Ruthless People
“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.
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Cast
35 people
Danny DeVito
Sam Stone
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Bette Midler
Barbara Stone
Known for
Hocus Pocus 2
The Stepford Wives
Judge Reinhold
Ken Kessler
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
The Santa Clause
Helen Slater
Sandy Kessler
Known for
Supergirl
The Secret of My Success
Anita Morris
Carol Dodsworth
Known for
Maria's Lovers
The Hotel New Hampshire
Bill Pullman
Earl James Mott
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
William G. Schilling
Chief Henry Benton
Known for
White of the Eye
Fire with Fire
Art Evans
Lt. Bender
Known for
Die Hard 2
Metro
Clarence Felder
Lt. Walters
Known for
The Last Boy Scout
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
J.E. Freeman
Bedroom Killer
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Miller's Crossing
Gary Riley
Heavy Metal Kid
Known for
Stand by Me
Fear
Frank Sivero
The Mugger
Known for
GoodFellas
The Godfather Part II
Jerry Zucker Director · Jim Abrahams Director David Zucker Director
Worldwide gross $72M · Budget $11M · United States release June 26, 1986
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$71,600,000
Gross vs. budget
6.5×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Silver Screen Partners II
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 26, 1986
Theatrical
Australia
September 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
November 13, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 27, 1986 · Theatrical
January 19, 2002 · TV · Net 5
Spain
January 15, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 1, 1986 · Theatrical
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