Ruthless People (1986)
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.
Directors:
David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams.
Writer:
Dale Launer
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Danny DeVito as Sam Stone |
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Bette Midler as Barbara Stone |
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Judge Reinhold as Ken Kessler |
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Helen Slater as Sandy Kessler |
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Anita Morris as Carol Dodsworth |
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Bill Pullman as Earl James Mott |
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William G. Schilling as Chief Henry Benton |
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Art Evans as Lt. Bender |
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Clarence Felder as Lt. Walters |
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J.E. Freeman as Bedroom Killer |
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Gary Riley as Heavy Metal Kid |
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Frank Sivero as The Mugger |
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Phyllis Applegate as Loan Officer |
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Jeannine Bisignano as Hooker in Car |
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J.P. Bumstead as Technician |
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Jon Cutler as Stereo Store Customer |
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Susan Marie Snyder as Stereo Store Customer |
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Jim Doughan as Cop at Sam's House |
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Christopher J. Keene as Cop at Jail |
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Henry Noguchi as Coroner |
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Arnold F. Turner as Cop with Killer Picture |
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Bob Tzudiker as Sam's Attorney |
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Charles A. Vanegas as Arresting Cop |
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Louise Yaffe as Social Worker |
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Janet Rotblatt as Secretary to Chief of Police |
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Charlotte Zucker as Judge |
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Art Bonilla as Waiter |
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Rick DeReyes as Newscaster |
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Mie Hunt as Newscaster |
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Ron Tank as Newscaster |
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Susan Stadner as Aerobic Instructor |
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Beth R. Johnson as Aerobic Instructor |
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Twyla Littleton as Model |
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Mary Elizabeth Thompson as Elderly Woman |
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Phil Hartman as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brad Wilder | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tommy Mottola | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Louis L. Edemann | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Norton | Costume Designer |
| Production | Jeffrey Chernov | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chuck Neely | Sound Editor |
| Art | Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Donald B. Woodruff | Art Direction |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Directing | Bruce Humphrey | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric H. Sandberg | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lorenz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Gib Jaffe | Editor |
| Directing | David Zucker | Director |
| Production | Walter Yetnikoff | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Peyser | Producer |
| Directing | Jerry Zucker | Director |
| Directing | Jim Abrahams | Director |
| Production | Joanna Lancaster | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jan de Bont | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dale Launer | Screenplay |
| Art | Sally Cruikshank | Opening Title Sequence |
| Production | Richard Wagner | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Sound | Mick Jagger | Songs |
| Sound | Billy Joel | Songs |
| Crew | Ralph Garrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Costa | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Wayne King Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | John-Clay Scott | Stunts |
| Crew | Sasha Jenson | Stunts |
| Crew | Carol Neilson Smrz | Stunts |
| Crew | Brian Smrz | Stunts |
| Crew | Brad Bovee | Stunts |
| Crew | Ben Scott | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Watson | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Max Kleven | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Drown | Stunts |
| Crew | Kathleen O'Haco | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Crew | Diamond Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Crew | Carol Rees | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Crew | Faith Minton | Stunts |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Charles Croughwell | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Sally Cruikshank | Animation Supervisor |
