businessman,ransom,kidnapping,female lover,dark comedy,santa monica, california

Ruthless People (1986)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jim Abrahams
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    Sam Stone Danny DeVito
  • Profile picture of Bette Midler
    Barbara Stone Bette Midler
  • Profile picture of Judge Reinhold
    Ken Kessler Judge Reinhold
  • Profile picture of Helen Slater
    Sandy Kessler Helen Slater
  • Profile picture of Anita Morris
    Carol Dodsworth Anita Morris
  • Profile picture of Bill Pullman
    Earl James Mott Bill Pullman
  • Profile picture of William G. Schilling
    Chief Henry Benton William G. Schilling
  • Profile picture of Art Evans
    Lt. Bender Art Evans

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Keywords

  • businessman
  • ransom
  • kidnapping
  • female lover
  • dark comedy
  • santa monica, california