Slapstick comedy in which a cheated couple kidnap the wife of a crooked businessman, in the sadly mistaken belief that he will cough up 50,000 dollars to get her back. In fact he is delighted, having contemplated having her killed anyway, and simply ignores the ransom demand, basking all too briefly in the delusion that he has seen the last of her., Danny DeVito and Bette Midler star in the riotous kidnap comedy. A cheated couple abduct the wife of a crooked businessman, but he’s delighted to see the back of her!, Slapstick comedy in which two inept kidnappers abduct the wife of a crooked businessman in the sadly mistaken belief that he will cough up $50,000 to get her back. In fact he is delighted – he was contemplating having her killed anyway – and simply ignores the ransom demand and basks all too briefly in the delusion that he has seen the last of her., An obnoxious woman is kidnapped and held for ransom. However, her philandering husband refuses to pay the crooks for her return., An obnoxious woman is kidnapped and held for ransom in this farcical crime comedy. However, her philandering husband refuses to pay the crooks for her return., Sinister comic tale about a slippery businessman who is secretly delighted when his wife is kidnapped, as he’d been planning to murder her anyway. What he doesn’t know is that his girlfriend is planning to take him to the cleaners and that his wife is more than a match for the luckless kidnappers, who wouldn’t – and couldn’t – harm a fly. Directed by the team behind ‘The Naked Gun’ and ‘Airplane!’, The last film to be co-directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, Ruthless People stars Bette Midler (capitalizing on her comeback performance in Down and Out in Beverly Hills) as Barbara, a spoiled rich woman who is kidnapped by the kindly Ken and Sandy Kessler (Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater). Barbara’s forceful husband Sam (Danny DeVito) has ripped off the Kesslers and they decide to hold Barbara for ransom. Sam, who hates his wife, refuses to pay. Eventually Barbara befriends the Kesslers and together they figure out how to exact revenge upon the obnoxious Sam. Bill Pullman makes his film debut here as a very dim, would-be criminal.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Ruthless People ” ?
A: The main cast includes Danny DeVito,Bette Midler,Anita Morris,Judge Reinhold,Helen Slater,Bill Pullman,William G. Schilling,Art Evans,Clarence Felder,J.E. Freeman,Jonathan Coleman,Gary Riley,Phyllis Applegate,Jeannine Bisignano,J.P. Bumstead,Jon Cutler,Susan Marie Snyder,Jim Doughan,Christopher Keene,Arnold Turner,Bob Tzudiker,Louise Yaffe,Janet Rotblatt,Charlotte Zucker,Frank Sivero,Twyla Littleton,Jan de Bont,Gib Jaffe,Ellen Chenoweth,Dale Launer,Don Woodruff,Joanna Lancaster,Rosanna Norton,Walter Yetnikoff,Arthur R. Schmidt,Jim Teegarden,Richard Wagner,David Zucker,Lilly Kilvert.
Q: When Did the “Ruthless People” Released?
A: The Movie “Ruthless People” originally aired on 1986-06-27 and released in the year of 1986.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Ruthless People” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Ruthless People” ?
A: “Ruthless People” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.