93%
Tomatometer
73%
Popcornmeter
6.6
TMDB
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.
Ruthless People (1986) original theatrical trailer [FTD-0306]
Budget
$11M
Revenue
$71.6M
Studios
Touchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners II
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
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Fandango At Home8 reviews · 7 critics
6 fresh · 1 rotten
Critics consensus
“It's sometimes crude and tasteless, but Ruthless People wrings acid-soaked laughs out of its dark premise and gleefully misanthropic characters.”
Title
Ruthless People
Released
Jun 26, 1986
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 34m
Status
Released
Studios
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
