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Dominican Rep. Ruthless People
- Original title
- Ruthless People
- Year
- 1986
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Danny DeVito
Bette Midler
Judge Reinhold
Helen Slater
Bill Pullman- William G. Schilling
- Anita Morris
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance
- Synopsis
- In this fiendishly funny comedy from the creators of AIRPLANE! Loathsome millionaire Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) is ruthless. How ruthless? When his shrill wife Barbara (Bette Midler) is nabbed by inept kidnappers (Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater), Sam cries tears of joy ... and refuses to pay the ransom. And when the abductors threaten to kill the abrasive heiress, Sam takes immediate action -- he celebrates!
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- Awards
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1986: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical (Danny DeVito)
- Critics' reviews
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"'Ruthless People' is a divine comedy, thanks in large part to bombastic Bette Midler"
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"One tires of the movie's relentlessly shrill tone and its excessively raunchy jokes."
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"An undemanding but well-executed entertainment.
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"'Ruthless People' contains some of the biggest laughs of 1986"
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