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Ruthless People (1986)

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retalitation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. (source: imdb.com)

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Ruthless People Cast

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Danny DeVito

Sam Stone
Bette Midler

Barbara Stone
Judge Reinhold

Ken Kessler
Helen Slater

Sandy Kessler
Anita Morris

Carol Dodsworth
Bill Pullman

Earl Mott
Clarence Felder

Lt. Walters
J.E. Freeman

Bedroom Killer
Gary Riley

Heavy Metal Kid
Phyllis Applegate

Loan Officer
Jon Cutler

Stereo Store Customer
Susan Marie Snyder

Katie, Stereo Store Customer
Frank Sivero

The Mugger

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Bette Midler and Danny DeVito

Helen Slater and Judge Reinhold

Bill Pullman and Anita Morris

Anita Morris and Danny DeVito

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Release Date

27 June 1986

US Box Office

$72,000,000

Tagline

Barbara Stone has just been kidnapped by K-Mart, and what she doesn't know won't hurt her.

Genre

Comedy, Crime

Country

USA

Filming Locations

Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Language

English

Sound Mix

Dolby

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Farce, Crime Comedy

Mood

Unloveables, Just for Fun

Themes

Nothing Goes Right, Unlikely Criminals, Kidnapping

Tones

Irreverent, Madcap, Satirical, Silly

Wikipedia

Ruthless People is a 1986 black comedy written by Dale Launer, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater and Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut. A couple kidnap their ex-boss's wife to get revenge and extort money from him. They soon realize he does not want her back and was planning to kill her himself. Meanwhile the boss's mistress plans a blackmail attempt on him which also does not go as planned. The film was directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, best known for the zany Airplane! and Naked Gun comedies. This film, by contrast, is a straight comedy bordering on farce, with very few of the innumerable sight gags, puns and jokes of the other movies.