Suicide kings 
Artisan Entertainment ; produced by Morrie Eisenman & Wayne Allan Rice ; screenplay by Josh McKinney, Gina Goldman, Wayne Allan Rice ; directed by Peter O'Fallon. 
 - Special, widescreen edition 
 - 1 videodisc (103 minutes) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on: The hostage / by Don Stanford.  Originally released as a motion picture.  Features: commentary, alternate endings, theatrical trailer, interactive menus, production notes and cast & crew information. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Christopher Baffa; production designer, Clark Hunter; editor, Chris Peppe; music, Graeme Revell.  Director of photography, Christopher Baffa; production designer, Clark Hunter; editor, Chris Peppe; music, Graeme Revell. 
<br/><br/>Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas. 
<br/><br/> Avery's sister has been kidnapped and ransomed for 2 million, and his father doesn't have the cash. So Avery and his buddies concoct a bold, semi-suicidal scheme to abduct retired mob boss Charlie Bartolucci and force him to use his contacts to find the girl.   
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: R. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD Dolby digital. 
<br/><br/><br/>For private home use only. 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>012236114277 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>11427  Artisan Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Stanford, Don--Film and video adaptations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kidnapping--Drama.<br/>Ransom--Drama.<br/>Detective and mystery films.<br/>Video recordings for hard of hearing people
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Based on the book.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Detective films.<br/>Mystery films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997.S853  / S853 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72