Product Description
Artist: RUTHLESS PEOPLE/DOWN & OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
Title: RUTHLESS PEOPLE/DOWN & OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
UPC#: 786936758450
Release Date: 2/12/2008
Media Format: DVD Region: 1 (USA/Canada)
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RUTHLESS PEOPLE - 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.
DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS: Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss star as Barbara and Dave Whiteman, a nouveau riche Beverly Hills couple whose entire household is turned upside down with one act of uncharacteristic generosity. On a typically sunny afternoon, Dave spies Jerry (Nick Nolte), a homeless man, attempting to drown himself in their swimming pool. Dave rescues Jerry and then invites him to stay with the family, shocking Barbara, his high-maintenance wife; Max (Evan Richards), his disgruntled son; and Carmen (Elizabeth Pe?a), his unhappy mistress and maid. The Whiteman household is far from functional, with an unsatisfying marriage, a son who communicates only through video footage, a daughter who has escaped to a faraway college, a psychiatrist for their neurotic dog, and a constant stream of gurus for Barbara, who`s trying to find inner peace. Jerry`s unexpected arrival injects a jolt of energy into the sterile Beverly Hills family. Charismatic and charming, he thrills them, disappoints them, and ultimately reminds them of what it means to be a family.