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.
| Release Date | June 26, 1986 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Ruthless People | |
| Runtime | 1h 33min | |
| Budget | $11,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $71,600,000 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Touchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners II | |