This movie only has a 6 rating i think it deserves better than that i mean it was the only bette midler movie i could stand to watch and had some such great moments. THis movie is really underated if u think so let me know .
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Super film and Bette Midler is a marvellous but underused talent.
shareThis movie is hilarious, I've probably seen it 10 times.
Deserves at least a 7.
it's hilarious indeed,
like all the best Dreyfuss-movies (What About Bob)
and Elizabeth Pena is also beautiful=)
How can you say Midler isn't good in Ruthless People?
shareI'm watching this movie for the first time, and I find it very blah. The acting is excellent, the story seems weak. If it's supposed to be a comedy I haven't laughed once. If it's supposed to be a drama I find the whole thing non-compelling. If you think the dog stole this movie then that says it all imho. There was no movie to steal. What could have been descended into farce. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone in the modern era.
shareI found the movie serviceable as a comedy, but I was disturbed by it, too. That the homeless man had sex with his host's wife, housemaid, AND DAUGHTER, and that he was a casual liar all left me with a very negative impression of Jerry. At the movie's end I didn't see that the family was truly better off for letting him into their midst: they all had become addicted to him!
shareYes, I agree that it is under-rated. I haven't seen it in years, but I remembering enjoying it immensely. I also don't know why people say it is pointless, I think it does a great job of satirizing our modern throw-away society.
The acting is suberb. I gave it a 7!
phylly
Definitely! This movie is underrated on this site. Check Rottentomatoes.com and they have it somewhere around 93% and Roger Ebert raves it is one of the best movies of 1986. I don't understand how some people vote on this site. Oh well... It deserves a good 7/10.
Jesse Taylor...
Movie Afficionado!
This is a pretty good movie. It has a brief, but super hot sex scene. I don't think we needed to see Dreyfuss shirtless, but the maid riding him and the way she was talking was really hot to me.
I absolutely love this movie and it is a part of my permanent video collection. Nick Nolte gives one of his best performances(he is heartbreaking in that scene where is looking for his dog at the outdoor restaurant and people are looking at him like he's a freak) and Midler and Dreyfuss have rarely been seen to better advantage. I found this movie a lot of fun.
sharealways have LOVED this movie. The 80s was my era and I certainly miss a lot that came out of that time. This movie always brings me back to a happier simpler time where the movies and music was a big part of my life.
The scene where Nick Nolte gives Bette Midler a massage IMO is a classic. lol
If you were to pick five movies that represented what the '80s were all about, this should be one of them.
shareI agree. The film has aged extremely well, and it has a sharp and bitter brand of humour rarely seen in mainstream comedies.
"I was making a sandwich"-
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson): Death Wish 4
I agree.
And thanks for posting this- as I was just about to, when I saw your thread.
I think it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen- the ensemble cast, script, and direction was top notch. Probably Nick Nolte at his best- doing, of all things comedy! Too bad other directors didn't take notice and use him in a likewise fashion afterwards.
Very funny film!