Themes: Kidnapping, Cons and Scams, Breakups and Divorces
Main Cast: Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Nicole Ari Parker, Regina Hall
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
A multi-millionaire plans a scam that goes wrong in a great many ways in this comedy. Malcolm King (Anthony Anderson) is a wildly successful businessman who has gotten used to having things his own way. When King decides to divorce his wife, she's none too thrilled at the prospect and makes it clear she will make him pay a huge settlement in exchange for his freedom. King isn't keen on this idea, so he and his mistress hatch a scheme by which one of her friends (Jay Mohr) will "kidnap" King and demand a large portion of his fortune for his return, which will be kicked back to the businessman later. But King seriously underestimates the ineptitude of his would-be kidnapper -- no to mention how many other people want a piece of his fortune. King's Ransom also stars Regina Hall, Leila Arcieri, Charlie Murphy, and Donald Faison. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Jean Kazemirchuk - Art Director, Luke Ryan - Associate Producer, Twinkie Byrd - Casting, Rita McGhee - Costume Designer, Myron Hoffert - First Assistant Director, Jeff Byrd - Director, Jeff Cooper - Editor, Mike Drake - Executive Producer, Toby Emmerich - Executive Producer, Matt Moore - Executive Producer, David Brewington - Executive Producer, Jeremy Barber - Executive Producer, Marcus Miller - Composer (Music Score), Kalina Ivanov - Production Designer, Robert McLachlan - Cinematographer, Darryl Taja - Producer, Patrick Rousseau - Sound/Sound Designer, Roy T. Anderson - Stunts Coordinator, Wayne Conley - Screenwriter, Jonathan Miller - Supervising Sound Editor, Paul Hotte - Set Decorator
