Ruthless People

"Sam Stone's wife has just been kidnapped... And he doesn't want her back!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

440 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$11.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$71.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$60.6M

ROI: +551%

Budget Recovery651% of budget

$0|Budget: $11.0M|Revenue: $71.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

23.9K

Daily Avg

398

7-Day Trend

-13%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Santa Monica

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Film Editing

Arthur Schmidt

Music / Score

Michel Colombier

Production Companies

Silver Screen PartnersTouchstone Pictures

Distributors

NetflixDisney+Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Ruthless People

Available in 43 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaM

Germany16

SpainA

Ireland18

Netherlands6

Production

Directors

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Writer

Dale Launer

Production Companies

Touchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners II

Cast

Danny DeVito

Sam Stone

Bette Midler

Barbara Stone

Judge Reinhold

Ken Kessler

Helen Slater

Sandy Kessler

Anita Morris

Carol Dodsworth

Bill Pullman

Earl James Mott

William G. Schilling

Chief Henry Benton

Art Evans

Lt. Bender

Clarence Felder

Lt. Walters

J.E. Freeman

Bedroom Killer

Gary Riley

Heavy Metal Kid

Frank Sivero

The Mugger

Tags & Keywords

businessmanransomkidnappingfemale loverdark comedysanta monica, california

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