Taking Care of Business
You are who you pretend to be.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$14000000
Revenue
$20000000
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
1990-08-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
170
Vote Average
6.3
Jim Belushi
Jimmy Dworski
Charles Grodin
Spencer Barnes
Anne DeSalvo
Debbie Lipton
Loryn Locklin
Jewel Bentley
Stephen Elliott
Walter Bentley
Héctor 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
Burke Byrnes
Prison Guard
Stanley DeSantis
Airport Car Rental Man
Buddy Daniels Friedman
Gang Member
Chris Barnes
Luggage Boy
Andrew Amador
Prison Reporter
Louisa Abernathy
Guard
Michael Kinney
Malibu Jail Guard
John Marshall Jones
LeBradford Brown
Michael Blue
Beach House Cop
Janet Julian
Woman on Plane
Whit Hertford
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