Ruthless People
# Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
11,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1986-06-26
β Running Time:
93 mins
β Vote Average:
6.6
Beloved Cast
Sam Stone
Danny DeVito
Barbara Stone
Bette Midler
Ken Kessler
Judge Reinhold
Sandy Kessler
Helen Slater
Carol Dodsworth
Anita Morris
Earl James Mott
Bill Pullman
Chief Henry Benton
William G. Schilling
Lt. Bender
Art Evans
Lt. Walters
Clarence Felder
Bedroom Killer
J.E. Freeman
Heavy Metal Kid
Gary Riley
The Mugger
Frank Sivero
Loan Officer
Phyllis Applegate
Hooker in Car
Jeannine Bisignano
Technician
J.P. Bumstead
Stereo Store Customer
Jon Cutler
Stereo Store Customer
Susan Marie Snyder
Cop at Sam's House
Jim Doughan
Cop at Jail
Christopher J. Keene
Coroner
Henry Noguchi
Cop with Killer Picture
Arnold F. Turner
Sam's Attorney
Bob Tzudiker
Arresting Cop
Charles A. Vanegas
Social Worker
Louise Yaffe
Secretary to Chief of Police
Janet Rotblatt
Judge
Charlotte Zucker
Waiter
Art Bonilla
Newscaster
Rick DeReyes
Newscaster
Mie Hunt
Newscaster
Ron Tank
Aerobic Instructor
Susan Stadner
Aerobic Instructor
Beth R. Johnson
Model
Twyla Littleton
Elderly Woman
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Phil Hartman