Ruthless People is a 1986 American black comedy film directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and written by Dale Launer. It stars Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Anita …

Ruthless People: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater. A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in …

All along, there’s a running gag as he negotiates the ransom price, and Midler has a great moment when she learns that her husband is trying to buy her back – at a discount. “Ruthless People” is made out …

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Hoping to collect a huge ransom, a pair of inept kidnappers abduct the wife of a loathsome millionaire. But there's a slight complication - he's thrilled to be rid of her!

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How ruthless? When his shrill wife Barbara (Bette Midler) is nabbed by inept kidnappers (Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater), Sam cries tears of joy ... and refuses to pay the ransom.

Hoping to collect a huge ransom, a pair of inept kidnappers abduct the wife of a loathsome millionaire. But there's a slight complication -- he's thrilled to be rid of her! Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles …

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.

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