Saturday, August 6, 2011

Ruthless People (1986)

Another cheesy 80s classic, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold (Seinfeld's "close talker"). It's one of those farcical romps where everyone has their own agenda: sleazy millionaire businessman DeVito is conspiring with his mistress to kill his annoying wife
(Midler); the mistress is plotting with her other lover to frame DeVito; meanwhile Reinhold and his wife, bitter after DeVito ripped off their spandex miniskirt idea (hey, it's the 80s alright!), kidnap Midler with the intent of holding DeVito to ransom. Needless to say, it all goes awry with amusing consequences.

A young Bill Pullman also appears as the dimwitted (other) lover of DeVito's mistress. He is the subject of the movie's funniest line, delivered in deadpan style over a megaphone by the police chief during the hold-up scene near the end: "Give the bag to Bozo, drop the gun, and put your hands in the air!". You had to be there...

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