Ruthless People
Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
1986
Rated
R
93
minutes
Comedy
Wikipedia
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Language
English
Release Date
June 26, 1986
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$71,600,000
Cast
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
Phyllis Applegate
Loan Officer
Jeannine Bisignano
Hooker in Car
J.P. Bumstead
Technician
Jon Cutler
Stereo Store Customer
Susan Marie Snyder
Stereo Store Customer
Jim Doughan
Cop at Sam's House
Christopher J. Keene
Cop at Jail
Henry Noguchi
Coroner
Arnold F. Turner
Cop with Killer Picture
Bob Tzudiker
Sam's Attorney
Charles A. Vanegas
Arresting Cop
Louise Yaffe
Social Worker
Janet Rotblatt
Secretary to Chief of Police
Charlotte Zucker
Judge
Art Bonilla
Waiter
Rick DeReyes
Newscaster
Mie Hunt
Newscaster
Ron Tank
Newscaster
Susan Stadner
Aerobic Instructor
Beth R. Johnson
Aerobic Instructor
Richard Wilson
Aerobic Instructor
Twyla Littleton
Model
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Elderly Woman
Phil Hartman
Newsreader (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Production
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Jeffrey Chernov
Unit Production Manager
Michael Peyser
Producer
Joanna Lancaster
Executive Producer
Walter Yetnikoff
Executive Producer
Richard Wagner
Executive Producer
Camera
Sound
Billy Joel
Songs
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mick Jagger
Songs
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Michel Colombier
Music
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Tommy Mottola
Music Supervisor
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Louis L. Edemann
Supervising Sound Editor
Editing
Writing
Directing
Jerry Zucker
Director
Jim Abrahams
Director
David Zucker
Director
William S. Beasley
First Assistant Director
Bruce Humphrey
Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up
Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist
Barbara Lorenz
Key Hair Stylist
Eric H. Sandberg
Costume Supervisor
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Art
Sally Cruikshank
Opening Title Sequence
Donald B. Woodruff
Art Direction
Anne D. McCulley
Set Decoration
Crew
Ted White
Stunts
Sasha Jenson
Stunts
Faith Minton
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Pat Romano
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Max Kleven
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Brian Smrz
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Charles Croughwell
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Mike Watson
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Kathleen O'Haco
Stunts
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Wayne King Sr.
Stunts
Richard Drown
Stunts
Ralph Garrett
Stunts
Carol Neilson
Stunts
Carol Rees
Stunts