It's sometimes crude and tasteless, but Ruthless People wrings acid-soaked laughs out of its dark premise and gleefully misanthropic characters.
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Jim Abrahams
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David Zucker
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Jerry Zucker
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Danny DeVito
Sam Stone
Bette Midler
Barbara Stone
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Director -
Jim Abrahams , David Zucker , Jerry Zucker -
Executive Producer -
Joanna Lancaster , Walter Yetnikoff , Richard Wagner -
Screenwriter -
O. Henry , Dale Launer -
Distributor -
Buena Vista Pictures -
Production Co -
Touchstone Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 27, 1986, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$70.9M -
Sound Mix -
Surround