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Jimmy Dworski
Spencer Barnes
Debbie Lipton
Jewel Bentley
Walter Bentley
Warden Toolman
Critic Reviews for Taking Care of Business
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (10)
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This is a pretty stupid comedy in spots, with holes wide enough to drive trucks through, and director Arthur Hiller is as clunky as ever, but the cast is so funny and likable that they almost bring it off in spite of itself.
May 21, 2013 | Full Review… -
Lamely synthetic.
September 7, 2011 | Rating: D | Full Review… -
Brash Belushi and befuddled Grodin are perfect casting for yarn about a likable escaped con who assumes the identity of a stuffy, overworked ad agency exec.
March 26, 2009 | Full Review… -
The roles fit Belushi/Grodin like rubber, but the rest is second-rate.
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
Taking Care of Business plays it safe and boring.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2/5 -
It's also unexpectedly likeable, thanks to the high-spirited performances of stars James Belushi and Charles Grodin, under the relaxed direction by Arthur Hiller.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Taking Care of Business
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Jul 09, 2011A great little comedy from the early 90's with James Belushi playing a likeable con who escapes from prison to attend the World Series while getting his fellow in-mates to cover it up. Whilst on the outside he stumbles upon uptight business executive Spencer Barnes (Charles Grodin) Filofax personal organizer and ends up assuming his identity living it up in the lap of luxury turning Spencer's life upside down along the way. Now all he needs to do is break back in before the warden realizes what has happened because Belushi only has two days to go before his release from prison.Deb S Super Reviewer
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Sep 06, 2010A funny and entertaining movie, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.Aj V Super Reviewer
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Sep 11, 2008Charles Grodin has always been great at playing the straight man in comedies. He's usually the put upon character who doesn't quite understand what is happening around him. Here he plays an ad exec whose entire life is contained between the covers of his filofax. When he accidentally loses it, his life quickly falls in to chaos. Jim Belushi plays an escaped car thief who find the filofax as he tries to make his way to the World Series to watch his favorite team, the Chicago Cubs. He quickly assumes Grodin's identity and live the high life while on the lam from the law. It's mistaken identity to the nth degree as Belushi begins to unravel everything Grodin has worked for. But he may doing him a favor while doing it. It's a twist on the "Trading Places"-type of comedy where the lower class slob shows the upper crust how to lighten up. What would you do if you were suddenly given the keys to paradise? Would you try to fit in, or make that world fit around you? Jim Belushi will never be his brother, the late great John Belushi. But he never tries to be. He deliver the smart aleck lines with skill, and make the character a likeable oaf. Grodin is great as his foil. A man who loses total control of his life, but finds himself again in the process. Sounds preachy for a comedy, but it really isn't. It's a fun ride, and director Arthur "Silver Streak" Hiller keeps things moving quickly, balancing the rise and fall of each characters luck in the process. It may not be "Trading Places", but it's fun all the same.RJ M Super Reviewer
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Mar 12, 2008Funny, but nothing to write home about.Tim S Super Reviewer
Taking Care of Business Quotes
Jimmy Dworski: | A toast to Cubs winning the world series and big titts |
Jimmy Dworski: | A toast on that the Cubs may win the World Series... and big tits. |
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