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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic78/100
462 audience votes
Key crew
- David ZuckerDirector
- Jerry ZuckerDirector
- Jim AbrahamsDirector
- Dale LaunerScreenplay
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Danny DeVitoSam Stone
- Bette MidlerBarbara Stone
- Judge ReinholdKen Kessler
- Helen SlaterSandy Kessler
- Anita MorrisCarol Dodsworth
- Bill PullmanEarl James Mott
- William G. SchillingChief Henry Benton
- Art EvansLt. Bender
- Clarence FelderLt. Walters
- J.E. FreemanBedroom Killer
- Gary RileyHeavy Metal Kid
- Frank SiveroThe Mugger
Stills
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Themes
businessmanransomkidnappingfemale loverdark comedysanta monica, california
The Best Movies of 1986
Ruthless People is #25 of 60
