Ruthless People

Comedy, Crime · 1986R

Loathesome millionaire Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) is ruthless. 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. And when the abductors threaten to kill the abrasive heiress, Sam takes immediate action -- he celebrates!

Starring

Arthur Schmidt, Danny DeVito, Rosanna Norton, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Ellen Chenoweth, Jan de Bont, Helen Slater, Donald B. Woodruff, Anita Morris

Director

David Zucker