

Ruthless People (1986)
Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Danny DeVito
Sam Stone

Bette Midler
Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold
Ken Kessler

Helen Slater
Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris
Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman
Earl James Mott

William G. Schilling
Chief Henry Benton

Art Evans
Lt. Bender

Clarence Felder
Lt. Walters

J.E. Freeman
Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley
Heavy Metal Kid

Frank Sivero
The Mugger
Director & Crew
David Zucker
Director
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What is the IMDb rating of Ruthless People?
It has an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 based on 445 votes.
Who directed Ruthless People?
Ruthless People was directed by David Zucker and released in 1986.
How long is Ruthless People?
Ruthless People has a runtime of 1 hours and 34 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1986-06-26
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box Office
- $71.6M
- Status
- Released





