Where to watch Ruthless People(1986)

Name: Ruthless People
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986-06-26
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris

Movie · 1986 · 1h 34m · Comedy

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Ruthless People plot summary

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.

Details

Release date: June 26, 1986
Runtime: 1h 34m
Genres: Comedy
Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.6 / 10 · 467 votes

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Cast

Danny DeVitoSam Stone
Bette MidlerBarbara Stone
Judge ReinholdKen Kessler
Helen SlaterSandy Kessler
Anita MorrisCarol Dodsworth
Bill PullmanEarl James Mott
William G. SchillingChief Henry Benton
Art EvansLt. Bender
Clarence FelderLt. Walters
J.E. FreemanBedroom Killer

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In the United States, Ruthless People isn't included with any subscription, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.