King's Ransom (2005)
Big man. Big plan. Big mistake.
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
- Date of release
- 2005-04-22
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (60)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Jeffrey W. Byrd
Casting
- Anthony Anderson — Malcolm King
- Jay Mohr — Corey
- Kellita Smith — Renee King
- Brooke D'Orsay — Brooke Mayo
- Donald Faison — Andre
- Christian Potenza — Officer Holland
- Glenn Bang — Peking Palace Employee
- Regina Hall — Peaches Clarke
- Nicole Ari Parker — Angela Drake
- Loretta Devine — Miss Gladys
- Charlie Murphy — Herb Clarke
- Jackie Burroughs — Granny
Interesting facts
King's Ransom is a 2005 American black comedy film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd and written by Wayne Conley. It stars Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Regina Hall, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker, Charlie Murphy, Loretta Devine, Brooke D'Orsay, and Leila Arcieri. The film was released in the United States on April 22, 2005, and was a critical and commercial bomb.
Production
The screenplay was written by Wayne Conley — who was a writer for the Nickelodeon series Kenan & Kel, a live-action series that aired Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000.
Filming took place around 2004. The film was produced on a $15 million budget.
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