Taking Care of Business

Name: Taking Care of Business
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1990-08-16
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jim Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne DeSalvo, Loryn Locklin, Stephen Elliott

1990·Movie·R·108 min·★ 6.3(185)

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“You are who you pretend to be.”

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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About Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business is a 1990 English-language comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller. The cast is led by Jim Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne DeSalvo. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

Taking Care of Business was produced by Silver Screen Partners and Hollywood Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on August 16, 1990, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $14 million, it went on to gross $20 million worldwide.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Writers: J.J. Abrams, Jill Mazursky
Release date: August 16, 1990
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $14 million
Box office: $20 million
Production: Silver Screen Partners, Hollywood Pictures

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Taking Care of Business cast & crew

Taking Care of Business was directed by Arthur Hiller and written by J.J. Abrams and Jill Mazursky.

The cast features Jim Belushi as Jimmy Dworski, Charles Grodin as Spencer Barnes, Anne DeSalvo as Debbie Lipton, Loryn Locklin as Jewel Bentley, Stephen Elliott as Walter Bentley, and Héctor Elizondo as Warden Toolman.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Stewart Copeland, cinematography is by David M. Walsh, and it was produced by Geoffrey Taylor and Paul Mazursky.

Is Taking Care of Business worth watching?

Taking Care of Business holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 185 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Taking Care of Business is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Taking Care of Business

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