The Ransom

aka Assault on Paradise; Maniac!; The Town That Cried Terror

Poster of The Ransom

The maniac kills anywhere… anytime! Their agony was his ecstasy!

Synopsis

The Ransom (1977) follows a hardened tracker recruited by wealthy landowners after a masked killer begins murdering prominent figures in a desert resort community. As the attacker continues a campaign of targeted killings and demands payment to halt the violence, a manhunt unfolds across the surrounding terrain and confrontations intensify. This thriller blends backwoods pursuit, vigilante action, and social undercurrents in an examination of power, retribution, and the instability of wealth and control.

Selected disc options for The Ransom

Extras
Code Red box art
Code Red BD-ALL/US/OOP 2016
Audio Commentary by Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott has extra
Introduction by Katarina Leigh Waters (6:42) has extra
Mind of a Maniac - Interview with Actor Paul Koslo (43:59) has extra
Interview with Miller Drake (Former Head of New World Post-Production) (10:52) has extra
Alternate Opening Title Sequence as “Maniac!” (2:40) has extra
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Notes

  • Code Red’s Blu-ray was reissued 2017/10/10.

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