Taking Care of Business (1990)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 104 minuten
Alternative title: Filofax
Country:
United States
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Stars: Charles Grodin and Mako
IMDb score:
6,4 (10.002)
Releasedate: 16 August 1990
Taking Care of Business plot
"You are who you pretend to be."
Jimmy (James Belushi) is in prison with two days left, but wins tickets to a fantastic baseball final at a phone game. Not wanting to let him go, the director tries a low-risk escape. Along the way, he finds a businessman's filofax, whose entire life is wrapped up in its pages. As soon as he sees the value of the filofax he will take care of things for the owner.
Actors and actresses
Jimmy Dworski
Spencer Barnes
Debbie Lipton
Jewel Bentley
Walter Bentley
Warden Toolman
Elizabeth Barnes
Mr. Sakamoto
Diane Connors
Ted Bradford Jr.
Reviews & comments
Spetie
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- 38871 messages
- 8247 votes
Surprisingly fun comedy, which remains fun from start to finish.
Although I expected little beforehand, the film was not that bad at all. The story has a lot of momentum and Belushi is very funny at times. The situations he finds himself in are quite entertaining. It is, however, strange that everyone he meets has never seen his face, but that should not spoil the fun.
If you're looking for a light-hearted comedy without any pretension, then you should give this one a try.
3.0*
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powerman
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- 1226 messages
- 3230 votes
Jimmy Dworski (James Belushi) is serving the last 48 hours of his prison sentence. He wins tickets to an all-important baseball game and, with the help of some cellmates, manages to escape. When he finds a businessman's filofax, he takes over his life with all the consequences that entails...
Feel good movie with predictable complications but also some quite successful jokes. Belushi feels like a fish in water in this reasonable comedy.
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scorsese
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- 13232 messages
- 11124 votes
Good film in which an escaped convict finds the agenda of a successful businessman. The much-used mistaken identity set-up is amusingly elaborated here and the film never fails. The characters are perhaps a bit predictable but nicely portrayed by James Belushi and Charles Grodin. Also the film debut of JJ Abrams (later known as a director, but here as a writer). A narrow 3.5 stars.
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