Ruthless People
Overview
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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1 win & 3 nominations
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"Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!"
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$71,600,000
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Cast
Danny DeVito
Sam Stone
Bette Midler
Barbara Stone
Judge Reinhold
Ken Kessler
Helen Slater
Sandy Kessler
Anita Morris
Carol Dodsworth
Bill Pullman
Earl James Mott
William G. Schilling
Chief Henry Benton
Art Evans
Lt. Bender
Clarence Felder
Lt. Walters
J.E. Freeman
Bedroom Killer
Gary Riley
Heavy Metal Kid
Frank Sivero
The Mugger
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David Zucker
Director
Directing
Walter Yetnikoff
Executive Producer
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Michael Peyser
Producer
Production
Jerry Zucker
Director
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Jim Abrahams
Director
Directing
Joanna Lancaster
Executive Producer
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Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
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Dale Launer
Screenplay
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Richard Wagner
Executive Producer
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Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
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