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Movie Description
In this comedy from the directing team responsible for AIRPLANE!, two kidnappers discover, to their shock, that the husband (Danny DeVito) of the wealthy woman (Bette Midler) they've snatched won't pay the ransom and is, in fact, celebrating the possibility that she may be murdered.It isn't long before the abductors understand why: their captive, who harangues them with a never-ending stream of abuse, is more trouble than she's worth. But as they get to know her, and learn more about her husband, it dawns on the kidnappers that he's no treasure either--and that getting abducted may be the best thing that's happened to their victim in a long time.
Synopsis
Two kidnappers discover, to their shock, that the husband of the wealthy woman they've snatched won't pay the ransom; in fact, he's thrilled they've taken her away! And before too long the abductors understand why: their captive, who harangues them with a never-ending stream of abuse, is more trouble than she's worth.
But as they get to know her, and learn more about her husband, it dawns on the kidnappers that he's no treasure either -- and that getting abducted may be the best thing that's happened to their victim in a long time.
Film Notes
The film is loosely based on O'Henry's short story "The Ransom of Red Chief".
Shot in Los Angeles, California in DeLuxe color. Began shooting January 8, 1986; released theatrically in USA June 27, 1986.
Budget estimate $16 million.
Other cast members include William G. Schilling (Police Commissioner); Clarence Felder (Lieutenant Walters); Phyllis Applegate (Loan Officer); Charlotte Zucker (Judge); Henry Noguchi (Coroner).
End titles and opticals by Modern Film Effects; computer graphics by Video Image; animals (Muffy and Adolph) supplied by Birds and Animals Unlimited. Sally Cruikshank was the animation sequences producer.
"Don't You Want My Love" performed by Nicole, written by A. Nova.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Censors.
Industry Reviews
"...A hilariously venal comedy....Dazzlingly fresh and modern....Though quite sophisticated, it is pitched just right to include everyone in on the joke..."
Variety - Cart. (06/25/1986)
"....Hilarious....[The directors] fill the movie with comic vigor; they skewer their victims with panache..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (06/27/1986)
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