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King's Ransom
King's Ransom

King's Ransom

Big man. Big plan. Big mistake.

Genres

ComedyCrime

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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.

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Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$4139856

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

22 April 2005

Country

Canada

Cast

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Malcolm King

Jay Mohr

Jay Mohr

Corey

Kellita Smith

Kellita Smith

Renee King

Brooke D'Orsay

Brooke D'Orsay

Brooke Mayo

Donald Faison

Donald Faison

Andre

Anthony Christian Potenza

Anthony Christian Potenza

Officer Holland

Glenn Bang

Glenn Bang

Peking Palace Employee

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Peaches Clarke

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Angela Drake

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Miss Gladys

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Herb Clarke

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Granny

Lawrence Dane

Lawrence Dane

Detective Conley

Lisa Marcos

Lisa Marcos

Raven

Rob Smith

Rob Smith

David

Roger Cross

Roger Cross

Byron

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