Ruthless People
About Ruthless People
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.
Ruthless People (1986) is a comedy film directed by David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. Danny DeVito stars as Sam Stone, Bette Midler as Barbara Stone, Judge Reinhold as Ken Kessler, and Helen Slater as Sandy Kessler.
At 94 minutes long, it arrived in June 1986. Written by Dale Launer.
Shelv files it under businessman, ransom, female lover, and dark comedy. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 468 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.
Fargo, Abigail, and The Big White make useful companions to Ruthless People, all filed under kidnapping.