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Ruthless People

6.6/10
TMDB471 votes
Original: 94 min

Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

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About Ruthless People

Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!

Ruthless People (1986) is a film in the comedy genres. Directed by , , . The cast includes Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater.

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Original language
Runtime
94 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
Writers
Dale Launer

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What is Ruthless People about?

Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

Who stars in Ruthless People?

Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman. See the cast cards above for character names.

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