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. 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.

6.59

93 min

Cast

Danny DeVito

as Sam Stone

Bette Midler

as Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold

as Ken Kessler

Helen Slater

as Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris

as Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman

as Earl James Mott

William G. Schilling

as Chief Henry Benton

Art Evans

as Lt. Bender

Clarence Felder

as Lt. Walters

J.E. Freeman

as Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley

as Heavy Metal Kid

Frank Sivero

as The Mugger

Phyllis Applegate

as Loan Officer

Jeannine Bisignano

as Hooker in Car

J.P. Bumstead

as Technician

Jon Cutler

as Stereo Store Customer

Susan Marie Snyder

as Stereo Store Customer

Jim Doughan

as Cop at Sam's House

Christopher J. Keene

as Cop at Jail

Henry Noguchi

as Coroner

Arnold F. Turner

as Cop with Killer Picture

Bob Tzudiker

as Sam's Attorney

Charles A. Vanegas

as Arresting Cop

Louise Yaffe

as Social Worker

Janet Rotblatt

as Secretary to Chief of Police

Charlotte Zucker

as Judge

Art Bonilla

as Waiter

Rick DeReyes

as Newscaster

Mie Hunt

as Newscaster

Ron Tank

as Newscaster

Susan Stadner

as Aerobic Instructor

Beth R. Johnson

as Aerobic Instructor

Twyla Littleton

as Model

Mary Elizabeth Thompson

as Elderly Woman

Phil Hartman

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Jim Abrahams

David Zucker

Jerry Zucker