Ruthless People
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Ruthless People is a 1986 dark comedy film about a botched kidnapping plot, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, and Judge Reinhold.
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
American film
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black comedy film → film → |
| basedOn |
short story by O. Henry "The Ransom of Red Chief" (loosely)
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| cinematographyBy |
Jan de Bont
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
David Zucker
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Jerry Zucker → Jim Abrahams → |
| distributedBy |
Buena Vista Distribution
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| distributor |
Touchstone Pictures
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| editedBy |
Jane Kurson
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| featuresCharacter |
fashion designer Barbara Stone
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| featuresTheme |
greed
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kidnapping → revenge → |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
black comedy
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| hasGenre |
crime comedy
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satire → |
| hasPosterTagline |
Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!
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| language |
English
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| mainCharacter |
Barbara Stone
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Ken Kessler → Sam Stone → Sandy Kessler NERFINISHED → |
| mpaaRating |
R
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| musicBy |
Michel Colombier
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| notableFor |
darkly comic take on kidnapping and greed
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Touchstone Pictures film catalog
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| plotSummary |
A man plans to murder his wealthy wife but her kidnapping by an inexperienced couple derails his scheme.
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| producer |
Michael Peyser
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| productionCompany |
Touchstone Films
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| releaseDate |
1986-06-27
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| releaseYear |
1986
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| runtimeMinutes |
93
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| screenwriter |
Dale Launer
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| setIn |
Los Angeles
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| starring |
Anita Morris
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Bette Midler → Bill Pullman → Danny DeVito → Helen Slater → Judge Reinhold → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bette Midler
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Bill Pullman → Danny DeVito → |
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