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Ruthless People (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 19  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Synopsis: In this comedy from the directing team responsible for AIRPLANE!, two kidnappers discover, to their shock, that the husband (Danny DeVito) of the wealthy woman (Bette Midler) they've snatched won't pay the ransom and is, in fact, celebrating the possibility that she may be murdered.It... In this comedy from the directing team responsible for AIRPLANE!, two kidnappers discover, to their shock, that the husband (Danny DeVito) of the wealthy woman (Bette Midler) they've snatched won't pay the ransom and is, in fact, celebrating the possibility that she may be murdered.It isn't long before the abductors understand why: their captive, who harangues them with a never-ending stream of abuse, is more trouble than she's worth. But as they get to know her, and learn more about her husband, it dawns on the kidnappers that he's no treasure either--and that getting abducted may be the best thing that's happened to their victim in a long time. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Bette Midler, John Coleman

Director: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 2, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • TBD

Additional Release Material:

  • TBD

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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3/5

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
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4/5

DeVito at his best.

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12/04/06
Cole Smithey
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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3/5

One of the best comedy capers of the 80's

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03/11/06
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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3/5

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08/24/05
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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2/5

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun
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3/5

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03/11/05
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News
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5/5

Funny and fearless

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09/09/04
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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4/5

Funny, nasty 80s update of "The Ransom of Red Chief." The Ref found similar dark laughs a decade later.

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05/22/04
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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3/5

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04/16/04
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com
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4/5

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03/05/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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4/5

A wonderful cynical comedy filled with mean-spirited, but humorous, zest. Loads of fun!

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10/09/03
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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3/5

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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05/21/03
Thomas O'Connor
New York Times
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3/5

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12/22/02
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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3/5

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12/01/02
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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3/4

...a large number of Ruthless People's jokes work and work well.

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11/09/02
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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3/5

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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3/5

About half as funny as it thinks it is

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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