Taking Care of Business (1990)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writers (WGA):

Jill Mazursky (written by) &
J.J. Abrams (written by)

Release Date:

17 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Jimmy Dworski Finally Got A Life... Somebody Else's!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Radio | Jail | Swimming Pool | Wig

Cast

James Belushi	...	Jimmy Dworski
Charles Grodin	...	Spencer Barnes
Anne De Salvo	...	Debbie Lipton
Loryn Locklin	...	Jewel Bentley
Stephen Elliott	...	Walter Bentley
Hector Elizondo	...	Warden Toolman
Veronica Hamel	...	Elizabeth Barnes
Mako	...	Mr. Sakamoto
Gates McFadden	...	Diane Connors
John de Lancie	...	Ted Bradford Jr.
Thom Sharp	...	Mike Steward
Ken Foree	...	J.B., Prisoner making demands
John Marshall Jones	...	LeBradford Brown (as J.J.)
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Heavy G
Terrence E. McNally	...	Hamilton

Also Known As:

Filofax (South Africa: English title)
Taking Care of Business (South Africa: English title) (TV title)

Runtime:

Germany:104 min | Spain:105 min | USA:107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #30597) | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Angel Stadium of Anaheim - 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

First Baseman Mark Grace and Pitcher Bert Blyleven, who make cameos in the film actually played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs and California, now Anaheim Angels.

Goofs:

Continuity: Disappearing shaving cream on Spencer's face after Elizabeth comes into the bathroom and embraces him in their first scene.

Quotes:

Jewel Bentley: That was the best safe sex I've ever had!
Jimmy Dworski: That was the best sex I've had in 2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Heart and Souls (1993)

Soundtrack:

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Everybody would like to have Jim Belushi as a friend or brother.

Everybody would like to have Jim Belushi as a friend or brother. He truly seems to have fun in everything he does, it shows in this movie. I won't tell you the story but it is almost like some of the screwball comedies of the 1930's. The entire cast does a excellent job. Loryn Locklin as Jewel is a pleasure for anyone to see at the pool. And who has not seen an old classmate like Debbie, played to the hilt by Anne DeSalvo was really funny and sad at the same time.

Rent it you will enjoy yourself.