Ruthless People

1986 film by Abrahams and Zucker
Movie film Q684697
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Ruthless People

Summary

Ruthless People is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,803 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruthless People's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ruthless People was directed by Jim Abrahams[4].
  • Ruthless People was directed by David Zucker[5].
  • Ruthless People was directed by Jerry Zucker[6].
  • Dale Launer wrote the screenplay for Ruthless People[7].
  • Ruthless People's composer is recorded as Michel Colombier[8].
  • Ruthless People's genre is comedy film[9].
  • Ruthless People's genre is crime film[10].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Danny DeVito[11].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Bette Midler[12].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Judge Reinhold[13].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Helen Slater[14].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Anita Morris[15].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Bill Pullman[16].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was J. E. Freeman[17].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Art Evans[18].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was William G. Schilling[19].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Clarence Felder[20].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Susan Marie Snyder[21].
  • A cast member of Ruthless People was Gary Riley[22].
  • Ruthless People was produced by Michael Peyser[23].
  • Ruthless People's production company is recorded as Touchstone Pictures[24].
  • Ruthless People's production company is recorded as Silver Screen Partners[25].
  • Ruthless People's director of photography is recorded as Jan de Bont[26].
  • The original language of Ruthless People was English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1986[30]

  • Genre(s): pop rock, rock, rock and roll, soul[31]

  • Community tags: pop rock, rock, rock and roll, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cadc7a37-5d6a-3188-b5a4-71e9e75b8167[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ruthless People was produced by Michael Peyser[23]. Directors include Jim Abrahams[4], David Zucker[5], and Jerry Zucker[6]. Dale Launer wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Danny DeVito[11], Bette Midler[12], Judge Reinhold[13], Helen Slater[14], Anita Morris[15], and Bill Pullman[16].

Publication

Publication dates include December 11, 1986[34] and June 27, 1986[35]. The original language of Ruthless People was English[27]. Genres include comedy film[9] and crime film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10[37], 78/100[38], and 93%[39].

Why It Matters

Ruthless People ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,803 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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