Ruthless People
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• NTSC
In Theaters : 27 June, 1986
DVD Release : 02 April, 2002 |
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Amazing cast, solid comedy
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Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) wants to kill his wife, Barbara (Bette Midler), due to equal parts of hate and greed. Before he can commit the crime, she is kidnapped by a married couple that Stone had cheated years earlier. The kidnappers (Judge Reinhold & Helen Slater) demand a ransom or threaten to kill her but Stone's only interest is in provoking them into doing just that. To add a little spice to the mix, Stone also has a mistress who wants to blackmail him for the murder that she still believes he's committed. All of this happens within the first ten minutes of the movie and things get more complicated from there.
Sam Stone and his wife both live up to the movie title superbly. Danny DeVito is perfect as a ruthless, conniving S.O.B. who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get what he wants. Bette Midler plays Barbara as a holy terror to her kidnappers and torments them in every way possible. She taunts and berates them, and deals out a good deal of physical punishment as well. Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater are probably the world's nicest kidnappers as they try to get their money while providing Barbara with home cooked meals and a freshly cleaned room of her own including a television and workout equipment. Bill Pullman makes his movie debut here in a small but funny role as yet another person trying to squeeze a buck out of the situation.
The story probably wouldn't hold up to major scrutiny but for a comedy it's more than solid enough. There are some very funny moments in the film, many involving Midler and the kidnappers, and most of the rest isn't bad. A few bits do fall with a bit of a thud, but these are the exception, not the rule. Ruthless People isn't a great comedy, but it is a good one and the cast is a treat to watch. I'd recommend it in general, and if you're a fan of Danny DeVito or Bette Midler then it is really a must see. |
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