Ruthless People

year 1986 decade 80s director Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker genre Comedy

The film

Ruthless People (1986)

Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker · Comedy

94 minutes

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Cast

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Danny DeVito Sam Stone

Bette Midler Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold Ken Kessler

Helen Slater Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman Earl Mott

William G. Schilling police chief Henry Benton

Art Evans Lt. Bender

Clarence Felder Lt. Walters

J. E. Freeman Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley Heavy Metal Kid

Phyllis Applegate Loan officer

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Recorded movie reference

The Karate Kid Part II

The Rewatchables · aired August 3, 2026

1986 box office top ten: 1 Top Gun; 2 Crocodile Dundee; 3 Platoon; 4 The Karate Kid Part II; 5 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; 6 Back to School; 7 Aliens; 8 The Golden Child; 9 Ruthless People; 10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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