At its core, farce is dependent upon ridiculous situations. So how’s this one for you? In the often overlooked 1986 film Ruthless People, Ken and Sandy Kessler (Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater) don duck masks and kidnap Barbara Stone (Bette Midler), the wife of Sandy’s ex-boss Sam (Danny DeVito). Sam stole the Kessler’s life savings […]
Author: Helen Cox
Helen has spent the last decade writing about film for magazines, websites, TV and radio. She founded independent film publication New Empress Magazine and has written three non-fiction books. Her first novel, Milkshakes and Heartbreaks at the Starlight Diner, will be published by HarperCollins in July 2016. Helen’s choice of Mastermind specialism would be Grease 2. She can often be found tweeting about the Pink Lady Pledge from her account @Helenography.