Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986

Unscrupulous Bel-Air millionaire Sam (Danny DeVito) plans to murder his shrewish wife, Barbara (Bette Midler). But when he arrives home to do the deed, he finds she's been kidnapped. The kidnappers (Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater) ask for $500,000 in ransom or they'll kill her. Sam, naturally, believes this to be the answers to his prayers. But Barbara and her kidnappers have other plans. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker co-direct.

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

JBscale
82
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Crime
Length
1 hr. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 27, 1986
US Box Office
$71,624,879 (#1224 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
May 11, 2010
Acquired Date
February 29, 2012
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold
Helen Slater
Helen Slater
Anita Morris
Anita Morris
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman
William G. Schilling
William G. Schilling
Art Evans
Art Evans
Clarence Felder
Clarence Felder
J.E. Freeman
J.E. Freeman
Gary Riley
Gary Riley

Directors

Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker

Producers

Michael Peyser
Michael Peyser

Writers

Dale Launer
Dale Launer

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
93%
Tomatometer
45 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
497 votes
METASCORE
78
15 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
31,250 votes

Additional Info

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