Rent Ruthless People (1986)
3.5 of 5 from 92 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- In this fiendishly funny comedy from the creators of Airplane!, loathsome 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.
- Actors:
- Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman, William G. Schilling, Art Evans, Clarence Felder, J.E. Freeman, Gary Riley, Phyllis Applegate, Jeannine Bisignano, J.P. Bumstead, Jon Cutler, Susan Marie Snyder, Jim Doughan, Christopher J. Keene, Henry Noguchi, Frank Sivero
- Directors:
- Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
- Voiced By:
- Vince McMahon
- Writers:
- Dale Launer, O. Henry
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Comedy
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Reviews (2) of Ruthless People
Crass - Ruthless People review by JD
Produced in 1984, but the humour is so clumsy it feels much older. There is a lot of shouting and throwing of cups, but slapstick can be much funnier. Is it trying to be more sophisticated than that? The plot is pretty straight forward. Probably the worst part is the acting overall. This type of "goof-ball" comedy is a very fine line between cringingly bad and classic. Airplane is a classic, this is not.
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Bette fit - Ruthless People review by NC
Old film for sure, but still bit of fun. Bette in full throttle mode. De Vito always puts everything into it.
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