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Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

You are who you pretend to be.

19906.31h 48m

Overview

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by J.J. Abrams, Jill Mazursky
Produced by Geoffrey Taylor
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $20.0M

Top Cast

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Jimmy Dworski

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Spencer Barnes

Anne DeSalvo

Anne DeSalvo

Debbie Lipton

Loryn Locklin

Loryn Locklin

Jewel Bentley

Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Walter Bentley

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Warden Toolman

Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel

Elizabeth Barnes

Mako

Mako

Mr. Sakamoto

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Diane Connors

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

Ted Bradford Jr.

Themes & Keywords

career

About Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business is a comedy film released in 1990 exploring themes of career. Directed by Arthur Hiller, it stars Jim Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne DeSalvo. An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

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