And then he sees his pregnant wife, and totally changes his tune, great scene.
The only people in that movie that are NOT ruthless are the kidnappers.
A bit of trivia to demonstrate just how PC we have become:
Remember the scene where he is soapboxing about how ruthless they need to be, all the time being very careful to pick up a spider and take it outside without harming it? Well, in the movie, he sets it on the porch as he finished his speech, suddenly got clarity about what he had just communcated, and squishes the spider.
In the version broadcast on television, the spider squishing part was removed. I noticed because it was one of the funniest parts of the movie.
That scene also impressed me as showing not only the hype side of audio sales but the true “good” nature of that character.
A very well made movie (Ruthless People).
Don’t forget “Crockett & Tubbs – They’re Floatin’! “