Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.
Cast
Danny DeVito
Sam Stone
Bette Midler
Barbara Stone
Judge Reinhold
Ken Kessler
Helen Slater
Sandy Kessler
Anita Morris
Carol Dodsworth
Bill Pullman
Earl James Mott
William G. Schilling
Chief Henry Benton
Art Evans
Lt. Bender
Clarence Felder
Lt. Walters
J.E. Freeman
Bedroom Killer
Gary Riley
Heavy Metal Kid
Frank Sivero
The Mugger
Phyllis Applegate
Loan Officer
Jeannine Bisignano
Hooker in Car
J.P. Bumstead
Technician
Jon Cutler
Stereo Store Customer
Susan Marie Snyder
Stereo Store Customer
Jim Doughan
Cop at Sam's House
Christopher J. Keene
Cop at Jail
Henry Noguchi
Coroner
Arnold F. Turner
Cop with Killer Picture
Bob Tzudiker
Sam's Attorney
Charles A. Vanegas
Arresting Cop
Louise Yaffe
Social Worker
Janet Rotblatt
Secretary to Chief of Police
Charlotte Zucker
Judge
Art Bonilla
Waiter
Rick DeReyes
Newscaster
Mie Hunt
Newscaster
Ron Tank
Newscaster
Susan Stadner
Aerobic Instructor
Beth R. Johnson
Aerobic Instructor
Twyla Littleton
Model
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Elderly Woman
Phil Hartman
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Sally Cruikshank
Opening Title Sequence, Animation Supervisor
David Zucker
Director
Jerry Zucker
Director
Jim Abrahams
Director
Dale Launer
Screenplay
Gib Jaffe
Editor
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
William S. Beasley
First Assistant Director
Bruce Humphrey
Second Assistant Director
Walter Yetnikoff
Executive Producer
Joanna Lancaster
Executive Producer
Richard Wagner
Executive Producer
Michael Peyser
Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Eric H. Sandberg
Costume Supervisor
Barbara Lorenz
Key Hair Stylist
Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Louis L. Edemann
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
Tommy Mottola
Music Supervisor
Mick Jagger
Songs
Billy Joel
Songs
Anne D. McCulley
Set Decoration
Pat Romano
Stunts
Ralph Garrett
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
Wayne King Sr.
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Sasha Jenson
Stunts
Carol Neilson Smrz
Stunts
Brian Smrz
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Mike Watson
Stunts
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Max Kleven
Stunts
Richard Drown
Stunts
Kathleen O'Haco
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Carol Rees
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Faith Minton
Stunts
Charles Croughwell
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey Chernov
Unit Production Manager
Donald B. Woodruff
Art Direction
