Taking Care of Business (1990)

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:

Joe Torre featured as one of the sports commentators in the film, would become the manager of the New York Yankees, who have won four World Championships under his reign.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jimmy and Spencer do the Batman slide down the cable at the ballpark, you can see Jimmy hanging from the hidden safety cable after Spencer drops to the ground at the end of their slide.

Quotes:

Spencer Barnes: I'll sue you for everything you've got!
Jimmy Dworski: I'd like to see that. I've got nothing!

Movie Connections:

References "Dynasty" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Mean Old World

Fun flick for veg'ing guys

"Taking Care of Business" is a sort of "Trading Places" knock-off with Belushi playing an irrepressible and always upbeat con who escapes from prison to attend the World Series and stumbles into the identity of a lost workaholic exec (Grodin) after finding his Filofax personal organizer. A rather ordinary but lively B-movie romp, "TCoB" makes a fun watch for guys in need of a little decompression after a hard day's work. (C+)