Ruthless People (1986) Reviews

	Steve R.

3 out of  3  people found this review helpful

They simply don't make movies like this anymore. I never realized the 1980s had a particular style of film until recently, they were much more plot driven and had a warmth to them, like Hollywood was actually having fun making them instead of churning them out as fast as they could without any regard to staying power. Back then the video sub industry was all mom and pop stores so the movies had to be good, or at least entertaining enough to keep our attention. When this movie was made Touchstone pictures had just formed so that Disney could make rated R movies, and they produced a lot of good ones before the decade was over. This is one of my favorites. Maybe in the next decade Hollywood will return to plot driven comedies.

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	Janice and bruce M.

3 out of  3  people found this review helpful

This one of the funniest movies ever made. It is a rolicking, non-stop laugh fest. The incongruities of miscommunication, cross-purposes, and unexpected action & results are perfectly woven into a perfectly timed comedy.

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	Cassa C.

3 out of  3  people found this review helpful

Favorite line - "This could very well be the stupidest man on the face of the earth... perhaps we should shoot him." This movie is non-stop laughs from beginning to end and I can't even count how many times I've watched it. It is HILARIOUS!!!

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	Glenn B.

2 out of  2  people found this review helpful

Absolutely hilarious. DeVito and Midler are so funny. Especially that business about the tape. It almost had me on the floor, crying hysterically. A long gone comedy; rent it if you like that kind of movie.

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	Sonia A.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Extremely funny couple! Bette Midler words:I have been Kidnapped by K-mart! You won't stop laughing from the beginning until the end

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	Nichol B.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Crazy amazingly funny movie its one of my top 10 all time fav movies. Judge Reinhold is so so good in this movie. Ive prob seen it 30 times and cant wait to see it again and again.

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	Elizabeth H.

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loved it! wished they made more movies like this one. its a must buy movie.

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	Ted S.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Pretty funny.

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	Andy G.

0 out of  1  people found this review helpful

Did I like Ruthless People? That is a tough question and just like every good story, there are two sides. On the positive side, I miss this type of comedy in cinema today. I miss the physical humor, the goofiness, and the instant creativity that could be seen behind the camera. In today’s movie world, this is normally cluttered with “fart” jokes and sexual innuendo. I miss the comedies of the 80s; there was some innocence to them. Perhaps it was that warm fuzzy feeling that they always left you with (no matter if you were rooting for the bad guy or the good guy) or maybe it was the actors of that era. The youth of today do not have actors like Danny DeVito (who can now be found most of the time producing films), Bette Midler, Bill Pullman (pre-Independence Day), and especially the infamous Judge Reinhold. What would my generation be like without the shenanigans of Judge? Overall, this was a decent film, neither good nor bad.

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	Steve G.

0 out of  3  people found this review helpful

This movie was totally OBNOXIOUS ! Yucka-doo !!

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