Ruthless People

Convenience-store owners plot to replace a rich spouse with insurance cash. When the kidnap plan backfires and the hostage proves even more unbearable than the spouse, the amateurs panic. Their bad luck just got a lot worse.

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Jerry Zucker directed Ruthless People in 1986. See Jerry Zucker's full filmography, where to start with Jerry Zucker, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jerry Zucker.

Ruthless People was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.