Captivating movie !

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Ruthless People (1986) is an excellent 80s dark comedy. It stars Danny DeVito and Bette Midler. The acting is great, I love Midler and DeVito's performances. DeVito plays an absolute sleaze bag rich man married to Bette Midler. Midler is kidnapped by a couple who was cheated by her husband. The movie has fantastic comedic writing and having great comedic actors involved just lifts up the good writing. If you like 1980s movies then you'll fall in love with this movie right away. I loved the different characters and motives they all had and how they all came to climax at the end. Barbra (Midler) really went through a transformation and I loved seeing her go from who she was to a much better version of herself. DeVito, well he didn't really do any progressing as a character, he pretty much stays a complete a**hole throughout the entire movie. But at least he's good at playing an a**hole. I loved the kidnappers too, they aren't your average bad guy kidnappers, you come to understand and relate to them, which makes the movie funnier and more entertaining. I suggest this hilarious well constructed comedy to people who love either the cast members or big comedy fans. 10/10! Exceeded my expectations for it.

Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris and Bill Pullman star in this 1986 comedy. This takes place in California where we meet Sam Stone (DeVito), a wealthy, obnoxious businessman who plots to murder his wife, Barbara (Midler). His plan backfires, when she's kidnapped by Ken (Reinhold) and his wife, Sandy (Slater), ex-employees of Sam who want payback. Things also go unexpectedly for them, when they learn that Sam doesn't care what happens to Barbara. Soon, Barbara bonds with her kidnappers and they work together to teach Sam a lesson. The late, Morris (18 Again) plays Sam's mistress, Carol and Pullman (Spaceballs) plays her dumb boyfriend, Earl who unsuccessfully try to blackmail Sam. This is a good 80's comedy with a great cast and DeVito & Midler were also in "Get Shorty" 9 years later. I recommend this.

I confess to loving comedies of the '80s, preferring them to what now passes for comedy. Ruthless People is a classic example of the genre, an extremely clever and funny film with a wonderful cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, and Bill Pullman.The story concerns a wealthy clothing manufacturer Sam Stone (DeVito) who wants to see his wife Barbara (Midler) dead and informs his mistress Carol (Morris) that he's going to kill her. The mistress sends her boyfriend (Pullman) to get the murder on tape so they can blackmail him. He gets something on tape, but it's not Stone killing Barbara. Carol doesn't look at the tape, and her boyfriend has never seen Stone, so they don't know what they have. Sam isn't able to murder Barbara because she's been kidnapped by two nice people who just want some money (Reinhold and Slater). Sam is thrilled - all he has to do is disobey all their orders, not pay up, and someone else will kill his wife.This is a very engaging comedy about blackmail, attempted murder, mistaken identity, infidelity, stealing ideas -- none of which is a great premise for a comedy but all of which work beautifully here. Danny DeVito is hilarious, and Bette Midler gives probably her best performance as his wife, who just wants to lose a few pounds. Reinhold and Slater are as adorable as they are guileless.Highly recommended.

Ruthless People is, without question, the funniest movie that most people have never seen. Released in the mid-1980s, I do not recall this flick getting a lot of exposure or box office hype. Still, it is one of my favorites of all time and a must see comedy for everyone. A man and his wife kidnap the wife (Midler) of a fashion executive (Devito) to get payback for him stealing the wife's fashion designs. What they don't know is that he had plans to kill her the very day they kidnapped her. They demand money, unfortunately he doesn't want her back. What follows is an absolute comedy of errors. Devito's girlfriend has plans to get rid of him so she can profit. Her boyfriend (Pullman) is one of the dumbest (and funniest!) people you will ever meet. There is a detective who gets pulled into the mess via a video of himself with a hooker, a serial killer, and more to keep the laughs rolling. All of the characters are amazing. This is one comedy that will keep you laughing and that you will not regret watching. If you enjoy this, check out Quick Change with Bill Murray as well.