Danny DeVito
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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.
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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!
About this movie. arrow_forward. Loathesome millionaire Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) is ruthless. How ruthless? When his shrill wife Barbara (Bette Midler) is nabbed by inept kidnappers...
Ruthless People. COMEDY. 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! 93% TOMATOMETER. Average 7.1. Reviews 43. Fresh 40. Rotten 3. Information. Studio. Touchstone Pictures. Released. 1986. Run Time. 1 hr 35 min. Rated.
