Taking Care of Business

"You are who you pretend to be."

1990 1h 48m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 193

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“You are who you pretend to be.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Hiller
Writers: J.J. Abrams, Jill Mazursky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arthur Hiller, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jim Belushi and Charles Grodin and Anne DeSalvo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You are who you pretend to be.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103035 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Arthur Hiller directs. David M. Walsh behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. William Reynolds cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Arthur Hiller, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jim Belushi and Charles Grodin and Anne DeSalvo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You are who you pretend to be.".
7IMDB entry: tt0103035 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Original score: Stewart Copeland
Editing: William Reynolds
Production design: Jon Hutman
Costume design: Marilyn Matthews
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Box office: $20,000,000
Return: 143% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Taking Care of Business (1990)

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What people are saying

Svumpukkel852018-08-13
6/10 Nice filofax... ......said no one ever in 2018! A nostalgic trip to a wierd past. I liked it for a 90's movie, and it is cute, but not very funny. But a feel-gooder and everyone is nice and happy, but somehow brain-dead - like it is supposed to be! But I was surprised how sexist and racist it was in comedy movies from the 90's! Not something I had ever questioned before. Like this fun reviewer noticed: One of the really great qualities of this movie was just how racist, anti-semitic, and sterotypical it was. Did Spencer get lost in a bad neighborhood and ask for directions, only to get mugged? Yup. Was their a talkative, annoying, single Jewish woman? You betcha. Was the President of the company Japanese, leading to lots of references to their culture like being on time, bowing, respect, and politeness? You know it. 90' sterotypes in comedy
Seragon2023-05-13
Originally released as Filofax it took me a while to find this movie with it's rerelease name of Taking Care of Business. Well worth the search though. One of James (Jim) Belushi's best films along with The Principal. I remember watching the TimeCode VHS (I worked in a video rental shop) about 2 months before it was released on VHS. Still a brilliant movie & even my 14 year old son enjoyed it so stands the test of time well If you like a bit of light hearted comedy with a great actors then I definitely recomend this movie

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