Ruthless People

Ruthless People

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

1986 en 93 minutes

Rating: 6.6

Plot

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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Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Sam Stone

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Ken Kessler

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris

Anita Morris

Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Earl James Mott

William G. Schilling

William G. Schilling

Chief Henry Benton

Art Evans

Art Evans

Lt. Bender

Clarence Felder

Clarence Felder

Lt. Walters

J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley

Gary Riley

Heavy Metal Kid

Frank Sivero

Frank Sivero

The Mugger

Phyllis Applegate

Phyllis Applegate

Loan Officer

Jeannine Bisignano

Jeannine Bisignano

Hooker in Car

J.P. Bumstead

J.P. Bumstead

Technician

Jon Cutler

Jon Cutler

Stereo Store Customer

Susan Marie Snyder

Susan Marie Snyder

Stereo Store Customer

Jim Doughan

Jim Doughan

Cop at Sam's House

Christopher J. Keene

Christopher J. Keene

Cop at Jail

Henry Noguchi

Henry Noguchi

Coroner

Arnold F. Turner

Arnold F. Turner

Cop with Killer Picture

Bob Tzudiker

Bob Tzudiker

Sam's Attorney

Charles A. Vanegas

Charles A. Vanegas

Arresting Cop

Louise Yaffe

Louise Yaffe

Social Worker

Janet Rotblatt

Janet Rotblatt

Secretary to Chief of Police

Charlotte Zucker

Charlotte Zucker

Judge

Art Bonilla

Art Bonilla

Waiter

Rick DeReyes

Rick DeReyes

Newscaster

Mie Hunt

Mie Hunt

Newscaster

Ron Tank

Ron Tank

Newscaster

Susan Stadner

Susan Stadner

Aerobic Instructor

Beth R. Johnson

Beth R. Johnson

Aerobic Instructor

Twyla Littleton

Twyla Littleton

Model

Mary Elizabeth Thompson

Mary Elizabeth Thompson

Elderly Woman

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

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