Ruthless People (1986)
Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
1986 · R · 1h 34m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
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.
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Writers: Dale Launer
Music by: Michel Colombier
Cinematography: Jan de Bont
Editor: Gib Jaffe, Arthur Schmidt
Box office: $72M · Budget: $11M · Rated 6.6/10 by 455 viewers
Cast
Danny DeVito as Sam StoneBette Midler as Barbara StoneJudge Reinhold as Ken KesslerHelen Slater as Sandy KesslerAnita Morris as Carol DodsworthBill Pullman as Earl James MottWilliam G. Schilling as Chief Henry BentonArt Evans as Lt. BenderClarence Felder as Lt. WaltersJ.E. Freeman as Bedroom KillerGary Riley as Heavy Metal KidFrank Sivero as The MuggerMore like this
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