Deliberate mistake: When the media truck follows Mel, he comes to a traffic light and stops. When he throws away the van's keys, he speeds off from the intersection. Why are the cars at his left not driving? They look like they have parked there and with no drivers present in the car. Weird for a very busy road.
Ransom (1996)
1 deliberate mistake
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Liev Schreiber, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo
Visible crew/equipment: In the early scene, when Mel Gibson is talking to his son, a boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen. (Boom mics drop in several times throughout the film.)
Tom Mullen: So how do I get my son back?
Detective Jimmy Shaker: Are you going to pay me?
Tom Mullen: Of course I am.
Detective Jimmy Shaker: Then it shouldn't be a problem.
Trivia: Evan Handler later played Larry Fine in the TV movie "The Three Stooges," which was produced by Mel Gibson.
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