Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty (1995 TV Movie) User Reviews

Inspired by a true story

[EGe3462901 · 19 June 2005]

This movie was apparently inspired by a true story but it was dramatized.

In April of 1967, a young boy named Kenny Young was abducted from his family's Beverly Hills, California mansion. His father was a prominent financial executive. Kenny's maternal grandfather founded the company. Kenny was held for a $250,000 ransom.

After several years of investigation, the culprit was discovered. He was an IRS agent. He had an ex-con as an accomplice.

The movie dramatizes the Kenny Young kidnapping. It also pads the story a bit by having a second kidnapping. I guess the other kidnapping was added for drama's seek.

Tense and humorous

[nicholas.rhodes · 8/10 · 20 April 2006]

This is one of those made-for-TV movies which only the Americans seem capable of making correctly and which I enjoy collecting on DVD. Indeed many of the "In The Line of Duty" films are really good fun to watch. This film, with excellent picture and sound quality is above average as far as this type of adventure goes. But it's the principal actor Dabney Coleman, and more particularly that moustache of his, that steals the show. Without him, I'm not so sure the result would have been anywhere near as good. He has a certain sense of humour which pervades throughout the film. The plot may be banal and unoriginal, nevertheless the film is so well acted that it is good fun to watch. Highly recommendable !

Above average FBI crime thriller

[rpembers · 15 September 2002]

Emmy Award winners Dabney Coleman and Timothy Busfield lift this routine FBI/kidnap thriller above normal made-for-tv expectations.

Coleman plays a corrupt IRS officer with seemingly unlimited access to the personal details of LA's wealthy - especially those families with single boys. He commits a series of kidnaps that draws in an obsessive FBI detective (Busfield) complete with his own domestic problems (estranged wife and son). A cat and mouse scenario ensues with enough twists and turns to keep most fans of this genre entertained.

One question remains though - why does the highly intelligent and articulate Coleman character employ such dumb sidekicks?

Worth a look.

[miletas · 28 February 2001]

An exciting film with slightly offbeat characters with some humour thrown in, makes this a film worth watching. Based on true events.