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Big Business (1988)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:3

Rotten:8

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Two pairs of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth and end up living very different lives. One pair grows up in bucolic Jupiter Hollow, while the other two are raised in New York City... Two pairs of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth and end up living very different lives. One pair grows up in bucolic Jupiter Hollow, while the other two are raised in New York City and become powerful business women. The four eventually reunite in the monumental Plaza Hotel when they take opposite sides in a battle to control the future of the Moramax Corporation and tiny Jupiter Hollow. The rest of the film is fueled by the comedy generated by an extended series of misunderstandings based on two cases of mistaken identity. Double your pleasure; double your fun. [More]

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Maureen McVerry, Michele Placido, Daniel Gerroll, Barry Primus, Michael Gross, Deborah Rush, Nicolas Coster, J.C. Quinn, Norma MacMillan, Joe Grifasi, John Vickery, Mary Gross, Seth Green, Leo Burmester, Lucy Webb, Roy Brocksmith, Lewis Arquette

Director: Jim Abrahams

Director: Jim Abrahams

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Aug 13, 2002

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  • Big Business
  • Bette Midler (THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, BEACHES) and Lily Tomlin (DISNEY'S THE KID, ALL OF ME, 9 TO 5) -- the first ladies of laughter -- star in this critically acclaimed box office hit about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth. Forty years later, their paths cross amid the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and the result is unrestrained pandemonium. New York's opulent Plaza Hotel is the setting for a wildly hilarious, classic case of mistaken identities, split personalities, and double trouble! With the unparalleled comedic talents of Midler and Tomlin, two's company ... four's a riot!
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    Steve Crum

    Slightly funny Tomlin, Midler comedy.

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    Luke Y. Thompson

    Fred Ward plays dumb hicks a lot, but never with quite this much comedic energy.

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    Double the Tomlin & Midler cannot save silly doppelganger gimmickry.

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