Ransom The Rewatchables
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Casting What-Ifs

Alec Baldwin and Ray Liotta for Jimmy Shaker

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  • Ron Howard turned down directing The Chamber, a movie that did not totally work, to direct this.
  • The first choice for Jimmy Shaker was Alec Baldwin, who turned it down because of how the child was endangered; Ray Leota also passed over how kids are treated in the script, and Sinise was the third choice.
  • Baldwin once said his movie career felt like a failure without a huge hit he drove; he fumbled Jack Ryan and should have made seven of those movies.
  • Malice with Nicole Kidman is recommended for Baldwin's performance; the movie is called bad but rewatchable for a terrible Boston accent.