian Degas & Tudor Gates & Mario Bava (Story by Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani & Dino Maiuri & Adriano Baracco) (Based on the comic book “Diabolik” created by Angela Giussani and Luciana … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1968, action, adaptation, adolfo celi, adriano baracco, angela giussani, antonio rinaldi, brian degas, comedy, comic book, cop, crime, criminal, danger: diabolik, diabolik, dino de laurentiis, dino maiuri, ennio morricone, gold, heist, inspector, investigation, italian, italy, john phillip law, luciana giussani, manhunt, maria bava, marisa mell, mask, michel piccoli, money, police, ransom, reward, romana fortini, thief, trap door, tudor gates, villain | Leave a comment

Extraction (2020)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Hargrave Writer: Joe Russo (Story by Ande Parks & Joe Russo & Anthony Russo) (Based on the graphic novel “Ciudad” by Ande Parks & Fernando Leon Gonzalez)

Posted in Action, Thriller | Tagged 2020, action, adaptation, alex belcher, ande parks, anthony russo, bangladesh, black market, chris hemsworth, ciudad, crime lord, david harbour, drug dealer, drug lord, drugs, eric gitter, fernando león gonzalez, henry jackman, hostage, joe russo, kidnapped, kidnapping, mercenary, mike larocca, mission, netflix, newton thomas sigel, peter b. ellis, peter schwerin, police, ransom, rescue, ruthie aslan, sam hargrave, sniper, thriller | Leave a comment

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jay Roach Writer: Mike Myers Still pretty funny!

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1960s, 1997, andy warhol, assassin, austin powers, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, brian george, british, burt bacharach, carrie fisher, casino, cat, charles napier, cheri oteri, christian slater, cindy margolis, clint howard, comedy, cryogenically frozen, dawn hoggatt, debra neil-fisher, demi moore, dr. evil, elizabeth hurley, england, Fabiana Udenio, father, fish out of water, frozen, george s. clinton, hot tub, Ilya baskin, jay roach, jennifer todd, las vegas, michael york, mike judge, mike myers, mimi rogers, Mindy Sterling, money, nevada, Paul Dillon, peter deming, queen, ransom, rob lowe, robert wagner, robot, secret agent, secret service, seth green, sex, shoe, son, spoof, spy, suzanne todd, swinger, swinging, teeth, therapy, time travel, tom arnold, united nation, will ferrell | Leave a comment

All the Money in the World (2017)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa (Based on the book “Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty” by John Pearson)