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| Ken (Judge Reinhold) and Sandy Kessler (Helen Slater) are a young couple of fashion designers who find themselves in bad financial straits after their latest designs are stolen from them. In order to get out of their predicament, they concoct a hair-brained scheme to kidnap and ransom Barbara Stone (Bette Midler), the fat, obnoxious wife of a ruthless corporate businessman named Sam Stone (Danny DeVito). This scheme is revenge for the Kesslers, as it was Sam who stole the fashion designs from the Kesslers. Unfortunately for Ken and Sandy, it appears that Sam is not only sick and tired of his wife, but is quite happy to be rid her. AS he was planning on murdering his wife anyways, Sam figures that all he has to do is not pay the ransom, and the kidnappers will off Barbara for him. Not being the murdering type, Ken and Sandy decide to let Barbara go and tell Barbara about Sam's outright refusal to pay the ransom. Furious at her husband, Barbara schemes with the Kesslers, and together they devise a plot to get back at Sam. |
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