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Ruthless People

Ruthless People

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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.

Director
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Year
1986
Cast
Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman, William G. Schilling, Art Evans, Clarence Felder, J.E. Freeman
Genres
Comedy
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Cast

Principal cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

as Sam Stone

Est. fee: N/A

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

as Barbara Stone

Est. fee: N/A

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

as Ken Kessler

Est. fee: N/A

Helen Slater

Helen Slater

as Sandy Kessler

Est. fee: N/A

Anita Morris

Anita Morris

as Carol Dodsworth

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Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

as Earl James Mott

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William G. Schilling

William G. Schilling

as Chief Henry Benton

Est. fee: N/A

Art Evans

Art Evans

as Lt. Bender

Est. fee: N/A

Cast bios and estimated salaries are sourced live from the web and reflect the most recent reliable public reporting. "N/A" indicates a figure that is genuinely unreported. Portraits courtesy of TMDB.

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