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Ruthless People

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Original title

Ruthless People

Year

1986

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Screenwriter

Dale Launer

Cast

Music

Michel Colombier

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Producer

Buena Vista Distribution Company

Genre

Comedy | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance

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!

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Awards: 1986: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical (Danny DeVito)

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Critics' reviews

"'Ruthless People' is a divine comedy, thanks in large part to bombastic Bette Midler"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"A hilariously venal comedy about a kidnapped harridan whose rich husband won’t pay for her return."

Variety Staff: Variety
"One tires of the movie's relentlessly shrill tone and its excessively raunchy jokes."

Kathleen Carroll: New York Daily News
"It's hard to keep all the characters and plot lines alive at once, but 'Ruthless People' does it (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"An undemanding but well-executed entertainment.

Desmond Ryan: Philadelphia Inquirer
"'Ruthless People' contains some of the biggest laughs of 1986"

Gene Siskel: Chicago Tribune

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