Taking Care of Business
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Taking Care of Business movie poster |
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Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
Produced by | Geoffrey Taylor |
Written by | Jill Mazursky J.J. Abrams |
Starring | James Belushi Charles Grodin Anne De Salvo Loryn Locklin Stephen Elliott Hector Elizondo Veronica Hamel Mako Gates McFadden John de Lancie |
Music by | Stewart Copeland |
Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
Editing by | William Reynolds |
Distributed by | Hollywood Pictures |
Release date(s) | August 17, 1990 |
Running time | 107 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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This article is about a 1990 film; for the Bachman-Turner Overdrive song, see Takin' Care of Business.
Taking Care of Business was a film made in 1990 starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It was directed by Arthur Hiller.
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Taking Care of Business or Filofax as it was released in the UK tells the story of escaped convict and Chicago Cubs fan Jimmy Dworski (Belushi) and the adventures he has when he comes into possession of uptight yuppie advertising exec Spencer Barnes' (Grodin) filofax.
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It was generally well-received and grossed $20 million in the USA.