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* ''The Story of an Hour'' by Kate Chopin: a woman whose husband is [[spoiler:supposedly]] run over by a train pretends to be sad to the guy that tells her, but then the story gets into her thoughts and shows that she's really happy. [[spoiler:And then he walks in the door and she has a heart attack and dies]].
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' by Creator/OHenry is almost certainly the UrExample. Bill Driscoll and Sam attempt to release their hostage in the hopes of gaining money from a kidnapping, only for him to come back to them, and in the end, they have to ''pay'' his father to get him off their hands. You can read it [[http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/ohenry/bl-ohenry-ransomred.htm here]].
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' by Creator/OHenry is almost certainly the UrExample. Bill Driscoll and Sam attempt to release their hostage in the hopes of gaining money from a kidnapping, only for him to come back to them, and in the end, they have to ''pay'' his father to get him off their hands. You can read it [[http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/ohenry/bl-ohenry-ransomred.htm here]].
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* Subverted from time to time in the City Watch Literature/{{Discworld}} books. Someone will take Angua hostage and be mildly surprised when Carrot doesn't come rushing to her rescue. Of course, Carrot knows [[ActionGirl Angua]] can take care of herself perfectly well, and [[MuggingTheMonster it's the hostage-takers who are in trouble]].
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* ''Literature/AbleTeam''. When Carl Lyons is captured in Guatemala, the rest of Able Team follow a lead that there's an American being held hostage. He turns out to be a PoorLittleRichKid who arranged his FakedKidnapping, gets shot when he reaches for a gun, and then moans that his cheapskate father sent them instead of paying up. Able Team just walk out and leave him there, telling their informant that he won't be getting his reward money as it was the wrong man.
-->"But didn't they have an American?"\\
"Yeah, but they can keep him!"
* In the Dutch children's book ''Bijna-boeven'' ("almost crooks"), which revolves around two DumbCrooks trying their hands at various crimes in an attempt to be taken seriously by their fellow criminals, one of their crimes involves kidnapping the son of a millionaire and demanding ransom. However, the man simply responds that the kid is a brat and they can keep him. [[PityTheKidnapper The crooks then proceed to find out he's right]].
* In Creator/{{Saki}}'s "The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh", the kidnappers actually get the victim's family to ''pay'' them to keep her. [[spoiler:Even though, as it turns out, they don't really have her...]]
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* Subverted from time to time in the City WatchLiterature/{{Discworld}} ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' books. Someone will take Angua hostage and be mildly surprised when Carrot doesn't come rushing to her rescue. Of course, Carrot knows [[ActionGirl Angua]] can take care of herself perfectly well, and [[MuggingTheMonster it's the hostage-takers who are in trouble]].
-->"But didn't they have an American?"\\
"Yeah, but they can keep him!"
* In the Dutch children's book ''Bijna-boeven'' ("almost crooks"), which revolves around two DumbCrooks trying their hands at various crimes in an attempt to be taken seriously by their fellow criminals, one of their crimes involves kidnapping the son of a millionaire and demanding ransom. However, the man simply responds that the kid is a brat and they can keep him. [[PityTheKidnapper The crooks then proceed to find out he's right]].
* In Creator/{{Saki}}'s "The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh", the kidnappers actually get the victim's family to ''pay'' them to keep her. [[spoiler:Even though, as it turns out, they don't really have her...]]
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* Subverted from time to time in the City Watch
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* In Creator/{{Saki}}'s "The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh", the kidnappers actually get the victim's family to ''pay'' them to keep her. [[spoiler: Even though, as it turns out, they don't really have her...]]
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they prepared for the original snatch.
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they prepared for the original snatch.
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* In Creator/{{Saki}}'s "The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh", Creator/MarioPuzo's ''The Family'', Cesare Borgia is attacking the kidnappers city of Forli and has captured the ruler's sons. He tells her he will kill them unless she surrenders. Her response is to yell "Kill them! I can always make more!" [[spoiler:while pulling up her skirt to demonstrate that she is, indeed, equipped to give birth. Cesare spares the boys anyway, on the grounds that there's no particular advantage to killing them.]] Caterina Sforza allegedly did this in real life as well. She certainly cared more about other points of strategy than about getting her sons back, at any rate.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'': When Winger gets kidnapped by ratmen to trade for Singe, this is Garrett's reply. It's equal parts Bluffing, PityTheKidnapper and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Winger being Winger]].
* Though it never actuallyget comes down to it, the victim's hypothetical potential for this is implied early in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry is trying to impart to his obstinate Uncle Vernon the importance of him and his wife and son going into hiding under wizard protection. Harry brings up the likelihood that, as his only living family to ''pay'' them to keep her. [[spoiler: Even though, as it turns out, (however begrudging that is), they don't really have her...]]
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they preparedwould be targets for the original snatch.villains, either to torture them for information on Harry's whereabouts, and/or to use them as bait in hopes that Harry would try to rescue them. He and Vernon meet eyes after he says this, and Harry gets the impression that in that moment "they were both wondering the same thing."
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'': When Winger gets kidnapped by ratmen to trade for Singe, this is Garrett's reply. It's equal parts Bluffing, PityTheKidnapper and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Winger being Winger]].
* Though it never actually
** The kidnapping is described as a retreat so payments are rationalised as being very reasonable for a good spa.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they prepared
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* The Creator/RobertLudlum novel ''The Road to Gandolfo'' has General Hawkins pulling off a wild plan to kidnap Pope Francis I and hold him hostage for the ransom of one dollar for every Catholic on Earth. Hawkins has Francis replaced by his cousin, an opera singer who's a dead ringer for him. Hawkins figures the ruse will hold until he gets away with Francis. After various crazy antics, the plan works as Hawkins issues the ransom demand to the Vatican. To his shock, the Vatican tells him that "the Holy Father is perfectly fine and safe" so they see no reason to pay Hawkins. Hawkins realizes that the various Vatican cardinals ''like'' this imposter as being far more "manageable" than the real Francis had been. To top it off, Francis himself enjoys being freed of the pressure and politics of the position so the entire plot was for nothing.
** The sequel, ''The Road to Omaha'' does reveal that the imposter was soon making wild talk in public and spending millions in Church funds on the arts so the real Francis came back to resume his duties with the world none the wiser...and Hawkins still not getting a dime from it all.
* In the short story "Pure Rotten" by John Lutz, two criminals kidnap a rich man's BrattyHalfpint step-daughter. The kidnappers and the stepfather exchange a series of notes. The kidnappers demand money and make increasingly blunt threats. The stepfather refuses to pay and tells them to go ahead and kill the girl. The final note reveals that the girl has got the better of her kidnappers, has copies of all the notes, and is changing the scheme to blackmail since people who try to kill children don't tend to do well in prison.
* In Creator/MarioPuzo's ''The Family'', Cesare Borgia is attacking the city of Forli and has captured the ruler's sons. He tells her he will kill them unless she surrenders. Her response is to yell "Kill them! I can always make more!" [[spoiler:while pulling up her skirt to demonstrate that she is, indeed, equipped to give birth. Cesare spares the boys anyway, on the grounds that there's no particular advantage to killing them.]] Caterina Sforza allegedly did this in real life as well. She certainly cared more about other points of strategy than about getting her sons back, at any rate.
** The sequel, ''The Road to Omaha'' does reveal that the imposter was soon making wild talk in public and spending millions in Church funds on the arts so the real Francis came back to resume his duties with the world none the wiser...and Hawkins still not getting a dime from it all.
* In the short story "Pure Rotten" by John Lutz, two criminals kidnap a rich man's BrattyHalfpint step-daughter. The kidnappers and the stepfather exchange a series of notes. The kidnappers demand money and make increasingly blunt threats. The stepfather refuses to pay and tells them to go ahead and kill the girl. The final note reveals that the girl has got the better of her kidnappers, has copies of all the notes, and is changing the scheme to blackmail since people who try to kill children don't tend to do well in prison.
* In Creator/MarioPuzo's ''The Family'', Cesare Borgia is attacking the city of Forli and has captured the ruler's sons. He tells her he will kill them unless she surrenders. Her response is to yell "Kill them! I can always make more!" [[spoiler:while pulling up her skirt to demonstrate that she is, indeed, equipped to give birth. Cesare spares the boys anyway, on the grounds that there's no particular advantage to killing them.]] Caterina Sforza allegedly did this in real life as well. She certainly cared more about other points of strategy than about getting her sons back, at any rate.
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* When [[Literature/GarrettPI Winger]] gets kidnapped by ratmen to trade for Singe, this is Garrett's reply. It's equal parts Bluffing, PityTheKidnapper and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Winger being Winger.]]
* ''Literature/AbleTeam''. When Carl Lyons is captured in Guatemala, the rest of Able Team follow a lead that there's an American being held hostage. He turns out to be a PoorLittleRichKid who arranged his FakedKidnapping, gets shot when he reaches for a gun, and then moans that his cheapskate father sent them instead of paying up. Able Team just walk out and leave him there, telling their informant that he won't be getting his reward money as it was the wrong man.
-->"But didn't they have an American?"\\
"Yeah, but they can keep him!"
* In the Dutch children's book ''Bijna-boeven'' ("almost crooks"), which revolves around two DumbCrooks trying their hands at various crimes in an attempt to be taken seriously by their fellow criminals, one of their crimes involves kidnapping the son of a millionaire and demanding ransom. However, the man simply responds that the kid is a brat and they can keep him. [[PityTheKidnapper The crooks then proceed to find out he's right]].
* Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco is investigating a kidnapping ring in Ancient Rome and recovers a baby whose parents for some reason did not want to pay the ransom. It's Falco's mother who realises that the baby is deaf, and therefore [[ValuesDissonance would be regarded as a simpleton]].
* ''Literature/AbleTeam''. When Carl Lyons is captured in Guatemala, the rest of Able Team follow a lead that there's an American being held hostage. He turns out to be a PoorLittleRichKid who arranged his FakedKidnapping, gets shot when he reaches for a gun, and then moans that his cheapskate father sent them instead of paying up. Able Team just walk out and leave him there, telling their informant that he won't be getting his reward money as it was the wrong man.
-->"But didn't they have an American?"\\
"Yeah, but they can keep him!"
* In the Dutch children's book ''Bijna-boeven'' ("almost crooks"), which revolves around two DumbCrooks trying their hands at various crimes in an attempt to be taken seriously by their fellow criminals, one of their crimes involves kidnapping the son of a millionaire and demanding ransom. However, the man simply responds that the kid is a brat and they can keep him. [[PityTheKidnapper The crooks then proceed to find out he's right]].
* Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco is investigating a kidnapping ring in Ancient Rome and recovers a baby whose parents for some reason did not want to pay the ransom. It's Falco's mother who realises that the baby is deaf, and therefore [[ValuesDissonance would be regarded as a simpleton]].
* Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco is investigating a kidnapping ring in Ancient Rome and recovers a baby whose parents for some reason did not want to pay the ransom. It's Falco's mother who realises that the baby is deaf, and therefore [[ValuesDissonance would be regarded as a simpleton]].
* In the short story "Pure Rotten" by John Lutz, two criminals kidnap a rich man's BrattyHalfpint step-daughter. The kidnappers and the stepfather exchange a series of notes. The kidnappers demand money and make increasingly blunt threats. The stepfather refuses to pay and tells them to go ahead and kill the girl. The final note reveals that the girl has got the better of her kidnappers, has copies of all the notes, and is changing the scheme to blackmail since people who try to kill children don't tend to do well in prison.
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' by Creator/OHenry is almost certainly the UrExample. Bill Driscoll and Sam attempt to release their hostage in the hopes of gaining money from a kidnapping, only for him to come back to them, and in the end, they have to ''pay'' his father to get him off their hands. You can read it [[http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/ohenry/bl-ohenry-ransomred.htm here]].
* The Creator/RobertLudlum novel ''The Road to Gandolfo'' has General Hawkins pulling off a wild plan to kidnap Pope Francis I and hold him hostage for the ransom of one dollar for every Catholic on Earth. Hawkins has Francis replaced by his cousin, an opera singer who's a dead ringer for him. Hawkins figures the ruse will hold until he gets away with Francis. After various crazy antics, the plan works as Hawkins issues the ransom demand to the Vatican. To his shock, the Vatican tells him that "the Holy Father is perfectly fine and safe" so they see no reason to pay Hawkins. Hawkins realizes that the various Vatican cardinals ''like'' this imposter as being far more "manageable" than the real Francis had been. To top it off, Francis himself enjoys being freed of the pressure and politics of the position so the entire plot was for nothing.
** The sequel, ''The Road to Omaha'' does reveal that the imposter was soon making wild talk in public and spending millions in Church funds on the arts so the real Francis came back to resume his duties with the world none the wiser...and Hawkins still not getting a dime from it all.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they prepared for the original snatch.
* ''The Story of an Hour'' by Kate Chopin: a woman whose husband is [[spoiler:supposedly]] run over by a train pretends to be sad to the guy that tells her, but then the story gets into her thoughts and shows that she's really happy. [[spoiler:And then he walks in the door and she has a heart attack and dies.]]
* In the short story "Pure Rotten" by John Lutz, two criminals kidnap a rich man's BrattyHalfpint step-daughter. The kidnappers and the stepfather exchange a series of notes. The kidnappers demand money and make increasingly blunt threats. The stepfather refuses to pay and tells them to go ahead and kill the girl. The final note reveals that the girl has got the better of her kidnappers, has copies of all the notes, and is changing the scheme to blackmail since people who try to kill children don't tend to do well in prison.
* ''The Ransom of Red Chief'' by Creator/OHenry is almost certainly the UrExample. Bill Driscoll and Sam attempt to release their hostage in the hopes of gaining money from a kidnapping, only for him to come back to them, and in the end, they have to ''pay'' his father to get him off their hands. You can read it [[http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/ohenry/bl-ohenry-ransomred.htm here]].
* The Creator/RobertLudlum novel ''The Road to Gandolfo'' has General Hawkins pulling off a wild plan to kidnap Pope Francis I and hold him hostage for the ransom of one dollar for every Catholic on Earth. Hawkins has Francis replaced by his cousin, an opera singer who's a dead ringer for him. Hawkins figures the ruse will hold until he gets away with Francis. After various crazy antics, the plan works as Hawkins issues the ransom demand to the Vatican. To his shock, the Vatican tells him that "the Holy Father is perfectly fine and safe" so they see no reason to pay Hawkins. Hawkins realizes that the various Vatican cardinals ''like'' this imposter as being far more "manageable" than the real Francis had been. To top it off, Francis himself enjoys being freed of the pressure and politics of the position so the entire plot was for nothing.
** The sequel, ''The Road to Omaha'' does reveal that the imposter was soon making wild talk in public and spending millions in Church funds on the arts so the real Francis came back to resume his duties with the world none the wiser...and Hawkins still not getting a dime from it all.
* A 1969 comedic "caper" novel, ''Snatch!'' by Rennie Airth had the main characters kidnap the infant son of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, they'd used a switch of children to keep the abduction from being discovered before they could get away -- and the "changeling" was a much more agreeable child than the kidnap victim, so the father coolly told them he preferred to keep the baby he had now, thank you very much. They had to pull ''another'' kidnapping to get their under-aged "accomplice" back -- especially as the female member of the gang had developed very maternal feelings toward the substitute (an orphan) while they prepared for the original snatch.
* ''The Story of an Hour'' by Kate Chopin: a woman whose husband is [[spoiler:supposedly]] run over by a train pretends to be sad to the guy that tells her, but then the story gets into her thoughts and shows that she's really happy. [[spoiler:And then he walks in the door and she has a heart attack and dies.]]
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* Though it never actually comes down to it, the hypothetical potential for this is implied early in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry is trying to impart to his obstinate Uncle Vernon the importance of him and his wife and son going into hiding under wizard protection. Harry brings up the likelihood that, as his only living family (however begrudging that is), they would be targets for the villains, either to torture them for information on Harry's whereabouts, and/or to use them as bait in hopes that Harry would try to rescue them. He and Vernon meet eyes after he says this, and Harry gets the impression that in that moment "they were both wondering the same thing."
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* In the BBC show ''Series/RobinHood'', at one point Robin has Guy at sword-point and it demanding his own unimpeded release as well as some important black rocks (base ingredient for explosives or so). The Sheriff decides the rocks are of more worth than Gisborne and it's only due to Lady Marian interfering that Gisborne is ransomed out after all. (Naturally, Guy afterwards holds this against Marian.)
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* Played with in ''Series/BurnNotice'' (this might count as an inversion or maybe an InvokedTrope): when Sam is captured in the first season finale, Mike pretends to be glad to be rid of him in order not to give his kidnappers as much leverage.
* In ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', Leodagrance met his wife Seli when he abducted her from her Pict tribe. He asked for a ransom of 10,000 gold coins; they offered him twice that sum if he would keep her.
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': As a child, Olive was accidentally kidnapped by two thieves when she tried to run away from home because [[LonelyRichKid her parents never paid any attention to her]]. When the thieves try to return her, they're outraged to discover that the Snooks never even realized their daughter was gone.
* In ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', Quinn and Rudolfo's kidnapping of Celia goes worse than expected once they realize everyone hates her.
* One episode of ''Series/MurphyBrown'' has Murphy get abducted by radical environmentalists who are trying to force greater public recognition of crimes against nature committed by certain companies. Everyone they try to contact about holding her hostage is either A: a coworker that had been pranked by her recently, and is glad to see her gone, or B: thinks that this ''is'' a prank. After a day or so she annoys them so much that they let her go.
* In one episode of ''Series/HumanTarget'', Chance's ex-girlfriend's husband is captured by a ruthless South American dictator, and she comes up with a plan to kidnap the kidnapper's brother and set up a PrisonerExchange. The kidnapping plan is successful, but it turns out the dictator doesn't really want his brother back very much.
* Subverted in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Weekend at Bobby's", where Bobby has the ghost of Crowley's son, Gavin. Crowley incorrectly assumes that Bobby is trying to get his soul back from him by using his son as a bargaining chip, but Bobby reveals that he knows Crowley and his son hate each other and that the real bargaining chip is Crowley's earthly remains, whose location Gavin was happy to give him.
* A ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch has a Saxon woman abducted by a kidnapper and held for ransom. The husband offers to buy her back... [[ComicallySmallBribe for half a penny]], because he's legally obligated to, at minimum, try and buy his naggy wife back. He hopes the kidnapper will reject his offer so he can remarry, but the kidnapper ends up finding the kidnapped woman so annoying he accepts the half a penny so he could be rid of her.
* A season 8 episode of ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' ("The Legend of Black Jake") saw Nels Olsen, co-owner of Olsen's Mercantile, kidnapped by two hopelessly inept criminals. Nels' wife, the brutally stingy Harriet Olsen, outright ''refuses'' to pay the ransom demand, asserting that the kidnappers "probably wouldn't release Nels even if [she] paid up".
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': An ancient curse on the English village of Lower Uncton will only be broken if all male Bundys are killed within its town limits; the neighboring village of Upper Uncton wants at least one Bundy killed ''outside'' Lower Uncton, to make sure the curse goes on forever. When Al and Bud are cornered on the border between the two towns, neither side can kill them, so the Upper Uncton townsfolk seize Peg and Kelly and threaten to kill them unless Al and Bud come over to their side. Of course, Al and Bud laugh uproariously and invite the Upper Unctonians to do whatever they want. One of the Lower Unctonians (who have been hunting down Bundys for centuries), snarks that that tactic didn't work with the others either.
* Subverted on ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Lester]] tells [[BigBad Helen]] that she can shoot [[AssholeVictim Christine]] if she wants to. But he almost immediately instructs his men to lower their weapons and let Helen get away.
* In ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', Leodagrance met his wife Seli when he abducted her from her Pict tribe. He asked for a ransom of 10,000 gold coins; they offered him twice that sum if he would keep her.
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': As a child, Olive was accidentally kidnapped by two thieves when she tried to run away from home because [[LonelyRichKid her parents never paid any attention to her]]. When the thieves try to return her, they're outraged to discover that the Snooks never even realized their daughter was gone.
* In ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', Quinn and Rudolfo's kidnapping of Celia goes worse than expected once they realize everyone hates her.
* One episode of ''Series/MurphyBrown'' has Murphy get abducted by radical environmentalists who are trying to force greater public recognition of crimes against nature committed by certain companies. Everyone they try to contact about holding her hostage is either A: a coworker that had been pranked by her recently, and is glad to see her gone, or B: thinks that this ''is'' a prank. After a day or so she annoys them so much that they let her go.
* In one episode of ''Series/HumanTarget'', Chance's ex-girlfriend's husband is captured by a ruthless South American dictator, and she comes up with a plan to kidnap the kidnapper's brother and set up a PrisonerExchange. The kidnapping plan is successful, but it turns out the dictator doesn't really want his brother back very much.
* Subverted in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Weekend at Bobby's", where Bobby has the ghost of Crowley's son, Gavin. Crowley incorrectly assumes that Bobby is trying to get his soul back from him by using his son as a bargaining chip, but Bobby reveals that he knows Crowley and his son hate each other and that the real bargaining chip is Crowley's earthly remains, whose location Gavin was happy to give him.
* A ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch has a Saxon woman abducted by a kidnapper and held for ransom. The husband offers to buy her back... [[ComicallySmallBribe for half a penny]], because he's legally obligated to, at minimum, try and buy his naggy wife back. He hopes the kidnapper will reject his offer so he can remarry, but the kidnapper ends up finding the kidnapped woman so annoying he accepts the half a penny so he could be rid of her.
* A season 8 episode of ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' ("The Legend of Black Jake") saw Nels Olsen, co-owner of Olsen's Mercantile, kidnapped by two hopelessly inept criminals. Nels' wife, the brutally stingy Harriet Olsen, outright ''refuses'' to pay the ransom demand, asserting that the kidnappers "probably wouldn't release Nels even if [she] paid up".
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': An ancient curse on the English village of Lower Uncton will only be broken if all male Bundys are killed within its town limits; the neighboring village of Upper Uncton wants at least one Bundy killed ''outside'' Lower Uncton, to make sure the curse goes on forever. When Al and Bud are cornered on the border between the two towns, neither side can kill them, so the Upper Uncton townsfolk seize Peg and Kelly and threaten to kill them unless Al and Bud come over to their side. Of course, Al and Bud laugh uproariously and invite the Upper Unctonians to do whatever they want. One of the Lower Unctonians (who have been hunting down Bundys for centuries), snarks that that tactic didn't work with the others either.
* Subverted on ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Lester]] tells [[BigBad Helen]] that she can shoot [[AssholeVictim Christine]] if she wants to. But he almost immediately instructs his men to lower their weapons and let Helen get away.
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''[Michael immediately jumps back on his bike and rides away]''
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* PlayedWith in ''Series/BurnNotice'' (this might count as an inversion or maybe an InvokedTrope): when Sam is captured in the first season finale, Mike pretends to be glad to be rid of him in order not to give his kidnappers as much leverage.
* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In "Blood Oath", Odo throws a drunken Klingon into his cells. When his commander comes to bail him out, he's so disgusted at his wretched state (they're supposed to be on an important mission) that he walks off in a huff, saying that Odo can keep him. Fortunately, Dax knows the Klingon from a previous host and bails him out instead.
* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In "Blood Oath", Odo throws a drunken Klingon into his cells. When his commander comes to bail him out, he's so disgusted at his wretched state (they're supposed to be on an important mission) that he walks off in a huff, saying that Odo can keep him. Fortunately, Dax knows the Klingon from a previous host and bails him out instead.
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* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': In "What He Beheld", while in a shootout, Derek grabs a little girl bystander and threatens her, but his opponent says he doesn't know her so he doesn't care. Derek shrugs, kills him and releases the girl.
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* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': In "What He Beheld", while in A ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch has a shootout, Derek grabs Saxon woman abducted by a little girl bystander kidnapper and threatens her, held for ransom. The husband offers to buy her back... [[ComicallySmallBribe for half a penny]], because he's legally obligated to, at minimum, try and buy his naggy wife back. He hopes the kidnapper will reject his offer so he can remarry, but his opponent says the kidnapper ends up finding the kidnapped woman so annoying he accepts the half a penny so he could be rid of her.
* In one episode of ''Series/HumanTarget'', Chance's ex-girlfriend's husband is captured by a ruthless South American dictator, and she comes up with a plan to kidnap the kidnapper's brother and set up a PrisonerExchange. The kidnapping plan is successful, but it turns out the dictator doesn'tknow really want his brother back very much.
* In ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', Leodagrance met his wife Seli when he abducted herso he doesn't care. Derek shrugs, kills from her Pict tribe. He asked for a ransom of 10,000 gold coins; they offered him twice that sum if he would keep her.
* A season 8 episode of ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' ("The Legend of Black Jake") saw Nels Olsen, co-owner of Olsen's Mercantile, kidnapped by two hopelessly inept criminals. Nels' wife, the brutally stingy Harriet Olsen, outright ''refuses'' to pay the ransom demand, asserting that the kidnappers "probably wouldn't release Nels even if [she] paid up".
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': An ancient curse on the English village of Lower Uncton will only be broken if all male Bundys are killed within its town limits; the neighboring village of Upper Uncton wants at least one Bundy killed ''outside'' Lower Uncton, to make sure the curse goes on forever. When Al andreleases Bud are cornered on the girl.border between the two towns, neither side can kill them, so the Upper Uncton townsfolk seize Peg and Kelly and threaten to kill them unless Al and Bud come over to their side. Of course, Al and Bud laugh uproariously and invite the Upper Unctonians to do whatever they want. One of the Lower Unctonians (who have been hunting down Bundys for centuries), snarks that that tactic didn't work with the others either.
* One episode of ''Series/MurphyBrown'' has Murphy get abducted by radical environmentalists who are trying to force greater public recognition of crimes against nature committed by certain companies. Everyone they try to contact about holding her hostage is either A: a coworker that had been pranked by her recently, and is glad to see her gone, or B: thinks that this ''is'' a prank. After a day or so she annoys them so much that they let her go.
* In one episode of ''Series/HumanTarget'', Chance's ex-girlfriend's husband is captured by a ruthless South American dictator, and she comes up with a plan to kidnap the kidnapper's brother and set up a PrisonerExchange. The kidnapping plan is successful, but it turns out the dictator doesn't
* In ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'', Leodagrance met his wife Seli when he abducted her
* A season 8 episode of ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' ("The Legend of Black Jake") saw Nels Olsen, co-owner of Olsen's Mercantile, kidnapped by two hopelessly inept criminals. Nels' wife, the brutally stingy Harriet Olsen, outright ''refuses'' to pay the ransom demand, asserting that the kidnappers "probably wouldn't release Nels even if [she] paid up".
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': An ancient curse on the English village of Lower Uncton will only be broken if all male Bundys are killed within its town limits; the neighboring village of Upper Uncton wants at least one Bundy killed ''outside'' Lower Uncton, to make sure the curse goes on forever. When Al and
* One episode of ''Series/MurphyBrown'' has Murphy get abducted by radical environmentalists who are trying to force greater public recognition of crimes against nature committed by certain companies. Everyone they try to contact about holding her hostage is either A: a coworker that had been pranked by her recently, and is glad to see her gone, or B: thinks that this ''is'' a prank. After a day or so she annoys them so much that they let her go.
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* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In "Blood Oath", Odo throws a drunken Klingon into his cells. When his commander comes to bail him out, he's so disgusted at his wretched state (they're supposed to be on an important mission) that he walks off in a huff, saying that Odo can keep him. Fortunately, Dax knows the Klingon from a previous host and bails him out instead.
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* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In "Blood Oath", Odo throws a drunken Klingon into Subverted on ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Lester]] tells [[BigBad Helen]] that she can shoot [[AssholeVictim Christine]] if she wants to. But he almost immediately instructs his cells. men to lower their weapons and let Helen get away.
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': As a child, Olive was accidentally kidnapped by two thieves when she tried to run away from home because [[LonelyRichKid her parents never paid any attention to her]]. When the thieves try to return her, they're outraged to discover that the Snooks never even realized their daughter was gone.
* In the BBC show ''Series/RobinHood'', at one point Robin has Guy at sword-point and it demanding hiscommander comes to bail him out, he's so disgusted at his wretched state (they're supposed to be on an own unimpeded release as well as some important mission) black rocks (base ingredient for explosives or so). The Sheriff decides the rocks are of more worth than Gisborne and it's only due to Lady Marian interfering that he walks off in a huff, saying that Odo can keep him. Fortunately, Dax knows the Klingon from a previous host and bails him Gisborne is ransomed out instead.after all. (Naturally, Guy afterwards holds this against Marian.)
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': As a child, Olive was accidentally kidnapped by two thieves when she tried to run away from home because [[LonelyRichKid her parents never paid any attention to her]]. When the thieves try to return her, they're outraged to discover that the Snooks never even realized their daughter was gone.
* In the BBC show ''Series/RobinHood'', at one point Robin has Guy at sword-point and it demanding his
* Subverted in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Weekend at Bobby's", where Bobby has the ghost of Crowley's son, Gavin. Crowley incorrectly assumes that Bobby is trying to get his soul back from him by using his son as a bargaining chip, but Bobby reveals that he knows Crowley and his son hate each other and that the real bargaining chip is Crowley's earthly remains, whose location Gavin was happy to give him.
* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': In "What He Beheld", while in a shootout, Derek grabs a little girl bystander and threatens her, but his opponent says he doesn't know her so he doesn't care. Derek shrugs, kills him and releases the girl.
* In ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', Quinn and Rudolfo's kidnapping of Celia goes worse than expected once they realize everyone hates her.
* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': In "What He Beheld", while in a shootout, Derek grabs a little girl bystander and threatens her, but his opponent says he doesn't know her so he doesn't care. Derek shrugs, kills him and releases the girl.
* In ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', Quinn and Rudolfo's kidnapping of Celia goes worse than expected once they realize everyone hates her.
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* In the ''VideoGame/DinkSmallwood'' mod ''Attack of the Mutant Veggies'' the king refuses Dink's demand for gold to buy a better sword with the explanation that Visigoths have kidnapped the queen and if he doesn't keep paying them extortionate sums, they'll ''bring her back''.
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* In the ''VideoGame/DinkSmallwood'' mod ''Attack of the Mutant Veggies'' Veggies'', the king refuses Dink's demand for gold to buy a better sword with the explanation that Visigoths have kidnapped the queen and if he doesn't keep paying them extortionate sums, they'll ''bring her back''.
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* ''VisualNovel/KissedByTheBaddestBidder'': When the protagonist is kidnapped on Eisuke's route, Eisuke coolly declares that he doesn't care what happens to her. [[spoiler:The trope is subverted when it becomes clear that it's all just part of his plan to set the kidnapper up for the most abject failure and crushing humiliation possible]].
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* ''VisualNovel/KissedByTheBaddestBidder'': When the protagonist is kidnapped on Eisuke's route, Eisuke coolly declares that he doesn't care what happens to her. [[spoiler:The trope is subverted when it becomes clear that it's all just part of his plan to set the kidnapper up for the most abject failure and crushing humiliation possible.]]
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* ''VisualNovel/KissedByTheBaddestBidder'': When the protagonist is kidnapped on Eisuke's route, Eisuke coolly declares that he doesn't care what happens to her. [[spoiler:The trope is subverted when it becomes clear that it's all just part of his plan to set the kidnapper up for the most abject failure and crushing humiliation possible.]]
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--> '''Kidnapper''': We have your mom! We have your mom. And if you want to see her again-
--> '''Guy''': Fuck her.
--> '''Kidnapper''': ...I said 'we have your mom'. Not a mob.
--> '''Guy''': I heard you. You heard me.
--> '''Kidnapper''': ...We have your dad too.
--> '''Guy''': Fuck him too.
--> '''Guy''': Fuck her.
--> '''Kidnapper''': ...I said 'we have your mom'. Not a mob.
--> '''Guy''': I heard you. You heard me.
--> '''Kidnapper''': ...We have your dad too.
--> '''Guy''': Fuck him too.
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* Subverted in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Francine fakes a kidnapping of Roger in order to prove that Stan really does care about him. Stan's response is complete and total nonchalance, to the point where he actually negotiates the ransom money down to a handful of pocket change... but still doesn't pay. After a few days, he tells Francine that he knew it was fake all along[[note]]they have Caller ID and she made the ransom calls from her own cell phone[[/note]]. The plan ultimately backfires because Roger's bratty behavior during the fake kidnapping makes Francine hate him too.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "El Secuestro," Pam gets kidnapped, and the show gets a lot of comedic mileage about just how little ISIS cares. First, Archer hangs up on the ransom negotiations because he thinks the kidnappers are robots and [[ThreeLawsCompliant can't harm a human being]]. When pressed, Mallory offers five thousand dollars as ransom, a fraction of what she spent buying a table earlier in the episode. When Archer and Gilette go to rescue her, they get distracted and never get around to it. Then, when there's a MexicanStandoff and the kidnappers threaten to shoot Pam if they don't lower their weapons. No one lowers their weapons.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' once had to rescue an Empress captured by Maximus, who demanded a MacGuffin as ransom. Instead of giving him what he wanted, her people told him they didn't want her.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', the Royal Flush Gang kidnapped Paxton Powers and demanded a ransom from Bruce Wayne; Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had ''written'' that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a BatmanGambit aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (That Trope isn't named after that guy for nothing.)
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' had Samson get captured, interrogated (fruitlessly) and tortured by aliens demanding cheese. The dumb alien suggests they use Samson as hostage against the other campers to hand over their cheese, but the alien leader spots the campers throwing tether-balls at a rock with a crude drawing of Samson (crying, mind you) and decides that idea won't work out.
* Dr. Madcap and Greta "Green Lips" Ghoul capture ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'' and hold him for ransom in the episode "Will The Real Coolmobile Please Stand Up?" Cool's superior, Number One, says he's only worth five cents.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' once threw [[{{Jerkass}} Eustace]] into a monster's hands declaring, "Okay, you can have him!" Given Eustace's KickTheDog behavior, can anyone blame Courage?
* One of the various {{Cutaway Gag}}s on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' shows that Lois was kidnapped on her prom night and when the kidnappers called to demand a ransom, Carter tells them that the family has a long-standing rule about not negotiating with kidnappers. He then hangs up on them and gives a nonchalant "She'll be fine."
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', the Planet Express crew is taken hostage by Roberto the robot, but the one he threatens to kill if the police try to stop him is resident ButtMonkey Dr. Zoidberg. The cops' reply is, "Do you have any better hostages?"
* In the Halloween episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', when Zim is captured in the nightmare world and the monsters try to extort Dib into surrendering his head to them, Dib tells them they can keep him and throws a can at the monster's head.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "El Secuestro," Pam gets kidnapped, and the show gets a lot of comedic mileage about just how little ISIS cares. First, Archer hangs up on the ransom negotiations because he thinks the kidnappers are robots and [[ThreeLawsCompliant can't harm a human being]]. When pressed, Mallory offers five thousand dollars as ransom, a fraction of what she spent buying a table earlier in the episode. When Archer and Gilette go to rescue her, they get distracted and never get around to it. Then, when there's a MexicanStandoff and the kidnappers threaten to shoot Pam if they don't lower their weapons. No one lowers their weapons.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' once had to rescue an Empress captured by Maximus, who demanded a MacGuffin as ransom. Instead of giving him what he wanted, her people told him they didn't want her.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', the Royal Flush Gang kidnapped Paxton Powers and demanded a ransom from Bruce Wayne; Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had ''written'' that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a BatmanGambit aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (That Trope isn't named after that guy for nothing.)
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' had Samson get captured, interrogated (fruitlessly) and tortured by aliens demanding cheese. The dumb alien suggests they use Samson as hostage against the other campers to hand over their cheese, but the alien leader spots the campers throwing tether-balls at a rock with a crude drawing of Samson (crying, mind you) and decides that idea won't work out.
* Dr. Madcap and Greta "Green Lips" Ghoul capture ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'' and hold him for ransom in the episode "Will The Real Coolmobile Please Stand Up?" Cool's superior, Number One, says he's only worth five cents.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' once threw [[{{Jerkass}} Eustace]] into a monster's hands declaring, "Okay, you can have him!" Given Eustace's KickTheDog behavior, can anyone blame Courage?
* One of the various {{Cutaway Gag}}s on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' shows that Lois was kidnapped on her prom night and when the kidnappers called to demand a ransom, Carter tells them that the family has a long-standing rule about not negotiating with kidnappers. He then hangs up on them and gives a nonchalant "She'll be fine."
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', the Planet Express crew is taken hostage by Roberto the robot, but the one he threatens to kill if the police try to stop him is resident ButtMonkey Dr. Zoidberg. The cops' reply is, "Do you have any better hostages?"
* In the Halloween episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', when Zim is captured in the nightmare world and the monsters try to extort Dib into surrendering his head to them, Dib tells them they can keep him and throws a can at the monster's head.
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* In the Halloween episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', when Zim is captured in the nightmare world and the monsters try to extort Dib into surrendering his head to them, Dib tells them they can keep him and throws a can at the monster's head.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' In the episode Escape From the House of Mummies Part 2, An unnamed bad guy threatens to kill Hank and Dean unless Dr. Venture gives him the hand of Osiris. Dr. Venture's refusal is amusingly obscene. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that the boys had already died multiple times, and Dr. Venture kept creating clones with [[BrainUploading transferred memories]], which explains why he was so cavalier about their deaths.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' In the episode Escape From the House of Mummies Part 2, An unnamed bad guy threatens to kill Hank and Dean unless Dr. Venture gives him the hand of Osiris. Dr. Venture's refusal is amusingly obscene. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that the boys had already died multiple times, and Dr. Venture kept creating clones with [[BrainUploading transferred memories]], which explains why he was so cavalier about their deaths.]]
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* This is Jane's back-story in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendsOfTreasureIsland'': Long John Silver kidnapped her hoping to hold her for ransom but she was in her own words "such a little brat" that her parents didn't want her back. As a result, Silver was stuck with her until she joined the protagonists.
* Inthe Halloween an episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', when Zim is captured in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' that strikingly parallels ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Tweek steals a bazooka and aims it at Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/GeorgeLucas after they've kidnapped the nightmare world other major characters (it's a long story). "All I want are my friends," Tweek explains - and the monsters try to extort Dib into surrendering his head to them, Dib tells them they then he quickly adds "Except for [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Cartman]]; you can keep him."
* In ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' Bobo tries to get one of the judges to vote for his daughter in a beauty contest, showing a picture of his mother tied up and in a cannon as leverage. The just simply replies that is his mother'''-in-law''' and tells himand throws a can at the monster's head.
to go for it.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' In the episode Escape From the House of Mummies Part 2, An unnamed bad guy threatens to kill Hank and Dean unless Dr. Venture gives him the hand of Osiris. Dr. Venture's refusal is amusingly obscene.[[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the boys had already died multiple times, and Dr. Venture kept creating clones with [[BrainUploading transferred memories]], which explains why he was so cavalier about their deaths.]]
* In
* In ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' Bobo tries to get one of the judges to vote for his daughter in a beauty contest, showing a picture of his mother tied up and in a cannon as leverage. The just simply replies that is his mother'''-in-law''' and tells him
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' In the episode Escape From the House of Mummies Part 2, An unnamed bad guy threatens to kill Hank and Dean unless Dr. Venture gives him the hand of Osiris. Dr. Venture's refusal is amusingly obscene.
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* Subverted in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Francine fakes a kidnapping of Roger in order to prove that Stan really does care about him. Stan's response is complete and total nonchalance, to the point where he actually negotiates the ransom money down to a handful of pocket change...but still doesn't pay. After a few days, he tells Francine that he knew it was fake all along[[note]]they have Caller ID and she made the ransom calls from her own cell phone[[/note]]. The plan ultimately backfires because Roger's bratty behavior during the fake kidnapping makes Francine hate him too.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', the Royal Flush Gang kidnapped Paxton Powers and demanded a ransom from Bruce Wayne; Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had ''written'' that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a BatmanGambit aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (That Trope isn't named after that guy for nothing.)
* One of the various {{Cutaway Gag}}s on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' shows that Lois was kidnapped on her prom night and when the kidnappers called to demand a ransom, Carter tells them that the family has a long-standing rule about not negotiating with kidnappers. He then hangs up on them and gives a nonchalant "She'll be fine."
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "El Secuestro," Pam gets kidnapped, and the show gets a lot of comedic mileage about just how little ISIS cares. First, Archer hangs up on the ransom negotiations because he thinks the kidnappers are robots and [[ThreeLawsCompliant can't harm a human being]]. When pressed, Mallory offers five thousand dollars as ransom, a fraction of what she spent buying a table earlier in the episode. When Archer and Gilette go to rescue her, they get distracted and never get around to it. Then, when there's a MexicanStandoff and the kidnappers threaten to shoot Pam if they don't lower their weapons. No one lowers their weapons.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' that strikingly parallels ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Tweek steals a bazooka and aims it at Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/GeorgeLucas after they've kidnapped the other major characters (it's a long story). "All I want are my friends," Tweek explains - and then he quickly adds "Except for [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Cartman]]; you can keep him."
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' once threw [[{{Jerkass}} Eustace]] into a monster's hands declaring, "Okay, you can have him!" Given Eustace's KickTheDog behavior, can anyone blame Courage?
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' had Samson get captured, interrogated (fruitlessly) and tortured by aliens demanding cheese. The dumb alien suggests they use Samson as hostage against the other campers to hand over their cheese, but the alien leader spots the campers throwing tether-balls at a rock with a crude drawing of Samson (crying, mind you) and decides that idea won't work out.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' once had to rescue an Empress captured by Maximus, who demanded a MacGuffin as ransom. Instead of giving him what he wanted, her people told him they didn't want her.
* This is Jane's back-story in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendsOfTreasureIsland'': Long John Silver kidnapped her hoping to hold her for ransom but she was in her own words "such a little brat" that her parents didn't want her back. As a result, Silver was stuck with her until she joined the protagonists.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' Bobo tries to get one of the judges to vote for his daughter in a beauty contest, showing a picture of his mother tied up and in a cannon as leverage. The just simply replies that is his mother'''-in-law''' and tells him to go for it.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' the Planet Express crew is taken hostage by Roberto the robot, but the one he threatens to kill if the police try to stop him is resident ButtMonkey Dr. Zoidberg. The cops' reply is, "Do you have any better hostages?"
* Dr. Madcap and Greta "Green Lips" Ghoul capture ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'' and hold him for ransom in the episode "Will The Real Coolmobile Please Stand Up?" Cool's superior, Number One, says he's only worth five cents.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', the Royal Flush Gang kidnapped Paxton Powers and demanded a ransom from Bruce Wayne; Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had ''written'' that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a BatmanGambit aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (That Trope isn't named after that guy for nothing.)
* One of the various {{Cutaway Gag}}s on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' shows that Lois was kidnapped on her prom night and when the kidnappers called to demand a ransom, Carter tells them that the family has a long-standing rule about not negotiating with kidnappers. He then hangs up on them and gives a nonchalant "She'll be fine."
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "El Secuestro," Pam gets kidnapped, and the show gets a lot of comedic mileage about just how little ISIS cares. First, Archer hangs up on the ransom negotiations because he thinks the kidnappers are robots and [[ThreeLawsCompliant can't harm a human being]]. When pressed, Mallory offers five thousand dollars as ransom, a fraction of what she spent buying a table earlier in the episode. When Archer and Gilette go to rescue her, they get distracted and never get around to it. Then, when there's a MexicanStandoff and the kidnappers threaten to shoot Pam if they don't lower their weapons. No one lowers their weapons.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' that strikingly parallels ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Tweek steals a bazooka and aims it at Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/GeorgeLucas after they've kidnapped the other major characters (it's a long story). "All I want are my friends," Tweek explains - and then he quickly adds "Except for [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Cartman]]; you can keep him."
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' once threw [[{{Jerkass}} Eustace]] into a monster's hands declaring, "Okay, you can have him!" Given Eustace's KickTheDog behavior, can anyone blame Courage?
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' had Samson get captured, interrogated (fruitlessly) and tortured by aliens demanding cheese. The dumb alien suggests they use Samson as hostage against the other campers to hand over their cheese, but the alien leader spots the campers throwing tether-balls at a rock with a crude drawing of Samson (crying, mind you) and decides that idea won't work out.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' once had to rescue an Empress captured by Maximus, who demanded a MacGuffin as ransom. Instead of giving him what he wanted, her people told him they didn't want her.
* This is Jane's back-story in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendsOfTreasureIsland'': Long John Silver kidnapped her hoping to hold her for ransom but she was in her own words "such a little brat" that her parents didn't want her back. As a result, Silver was stuck with her until she joined the protagonists.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' Bobo tries to get one of the judges to vote for his daughter in a beauty contest, showing a picture of his mother tied up and in a cannon as leverage. The just simply replies that is his mother'''-in-law''' and tells him to go for it.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' the Planet Express crew is taken hostage by Roberto the robot, but the one he threatens to kill if the police try to stop him is resident ButtMonkey Dr. Zoidberg. The cops' reply is, "Do you have any better hostages?"
* Dr. Madcap and Greta "Green Lips" Ghoul capture ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'' and hold him for ransom in the episode "Will The Real Coolmobile Please Stand Up?" Cool's superior, Number One, says he's only worth five cents.
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* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' anime, after the Allies capture Italy, Germany simply tells them to give him pretty women and a soccer ball to keep him happy. Germany was most likely duping them. Before he and Italy became allies, he captured Italy in WWI and learned firsthand [[PityTheKidnapper how unpleasant it is]] to have Italy as a POW and knew they would send him home eventually. Plus, he made a promise to be there for Italy when he was in trouble, and [[HoYay genuinely likes him]]. It's also TruthInTelevision: Lots of Italian POW found their captivity so congenial they emigrated to the US or Canada after the war.
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* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' anime, after the Allies capture Italy, Germany simply tells them to give him pretty women and a soccer ball to keep him happy. Germany was most likely duping them. Before he and Italy became allies, he captured Italy in WWI and learned firsthand [[PityTheKidnapper how unpleasant it is]] to have Italy as a POW and knew they would send him home eventually. Plus, he made a promise to be there for Italy when he was in trouble, and [[HoYay genuinely likes him]]. It's also TruthInTelevision: Lots of Italian POW found their captivity so congenial they emigrated to the US or Canada after the war.
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-->There is a huge gridlock on the highway. A guy stops and sees that someone is walking around knocking on the windows of the stopped cars to talk with the drivers. He then arrives to his car and knocks on the window. The driver rolls the window down and asks:
-->- Why are so many cars stopped here?
-->- The radio said that terrorists have captured the prime minister and demand a billion dollars, or they will pour gasoline on him and set him on fire. We're holding a collection.
-->- And how much do you have so far?
-->- 2000 liters or so.
-->- Why are so many cars stopped here?
-->- The radio said that terrorists have captured the prime minister and demand a billion dollars, or they will pour gasoline on him and set him on fire. We're holding a collection.
-->- And how much do you have so far?
-->- 2000 liters or so.
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-->There is a huge gridlock on the highway. A guy stops and sees that someone is walking around knocking on the windows of the stopped cars to talk with the drivers. He then arrives to his car and knocks on the window. The driver rolls the window down and asks:
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- Why are so many cars stoppedhere?
-->-here?\\
- The radio said that terrorists have captured the prime minister and demand a billion dollars, or they will pour gasoline on him and set him on fire. We're holding acollection.
-->-collection.\\
- And how much do you have sofar?
-->-far?\\
- 2000 liters or so.
-->-
- Why are so many cars stopped
-->-
- The radio said that terrorists have captured the prime minister and demand a billion dollars, or they will pour gasoline on him and set him on fire. We're holding a
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- And how much do you have so
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- 2000 liters or so.
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* Spider Jerusalem uses those exact words when his wife's cryogenically preserved head is stolen and held for ransom in ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''. Well, eventually, after having initially enunciated his position by the use of various unprintable invectives. Put it this way; she's his ''ex''-wife, and the animosity was mutual. It also turns out that she had attempted to manipulate the people who stole her head into killing Spider but didn't count on him being able to explain it to them and prove their mutual animosity by tossing her head off a bridge.
to:
* Spider Jerusalem uses those exact words when In ''ComicBook/FightMan'' a trio of villains break into the legal office where Fight Man is arguing with his wife's cryogenically preserved head is stolen ex-wife about alimony. One of the villains grabs her and held for ransom in ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''. Well, eventually, after having initially enunciated his position by threatens to kill her. His response "I've got a camera out! Do it!"
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis: Rogues' Revenge'', theuse of various unprintable invectives. Put it this way; she's his ''ex''-wife, and the animosity was mutual. It also turns out Society tells [[Franchise/TheFlash Captain Cold]] that she had attempted they have his father hostage. He is [[AbusiveParents not as intimidated as they expect]], [[spoiler:and though he does track down his father, it's only to manipulate the people who stole her head into killing Spider but didn't count on confront and kill him being able to explain it to them and prove their mutual animosity by tossing her head off a bridge.himself... or at least have Heat Wave do it]].
* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis: Rogues' Revenge'', the
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* In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis: Rogues' Revenge'', the Society tells [[Franchise/TheFlash Captain Cold]] that they have his father hostage. He is [[AbusiveParents not as intimidated as they expect]], [[spoiler:and though he does track down his father, it's only to confront and kill him himself... or at least have Heat Wave do it]].
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* In ''ComicBook/FightMan'' a trio of villains break into the legal office where Fight Man is arguing with his ex-wife about alimony. One of the villains grabs her and threatens to kill her. His response "I've got a camera out! Do it!"
to:
* In ''ComicBook/FightMan'' a trio Spider Jerusalem uses those exact words when his wife's cryogenically preserved head is stolen and held for ransom in ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''. Well, eventually, after having initially enunciated his position by the use of villains break various unprintable invectives. Put it this way; she's his ''ex''-wife, and the animosity was mutual. It also turns out that she had attempted to manipulate the people who stole her head into the legal office where Fight Man is arguing with his ex-wife about alimony. One of the villains grabs killing Spider but didn't count on him being able to explain it to them and prove their mutual animosity by tossing her and threatens to kill her. His response "I've got head off a camera out! Do it!"bridge.
* ''Fanfic/ArchenemiesToSuperfriends'': [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] makes good on her threat to take away all of Marinette's [[FairWeatherFriend Fair-Weather Friends]], only to be unnerved by how ''{{easily|Condemned}}'' and readily they turned upon their "everyday Ladybug". After Lila prevents them from destroying her rival's sketchbook, Marinette offers to let her keep the lot and stop trying to expose her as a liar... so long as Lila stops targeting her with her lies. Lila agrees, and the two wind up bonding over their mutual frustration at how their classmates are AllTakeAndNoGive.
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''(grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him)'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange her for the black diamonds he stole (they're actually [[spoiler:a new form of plutonium]]). Since neither Anthony nor Su (a Taiwanese agent) has the stones at the moment, Anthony asks Su to talk to Ling. Su and Link converse in Chinese, and Su tells Ling he won't negotiate for the stones. When the infuriated Anthony is about to pounce on him, Su replies he's stalling for time, as Ling wouldn't have released the girl anyway, and now Ling is confused why Su is refusing to deal. On the other hand, Su realizes that the danger the stones represent and is simply making the pragmatic choice.
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler:Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother, and his wife all give the same answer.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''(grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him)'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange her for the black diamonds he stole (they're actually [[spoiler:a new form of plutonium]]). Since neither Anthony nor Su (a Taiwanese agent) has the stones at the moment, Anthony asks Su to talk to Ling. Su and Link converse in Chinese, and Su tells Ling he won't negotiate for the stones. When the infuriated Anthony is about to pounce on him, Su replies he's stalling for time, as Ling wouldn't have released the girl anyway, and now Ling is confused why Su is refusing to deal. On the other hand, Su realizes that the danger the stones represent and is simply making the pragmatic choice.
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler:Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother, and his wife all give the same answer.
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* This is the entire point of the Danny [=DeVito=] movie ''Film/RuthlessPeople''. Sam Stone is planning to kill his wife, when she's kidnapped for ransom instead, so he tries to provoke the kidnappers into killing her.
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim, and pull your finger down, you spineless wimp! '''I dare you to kill her!''' ''(hangs up phone)'' Now that oughta do it.
* In ''Film/ProblemChild'', when the Bow Tie Killer kidnaps Flo and Junior, Ben is initially overjoyed that they are gone. However, after seeing a drawing Junior made, he realizes Junior loves him and goes out to rescue him. Flo... not so much.
* In ''Film/TropicThunder'', [[spoiler:Tug Speedman is kidnapped by a guerilla group and held for ransom. Unfortunately for him, the studio head immediately realizes that Tug's death will trigger an insurance payout on the already TroubledProduction. Between that fact, Tug's declining popularity and his [[ComedicSociopathy total lack of concern whether Tug lived or dies]], he quickly decides that the kidnapping is the best thing that could have happened]].
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''[puts phone down]'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim, and pull your finger down, you spineless wimp! '''I dare you to kill her!''' ''(hangs up phone)'' Now that oughta do it.
* In ''Film/ProblemChild'', when the Bow Tie Killer kidnaps Flo and Junior, Ben is initially overjoyed that they are gone. However, after seeing a drawing Junior made, he realizes Junior loves him and goes out to rescue him. Flo... not so much.
* In ''Film/TropicThunder'', [[spoiler:Tug Speedman is kidnapped by a guerilla group and held for ransom. Unfortunately for him, the studio head immediately realizes that Tug's death will trigger an insurance payout on the already TroubledProduction. Between that fact, Tug's declining popularity and his [[ComedicSociopathy total lack of concern whether Tug lived or dies]], he quickly decides that the kidnapping is the best thing that could have happened]].
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''[puts phone down]'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.
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* This is ''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "You keep theentire point of girl. I'll find another!"
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indy and Elsa's break-in to theDanny [=DeVito=] movie ''Film/RuthlessPeople''. Sam Stone castle where Henry Jones is planning being held by the Nazis, Elsa is held at gunpoint by TheDragon, who tells Indy to PutDownYourGunAndStepAway. Henry tells the Dragon to go right ahead and shoot her, telling Indy that Elsa herself is [[TheMole a Nazi mole]]. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tells this to Sir King since the UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService does not give in to terrorists and criminals. [[spoiler: Electra is enraged and decides to take revenge against her father and M.]]
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBond the SadisticChoice of saving the girl or completing the mission, Bond coldly answers, "Kill her, she means nothing to me." He then rescues the girl anyway and later comments, "Basic rule, always call their bluff." Later, when she changes the Goldeneye access codes, Janus threatens to killhis wife, Bond if she doesn't cooperate. Her response: [[MeaningfulEcho "Kill him. He means nothing."]]
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', whenshe's kidnapped for ransom instead, so he Bond learns Vesper is taking the poker winnings to a meeting with Gettler, Gettler spots Bond, and puts a knife to Vesper's throat, saying "I'll kill her!" Bond replies "Allow me."
* In ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', in prison, Alejandro gets threatened by several prisoners. He tries toprovoke the kidnappers into killing her.
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim,make them back off by grabbing Joaquin and pull your finger down, you spineless wimp! '''I dare you to kill her!''' ''(hangs up phone)'' Now that oughta do it.
* In ''Film/ProblemChild'', when the Bow Tie Killer kidnaps Flo and Junior, Benthreatening him (he is initially overjoyed that of course bluffing), but they are gone. However, after seeing a drawing Junior made, he realizes Junior loves say they don't care and keep advancing, forcing him and goes out to rescue him. Flo... not so much.
* In ''Film/TropicThunder'', [[spoiler:Tug Speedman is kidnapped by a guerilla group and held for ransom. Unfortunately for him, the studio head immediately realizes that Tug's death will trigger an insurance payout on the already TroubledProduction. Between that fact, Tug's declining popularity and his [[ComedicSociopathy total lack of concern whether Tug lived or dies]], he quickly decides that the kidnapping is the best thing that could have happened]].
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''[puts phone down]'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.fight them off.
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "You keep the
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indy and Elsa's break-in to the
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tells this to Sir King since the UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService does not give in to terrorists and criminals. [[spoiler: Electra is enraged and decides to take revenge against her father and M.]]
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBond the SadisticChoice of saving the girl or completing the mission, Bond coldly answers, "Kill her, she means nothing to me." He then rescues the girl anyway and later comments, "Basic rule, always call their bluff." Later, when she changes the Goldeneye access codes, Janus threatens to kill
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', when
* In ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', in prison, Alejandro gets threatened by several prisoners. He tries to
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim,
* In ''Film/ProblemChild'', when the Bow Tie Killer kidnaps Flo and Junior, Ben
* In ''Film/TropicThunder'', [[spoiler:Tug Speedman is kidnapped by a guerilla group and held for ransom. Unfortunately for him, the studio head immediately realizes that Tug's death will trigger an insurance payout on the already TroubledProduction. Between that fact, Tug's declining popularity and his [[ComedicSociopathy total lack of concern whether Tug lived or dies]], he quickly decides that the kidnapping is the best thing that could have happened]].
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''[puts phone down]'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.
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''[beat]''\\
'''Rebecca:''' ''[confused]'' John?\\
'''Rebecca:''' ''[confused]'' John?\\
to:
'''Rebecca:'''
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'''Rebecca:''' ''[[[OhCrap panicked]]]'' John!
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler: Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', there's a scene with a woman and some police officers after her husband has been kidnapped. Initially, she's quite frantic and insistent that she'll pay anything and give them anything they want... until she finds out what they're asking for.
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn't want her. This so infuriates the wife that she takes control of the gang and uses it to exact revenge on her husband.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that this might be Red's reaction. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It's not]].
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''[grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him]'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler: Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', there's a scene with a woman and some police officers after her husband has been kidnapped. Initially, she's quite frantic and insistent that she'll pay anything and give them anything they want... until she finds out what they're asking for.
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn't want her. This so infuriates the wife that she takes control of the gang and uses it to exact revenge on her husband.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that this might be Red's reaction. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It's not]].
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''[grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him]'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.
to:
'''Rebecca:''' ''[[[OhCrap panicked]]]'' John!
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler: Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', there's a scene with a woman and some police officers after her husband has been kidnapped. Initially, she's quite frantic and insistent that she'll pay anything and give them anything they want... until she finds out what they're asking for.
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn't want her. This so infuriates the wife that she takes control of the gang and uses it to exact revenge on her husband.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that this might be Red's reaction. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It's not]].
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''[grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him]'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.''([[OhCrap panicked]])'' John!
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', [[spoiler:Bunny gets this, although the titular Lebowski tries to hide it. He puts phone books in the ransom case and then hires the Dude to make the drop, confident that things will go awry, and no one will believe that the Dude didn't keep the money for himself.]]
-->He was fuckin' glad, man!
* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'':
-->"What are you doing?"\\
"Stealing your woman."\\
''[{{beat}}]'' "Take her."
* This is subverted in the sequel to ''Film/CrocodileDundee''. After [[BigBad Rico]] kidnaps Mick's friend Walter and forces him to lead him and his gang to Mick's lodge in the Outback, Rico calls for Mick to come out, threatening to shoot Walter. Mick calls back, telling Rico to "Go ahead and shoot the bastard!" and then, to drive this home, seemingly tries to shoot Walter himself with ''his'' rifle, but missing. [[spoiler: Mick actually does this to ''save'' Walter's life, because he rightfully believes that Rico won't kill Walter if Rico believes he wants him dead. This actually works; Rico thinks that Walter is likely the only one who can track Mick down in this place, so he's convinced to keep him alive until Mick can rescue him later. Mick probably also believes (correctly, in all likelihood) that Rico would have killed Walter anyway if he had come down.]]
* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', there's a scene with a woman and some police officers after her husband has been kidnapped. Initially, she's quite frantic and insistent that she'll pay anything and give them anything they want... until she finds out what they're asking for.
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn't want her. This so infuriates the wife that she takes control of the gang and uses it to exact revenge on her husband.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that this might be Red's reaction. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It's not]].
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''.
-->'''Austin Powers:''' ''[grabs Scott Evil and points a gun at him]'' It seems the tables have turned again, Dr. Evil.\\
'''Dr. Evil:''' Not really. Kill the little bastard. See what I care.
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'''Barbossa:''' ''[confused]'' Well, kill him; he's not our man.\\
to:
'''Barbossa:''' ''[confused]'' ''(confused)'' Well, kill him; he's not our man.\\
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* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tells this to Sir King since the UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService does not give in to terrorists and criminals. [[spoiler: Electra is enraged and decides to take revenge against her father and M.]]
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBond the SadisticChoice of saving the girl or completing the mission, Bond coldly answers, "Kill her, she means nothing to me." He then rescues the girl anyway and later comments, "Basic rule, always call their bluff." Later, when she changes the Goldeneye access codes, Janus threatens to kill Bond if she doesn't cooperate. Her response: [[MeaningfulEcho "Kill him. He means nothing."]]
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', when Bond learns Vesper is taking the poker winnings to a meeting with Gettler, Gettler spots Bond, and puts a knife to Vesper's throat, saying "I'll kill her!" Bond replies "Allow me."
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "You keep the girl. I'll find another!"
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indy and Elsa's break-in to the castle where Henry Jones is being held by the Nazis, Elsa is held at gunpoint by TheDragon, who tells Indy to PutDownYourGunAndStepAway. Henry tells the Dragon to go right ahead and shoot her, telling Indy that Elsa herself is [[TheMole a Nazi mole]]. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange her for the black diamonds he stole (they're actually [[spoiler:a new form of plutonium]]). Since neither Anthony nor Su (a Taiwanese agent) has the stones at the moment, Anthony asks Su to talk to Ling. Su and Link converse in Chinese, and Su tells Ling he won't negotiate for the stones. When the infuriated Anthony is about to pounce on him, Su replies he's stalling for time, as Ling wouldn't have released the girl anyway, and now Ling is confused why Su is refusing to deal. On the other hand, Su realizes that the danger the stones represent and is simply making the pragmatic choice.
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother, and his wife all give the same answer.
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tells this to Sir King since the UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService does not give in to terrorists and criminals. [[spoiler: Electra is enraged and decides to take revenge against her father and M.]]
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBond the SadisticChoice of saving the girl or completing the mission, Bond coldly answers, "Kill her, she means nothing to me." He then rescues the girl anyway and later comments, "Basic rule, always call their bluff." Later, when she changes the Goldeneye access codes, Janus threatens to kill Bond if she doesn't cooperate. Her response: [[MeaningfulEcho "Kill him. He means nothing."]]
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', when Bond learns Vesper is taking the poker winnings to a meeting with Gettler, Gettler spots Bond, and puts a knife to Vesper's throat, saying "I'll kill her!" Bond replies "Allow me."
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "You keep the girl. I'll find another!"
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indy and Elsa's break-in to the castle where Henry Jones is being held by the Nazis, Elsa is held at gunpoint by TheDragon, who tells Indy to PutDownYourGunAndStepAway. Henry tells the Dragon to go right ahead and shoot her, telling Indy that Elsa herself is [[TheMole a Nazi mole]]. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange her for the black diamonds he stole (they're actually [[spoiler:a new form of plutonium]]). Since neither Anthony nor Su (a Taiwanese agent) has the stones at the moment, Anthony asks Su to talk to Ling. Su and Link converse in Chinese, and Su tells Ling he won't negotiate for the stones. When the infuriated Anthony is about to pounce on him, Su replies he's stalling for time, as Ling wouldn't have released the girl anyway, and now Ling is confused why Su is refusing to deal. On the other hand, Su realizes that the danger the stones represent and is simply making the pragmatic choice.
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother, and his wife all give the same answer.
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* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tellsIn ''Film/ProblemChild'', when the Bow Tie Killer kidnaps Flo and Junior, Ben is initially overjoyed that they are gone. However, after seeing a drawing Junior made, he realizes Junior loves him and goes out to rescue him. Flo... not so much.
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that thisto Sir King since might be Red's reaction. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It's not]].
* This is theUsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService does not give in to terrorists and criminals. [[spoiler: Electra is enraged and decides to take revenge against her father and M.]]
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBondentire point of the SadisticChoice of saving the girl or completing the mission, Bond coldly answers, "Kill her, she means nothing to me." He then rescues the girl anyway and later comments, "Basic rule, always call their bluff." Later, when she changes the Goldeneye access codes, Janus threatens Danny [=DeVito=] movie ''Film/RuthlessPeople''. Sam Stone is planning to kill Bond if she his wife, when she's kidnapped for ransom instead, so he tries to provoke the kidnappers into killing her.
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim, and pull your finger down, you spineless wimp! '''I dare you to kill her!''' ''(hangs up phone)'' Now that oughta do it.
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn'tcooperate. Her response: [[MeaningfulEcho "Kill him. He means nothing."]]
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', when Bond learns Vesper is takingwant her. This so infuriates the poker winnings to a meeting with Gettler, Gettler spots Bond, wife that she takes control of the gang and puts a knife uses it to Vesper's throat, saying "I'll kill her!" Bond replies "Allow me."
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*''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie withIn ''Film/TropicThunder'', [[spoiler:Tug Speedman is kidnapped by a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "You keep the girl. I'll find another!"
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indyguerilla group and Elsa's break-in to the castle where Henry Jones is being held by the Nazis, Elsa is held at gunpoint by TheDragon, who tells Indy to PutDownYourGunAndStepAway. Henry tells the Dragon to go right ahead and shoot her, telling Indy that Elsa herself is [[TheMole a Nazi mole]]. [[spoiler:He's right.]]
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange herfor the black diamonds he stole (they're actually [[spoiler:a new form of plutonium]]). Since neither Anthony nor Su (a Taiwanese agent) has the stones at the moment, Anthony asks Su to talk to Ling. Su and Link converse in Chinese, and Su tells Ling he won't negotiate ransom. Unfortunately for the stones. When the infuriated Anthony is about to pounce on him, Su replies he's stalling for time, as Ling wouldn't have released the girl anyway, and now Ling is confused why Su is refusing to deal. On the other hand, Su studio head immediately realizes that Tug's death will trigger an insurance payout on the danger the stones represent and is simply making the pragmatic choice.
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother,already TroubledProduction. Between that fact, Tug's declining popularity and his wife all give [[ComedicSociopathy total lack of concern whether Tug lived or dies]], he quickly decides that the same answer.kidnapping is the best thing that could have happened]].
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''(puts phone down)'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'': M tells
* In ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Duct Tape Forever'', the villain who kidnaps Harold worries that this
* This is the
** In ''Film/GoldenEye'', when Janus gives Film/JamesBond
-->'''Sam:''' You got no nuts! What do I have to do? Put a gun in your hand, aim, and pull your finger down, you spineless wimp! '''I dare you to kill her!''' ''(hangs up phone)'' Now that oughta do it.
* In the movie ''Film/TooManyCrooks'', a gang attempts to kidnap a businessman's daughter only to end up with his wife. When they try to ransom her back, he announces that he doesn't
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', when Bond learns Vesper is taking
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** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with
** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': During Indy
* ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' has the BigBad Ling kidnap Anthony's daughter. He calls Anthony and offers to exchange her
* In 1967's ''The Happening'' (not the same as [[Film/TheHappening this film]]) some hippies kidnap a retired mob boss (Anthony Quinn), and demand a ransom for him. His associates, his mother,
-->'''Byong:''' We no get money yet. Price now a hundred million. You pay now, or [[spoiler:tomorrow Simple Jack die]]!\\
[[spoiler:'''Les Grossman:''']] Great. Let me get this down. A hundred million... Oh, wait! I got a better idea. Instead of a hundred million, how about I send you a hobo's dick cheese? Then, you kill him. Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the meantime and as usual, go fuck yourself. ''(puts phone down)'' We do not negotiate with terrorists.
* A Turkish film from the 1990s had a rich businessman accidentally kidnapped by would-be revolutionaries ([[AccidentalKidnapping they weren't intending to kidnap him]]. They just played along after they hit him with their car and he thought they were kidnappers). When the revolutionaries make ransom calls to various members of his family and business, they are shocked to discover that not even his mother is interested in seeing him released. The revolutionaries just let go of him instead, realizing the businessman [[ThePowerOfFriendship had been worse off than them]]. [[HumiliationConga Following his revenge on his relatives and business partner]], the businessman finds the revolutionaries and thanks them in kind.
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* In ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', in prison, Alejandro gets threatened by several prisoners. He tries to make them back off by grabbing Joaquin and threatening him (he is of course bluffing), but they say they don't care and keep advancing, forcing him to fight them off.
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* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', there's a scene with a woman and some police officers after her husband has been kidnapped. Initially, she's quite frantic and insistent that she'll pay anything and give them anything they want... until she finds out what they're asking for.
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
-->"Mrs. Curtis, did you hear me? It's your husband's life or your case of Wonka bars!"\\
"... how long will they give me to think it over?"
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* In the Central Park Zoo level of ''VideoGame/{{The Punisher|THQ}}'' for the UsefulNotes/XBox, it is possible to take a specific mook hostage and thus have Frank try and trade him to TheDragon for the innocent Joan. Quite naturally, TheDragon doesn't give a damn.
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* In the Central Park Zoo level of ''VideoGame/{{The Punisher|THQ}}'' for the UsefulNotes/XBox, Platform/XBox, it is possible to take a specific mook hostage and thus have Frank try and trade him to TheDragon for the innocent Joan. Quite naturally, TheDragon doesn't give a damn.
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* A ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch has a Saxon woman abducted by a kidnapper and held for ransom. The husband offers to buy her back... [[ComicallySmallBribe for half a penny]], because he's legally obligated to, at minimum, try and buy her back. He hopes the kidnapper will reject his offer so he can remarry, but the kidnapper ends up finding the kidnapped woman so annoying he accepts the half a penny.
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* A ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch has a Saxon woman abducted by a kidnapper and held for ransom. The husband offers to buy her back... [[ComicallySmallBribe for half a penny]], because he's legally obligated to, at minimum, try and buy her his naggy wife back. He hopes the kidnapper will reject his offer so he can remarry, but the kidnapper ends up finding the kidnapped woman so annoying he accepts the half a penny.penny so he could be rid of her.
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* Though it never actually comes down to it, the hypothetical potential for this is implied early in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry is trying to impart to his obstinate Uncle Vernon the importance of him and his wife and son going into hiding under wizard protection. Harry brings up the likelihood that, as his only living family (however begrudging that is), they would be targets for the villains, either to torture them for information on Harry's whereabouts, and/or to use them as bait in hopes that Harry would try to rescue them. He and Vernon meet eyes after he says this, and Harry gets the impression that in that moment "they were both wondering the exact same thing."
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* Though it never actually comes down to it, the hypothetical potential for this is implied early in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry is trying to impart to his obstinate Uncle Vernon the importance of him and his wife and son going into hiding under wizard protection. Harry brings up the likelihood that, as his only living family (however begrudging that is), they would be targets for the villains, either to torture them for information on Harry's whereabouts, and/or to use them as bait in hopes that Harry would try to rescue them. He and Vernon meet eyes after he says this, and Harry gets the impression that in that moment "they were both wondering the exact same thing."
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* Though it never actually comes down to it, the hypothetical potential for this is implied early in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', when Harry is trying to impart to his obstinate Uncle Vernon the importance of him and his wife and son going into hiding under wizard protection. Harry brings up the likelihood that, as his only living family (however begrudging that is), they would be targets for the villains, either to torture them for information on Harry's whereabouts, and/or to use them as bait in hopes that Harry would try to rescue them. He and Vernon meet eyes after he says this, and Harry gets the impression that in that moment "they were both wondering the exact same thing."
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** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "Go ahead, kill her. I'll get another!"
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** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': When Indy threatens Willie with a sharp fork, Lau Chen giggles, "Go ahead, kill her. "You keep the girl. I'll get find another!"
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* ''WebVideo/CalebCity'': The '[[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]]' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvtGxNVnAY ''When a criminal meets a MONSTER'']] remains steadfastly uncaring towards the call he gets from kidnappers using hostages as ransom.
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* ''WebVideo/CalebCity'': The '[[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]]' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvtGxNVnAY ''When a criminal meets a MONSTER'']] remains steadfastly uncaring towards the ransom call he gets from kidnappers using hostages as ransom.gets.
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* ''WebVideo/CalebCity'': The '[[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]]' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvtGxNVnAY ''When a criminal meets a MONSTER'' remains steadfastly uncaring towards the call he gets from kidnappers using hostages as ransom.
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* ''WebVideo/CalebCity'': The '[[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]]' in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvtGxNVnAY ''When a criminal meets a MONSTER'' MONSTER'']] remains steadfastly uncaring towards the call he gets from kidnappers using hostages as ransom.
