
Ruthless People
- Comedy
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.
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
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
J.P. Bumstead
Technician
- Jon Cutler
Jon Cutler
Stereo Store Customer
- Susan Marie Snyder
Susan Marie Snyder
Stereo Store Customer

Jim Doughan
Cop at Sam's House

Christopher J. Keene
Cop at Jail
- Henry Noguchi
Henry Noguchi
Coroner

Arnold F. Turner
Cop with Killer Picture

Bob Tzudiker
Sam's Attorney
- Charles A. Vanegas
Charles A. Vanegas
Arresting Cop
- Louise Yaffe
Louise Yaffe
Social Worker
- Janet Rotblatt
Janet Rotblatt
Secretary to Chief of Police

Charlotte Zucker
Judge

Art Bonilla
Waiter
- Rick DeReyes
Rick DeReyes
Newscaster
- Mie Hunt
Mie Hunt
Newscaster
- Ron Tank
Ron Tank
Newscaster
- Susan Stadner
Susan Stadner
Aerobic Instructor
- Beth R. Johnson
Beth R. Johnson
Aerobic Instructor
- Twyla Littleton
Twyla Littleton
Model
- Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Elderly Woman

Phil Hartman
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

















