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Jun 27, 1986 · Ruthless People: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater. A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
Ruthless People is a 1986 American black comedy film directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and written by Dale Launer. It stars Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Anita Morris, and Helen Slater, with Bill Pullman in a supporting role in his film debut.
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Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) hates his wife, Barbara (Bette Midler), 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...
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When millionaire businessman Sam Stone ( Danny DeVito) returns home one day to find his wife Barbara ( Bette Midler) missing, and a ransom demand soon follows, he is surprisingly happy--for Sam hated Barbara and was planning to kill her himself.
First he wants the kidnappers to kill his wife. Then, when he is charged with faking her kidnapping, he wants to ransom her. All along, there's a running gag as he negotiates the ransom price, and Midler has a great moment when she learns that her husband is trying to buy her back - at a discount.
Hoping to collect a huge ransom, a pair of inept kidnappers abduct the wife of a loathsome millionaire. But there's a slight complication - he's thrilled to be rid of her!
Director. Dale Launer. Screenplay. A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
How ruthless? When his shrill wife Barbara (Bette Midler) is nabbed by inept kidnappers (Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater), Sam cries tears of joy ... and refuses to pay the ransom. And when the abductors threaten to kill the abrasive heiress, Sam takes immediate action -- he celebrates!
