Ruthless People
A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
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"...they made movies with comic premises, story structure, and denoument. This movie has them all, and most comedies by comparison are puffed-up TV fare. The tone is almost European: There are no good guys, and the protagonist is willing, even eager, for his wife to be killed by her kidnappers. Forget nudity or explicit violence. You know you're watching a film for grown-ups when it's willing to plumb the depths of this situation for the comic gold within, not just string a few gags on it. Highest accolades all around...."
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Bette Midler claims that Danny DeVito called her twice after the premiere of this film: once to congratulate her, and a second time, 20 minutes later, during which he and Midler both broke down in a nervous frenzy over how terrible the movie was, and how their careers were over. The film went on to become a box-office smash.
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A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.