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Ruthless People (1986)
6.8
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. |
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| Danny DeVito | ... | ||
| Bette Midler | ... | ||
| Judge Reinhold | ... | ||
| Helen Slater | ... | ||
| Anita Morris | ... | ||
| Bill Pullman | ... | ||
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William G. Schilling | ... | |
| Art Evans | ... | ||
| Clarence Felder | ... | ||
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J.E. Freeman | ... |
Bedroom Killer
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| Gary Riley | ... |
Heavy Metal Kid
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Phyllis Applegate | ... |
Loan Officer
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Jeannine Bisignano | ... |
Hooker in Car
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J.P. Bumstead | ... |
Technician
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Jon Cutler | ... | |
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Storyline
Sam Stone is a clothing manufacturer, who married his wife Barbara, for the money that she was supposed to inherit from her dying father, but her father didn't die for another fifteen years. He is now planning to kill her and he tells his girlfriend Carol what he is going to do. He then on his way home to do just that but when he gets there, she's not there. He then receives a call from someone claiming to have kidnapped Barbara and threatening to kill her if he informs the police, which he does hoping that they do. What Stone doesn't know is that the kidnappers, Ken and Sandy are a couple whose idea for a garment he stole and made fortune off, are not that lethal, as a matter of fact Barbara's more lethal. And what Stone doesn't know is that Carol, has another boyfriend and they plan to blackmail Sam, by videotaping him disposing of Barbara's body. When her boyfriend... Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>
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Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back! See more »Parents Guide:
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Y a-t-il quelqu'un pour tuer ma femme? See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$5,274,306 (USA) (29 June 1986)Gross:
$71,624,879 (USA)Company Credits
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Sam Stone: Carol, did I ever tell you why I married her?
Carol: Yes, Sam, you told me many, many...
Sam Stone: Her father was very, very rich, and very, very sick. The doctors assured me he'd be dead any minute. There wasn't a second to lose! I rushed right out and married the boss's daughter. He was so sick, it was like the Angel of Death was sitting in the room with him, watching the clock. They pulled the plug on him... he wheezed and shook for about an hour... and then... he stabilized. The son-of-a-bitch just got older and sicker. And older, and sicker, and older and sicker...!
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to a scene earlier in the movie where Sam Stone gets a wrong number on the phone and does a vulgar prank to it. See more »
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There are some references to the Walt Disney world: Ken and Sandy Kessler are wearing duck masks (presumably Donald's nephews Huey and Dewey) as Barbara Stone says a few minutes later when they first uncover Barbara's face. When Sam Stone visits his lover Carol's house, he's singing "Zip-a-dee Doo-Dah" from Song of the South. Ruthless People was released under Disney's Touchstone Pictures label, which was created so the studio could release more adult-oriented fare. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When the newspaper headline "Kidnapping A Hoax - Husband Has Mistress" is seen, the underlying story is unrelated. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sam Stone: Carol, did I ever tell you why I married her?
Carol: Yes, Sam, you told me many, many...
Sam Stone: Her father was very, very rich, and very, very sick. The doctors assured me he'd be dead any minute. There wasn't a second to lose! I rushed right out and married the boss's daughter. He was so sick, it was like the Angel of Death was sitting in the room with him, watching the clock. They pulled the plug on him... he wheezed and shook for about an hour... and then... he stabilized. The son-of-a-bitch just got older and sicker. And older, and sicker, and older and sicker...!
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Crazy Credits
Near the end of the credits is the line "I Love Wrong Numbers", referringto a scene earlier in the movie where Sam Stone gets a wrong number on the phone and does a vulgar prank to it. See more »
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