Ruthless People
Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
1986 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker |
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| Writer: | Dale Launer |
| Staring: |
| A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 26, 1986 |
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| Director: | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker |
| Writer: | Dale Launer |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | ransom, female lover, kidnapping, businessman, dark comedy, santa monica, california |
| Production Companies | Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $71,600,000
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Danny DeVito | Sam Stone |
| Bette Midler | Barbara Stone |
| Judge Reinhold | Ken Kessler |
| Helen Slater | Sandy Kessler |
| Anita Morris | Carol Dodsworth |
| Bill Pullman | Earl James Mott |
| William G. Schilling | Chief Henry Benton |
| Art Evans | Lt. Bender |
| Clarence Felder | Lt. Walters |
| J.E. Freeman | Bedroom Killer |
| Gary Riley | Heavy Metal Kid |
| Frank Sivero | The Mugger |
| Phyllis Applegate | Loan Officer |
| Jeannine Bisignano | Hooker in Car |
| J.P. Bumstead | Technician |
| Jon Cutler | Stereo Store Customer |
| Susan Marie Snyder | Stereo Store Customer |
| Jim Doughan | Cop at Sam's House |
| Christopher J. Keene | Cop at Jail |
| Henry Noguchi | Coroner |
| Arnold F. Turner | Cop with Killer Picture |
| Bob Tzudiker | Sam's Attorney |
| Charles A. Vanegas | Arresting Cop |
| Louise Yaffe | Social Worker |
| Janet Rotblatt | Secretary to Chief of Police |
| Charlotte Zucker | Judge |
| Art Bonilla | Waiter |
| Rick DeReyes | Newscaster |
| Mie Hunt | Newscaster |
| Ron Tank | Newscaster |
| Susan Stadner | Aerobic Instructor |
| Beth R. Johnson | Aerobic Instructor |
| Twyla Littleton | Model |
| Mary Elizabeth Thompson | Elderly Woman |
| Phil Hartman | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Wayne King Sr. | Stunts |
| Gib Jaffe | Editor |
| William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Bruce Humphrey | Second Assistant Director |
| Donald B. Woodruff | Art Direction |
| Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Louis L. Edemann | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Chuck Neely | Sound Editor |
| Brad Wilder | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Eric H. Sandberg | Costume Supervisor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ralph Garrett | Stunts |
| Diamond Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Richard Drown | Stunts |
| Brad Bovee | Stunts |
| Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Danny Costa | Stunts |
| Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Carol Neilson | Stunts |
| Kathleen O'Haco | Stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | Stunts |
| Carol Rees | Stunts |
| Jim Abrahams | Director |
| David Zucker | Director |
| Jerry Zucker | Director |
| Dale Launer | Screenplay |
| Jan de Bont | Director of Photography |
| Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Rosanna Norton | Costume Designer |
| Jeffrey Chernov | Unit Production Manager |
| Tommy Mottola | Music Supervisor |
| Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Faith Minton | Stunts |
| Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Charles Croughwell | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Sally Cruikshank | Opening Title Sequence |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Billy Joel | Songs |
| Mick Jagger | Songs |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Sasha Jenson | Stunts |
| Max Kleven | Stunts |
| Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Ben Scott | Stunts |
| Ted White | Stunts |
| Brian Smrz | Stunts |
| Mike Watson | Stunts |
| Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joanna Lancaster | Executive Producer |
| Walter Yetnikoff | Executive Producer |
| Michael Peyser | Producer |
| Richard Wagner | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 12 |
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