The League of Dead Films

Bringing dead films back to life one review at a time

Search

Home
Movie of the Day
Welcome to The League
Who is Professor Mortis?

Tag Archives: ransom

December 7th, 2014: High and Low — a.k.a. Tengoku to jigoku (1963)

Dec7 by bellabone

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Addicition, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Detective, Drama, Film Noir, Hostage Situation, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Stalker, Thriller, Tragedy Tagged Akira Kurosawa, class issues, detective, Ed McBain, heroin, industrialist, Japan, kidnapping, mistaken identity, noir, ransom, rock and roll, shoes, Sixties, Toshiro Mifune

June 11th, 2013: Big Jake (1971)

Jun11 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Western Tagged Batjac Films, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot, children of famous people, Christopher Mitchum, Drive-In, Elmer Bernstein, Estranged parent, father, father-son relationship, grandfather, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr., hostage, hostage situation, Jim Davis, John Agar, John Wayne, kidnapping, Maureen O'Hara, old men, old timer, overbearing father, Patrick Wayne, ranch, rancher, ransom, Richard Boone, Roy Jenson, Texas Ranger

March 9th, 2013: The Professionals (1966)

Mar9 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Movie of the Day, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged banditos, bandits, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Columbia Pictures, Conrad L. Hall, double cross, explosives, Hispanic-face, hostage, Jack Palance, kidnapping, Lee Marvin, Maurice Jarre, mercenary, Mexico, Pancho Villa, Ralph Bellamy, ransom, Robert Ryan, Texas, trackers, train, veteran, Woody Strode

Condor

Jan6 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Detective, Made for TV, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Robots, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Bad Tagged "They got Manny", androids, before they were famous, cash-in, Craig Stevens, drone, extortion, failed pilot, futures past, helicopter, informant, James Avery, laser, Los Angeles sewers, Orion, paramilitary group, Phil Fondacaro, ransom, Ray Wise, reused props, rip-off, scientists, sewers, stun setting, terrorists, TV actors, Virgil W. Vogel

August 6th, 2012: The Big Lebowski (1998)

Aug6 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Fish-Out-of-Water, Indy, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Slapstick, Spoof, Stoner Tagged Aimee Mann, art, artists, Ben Gazzara, bowling, California, Carter Burwell, David Huddleston, dream sequence, Ethan Coen, film within a film, Flea, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, John Goodman, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Julianne Moore, Kenny Rogers, kidnapping, Los Angeles, mix-tape soundtrack, nihilists, Peter Stormare, Philip Seymour Hoffman, PolyGram, porn, porn stars, ransom, Roger Deakins, Sam Elliot, sex offender, Steve Buscemi, stoners, Tara Reid, Vietnam veterans, Working Title Films

June 19th, 2012: Romancing the Stone (1984)

Jun19 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Romance, Screwball, The Original Tagged Alan Silvestri, Alfonso Arau, Best Film Editing Nominee, children of famous people, Columbia, crocodile, Danny DeVito, Dean Cundey, double cross, fantasy sequence, jungle, Kathleen Turner, MacGuffin, Michael Douglas, ransom, rapids, Robert Zemeckis, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, waterfall, writer

A Few Things About Us

Welcome to The League
Movie of the Day
Who is Professor Mortis?

"Based on a True Story" "Foreign Film" Action Adaptation Adventure Arthouse Based on a Book Black and White Comedy Crime Drama Event Film Fantasy Full Reviews Horror Independent Monster Movie of the Day Mystery Period Film Reviews Romance Sci-Fi Sequel Slapstick So-Bad-It's-Good Spoof The Original Thriller War Movies

20th Century Fox AIP alcoholic before they were famous Best Actor Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Nominee Best Costume Design Nominee Best Director Best Director Nominee Best Film Editing Best Film Editing Nominee Best Original Score Nominee Best Original Screenplay Nominee Best Picture Best Picture Nominee Best Sound Nominee Best Supporting Actor Nominee Best Supporting Actress Nominee Britain brothers California Canada cash-in children of famous people Christopher Lee Columbia Pictures cops cult doctor double cross Drive-In drug dealers drugs father father-son relationship flashback France Germany grindhouse hit man homage insanity it's not over Italy Japan kidnapping Los Angeles low-budget Mexico MGM mobsters murder musical interlude National Film Registry Nazis New York City Paramount Pictures Peter Cushing prostitutes reporter revenge rip-off scientists teens the declining years Toho train twist United Artists Universal Pictures Warner Brothers World War Two

League Communiques

Post-Halloween Re-Watch Ranking leagueofdeadfilms.com/2020/11/13/pos… 2 years ago

Follow @DeadFilmsLeague

iggyfh
bellabone
Max Roland Ekstrom
David Cole
Professor Mortis
retrozombi
theelderj

Subscribe to the League

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 1,375 other subscribers

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Follow Following
- The League of Dead Films
- Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: