Ruthless People (1986)

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.

Cast (35)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

C

Clarence Felder

Lt. Walters

J.E. Freeman

Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley

Heavy Metal Kid

Frank Sivero

The Mugger

Phyllis Applegate

Loan Officer

Jeannine Bisignano

Hooker in Car

J

J.P. Bumstead

Technician

J

Jon Cutler

Stereo Store Customer

S

Susan Marie Snyder

Stereo Store Customer

Jim Doughan

Cop at Sam's House

Christopher J. Keene

Cop at Jail

H

Henry Noguchi

Coroner

Arnold F. Turner

Cop with Killer Picture

Bob Tzudiker

Sam's Attorney

C

Charles A. Vanegas

Arresting Cop

L

Louise Yaffe

Social Worker

J

Janet Rotblatt

Secretary to Chief of Police

Charlotte Zucker

Judge

Art Bonilla

Waiter

R

Rick DeReyes

Newscaster

M

Mie Hunt

Newscaster

R

Ron Tank

Newscaster

S

Susan Stadner

Aerobic Instructor

B

Beth R. Johnson

Aerobic Instructor

T

Twyla Littleton

Model

M

Mary Elizabeth Thompson

Elderly Woman

Phil Hartman

Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

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