# Ruthless People (1986)

English · Released 1986-06-26

Ruthless People is a 1986 English film. Danny DeVito appears in it.

Cast: Danny DeVito as Sam Stone

## Storyline
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

## Common questions

### When was Ruthless People released?
Ruthless People was released on 26 June 1986.

### Who stars in Ruthless People?
Danny DeVito star in Ruthless People.

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