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Big Business
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Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams. The movie features Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, and Barry Primus in the cast. It was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III. The narrative is set in New York City, specifically within a hotel environment. The film explores themes of mistaken identity and wealth, involving twins and a comedy of errors.
The runtime is 97 minutes. It was released on June 10, 1988, and October 6, 1988. The original language is English. Lee Holdridge composed the music, while Dean Cundey served as director of photography. Harry Keramidas edited the film. Distribution was handled by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. The film is available via video on demand. Review scores include 5/10, 53/100, and 52%.
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6.4In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
Cast
- Bette Midler as Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
- Lily Tomlin as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
- Fred Ward as Roone Dimmick
- Edward Herrmann as Graham Sherbourne
- Michele Placido as Fabio Alberici
- Daniel Gerroll as Chuck
Themes
- mistake in person
- teacher
- wealth
- twins
- comedy of errors
- rich woman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jim Abrahams
- Composer
- Lee Holdridge
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 984449
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- publication date
- 1988-06-10
- film editor
- Harry Keramidas
- title
- Big Business
- distributed by
- Disney+
- production code
- 0383
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- hotel
- review score
- 52%
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