Synopsis
Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) is a clothing manufacturer, who married his wife Barbara (Bette Midler), 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 Dodsworth (Anita Morris) 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 hope that they do. What Stone doesn’t know is that the kidnappers, Ken (Judge Reinhold) and Sandy (Helen Slater) Kessler 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 named Earl Mott (Bill Pullman), and they plan to blackmail Sam, by videotaping him disposing of Barbara’s body.
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Awards & Nominations
Golden Globes, USA 1987
| Nominee Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Danny DeVito |
American Comedy Awards, USA 1987
| Winner American Comedy Award | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Bette Midler |
| Nominee American Comedy Award | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Danny DeVito |
Casting Society of America, USA 1987
| Nominee Artios | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Ellen Chenoweth |
Ruthless People Script
Director(s): Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Actors: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater
