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Big Business (1988)

PG 97 min  -  Comedy  -   10 June 1988 (USA)
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In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Abrahams
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bette Midler ...
Lily Tomlin ...
Fred Ward ...
Edward Herrmann ...
Michele Placido ...
Daniel Gerroll ...
Barry Primus Barry Primus ...
Michael Gross ...
Deborah Rush ...
Nicolas Coster ...
Patricia Gaul ...
Iona Ratliff
J.C. Quinn J.C. Quinn ...
Garth Ratliff
Norma MacMillan Norma MacMillan ...
Nanny Lewis
Joe Grifasi ...
Desk Clerk
John Vickery John Vickery ...
Hotel Manager
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Storyline

In 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 following a big business deal to closedown the Jupiter Hollow factory. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

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Taglines:

Mixed up at birth, two sets of twins finally meet their match.

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sopa de gemelas See more »

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$40,150,487 (USA)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Although Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin play twins, Tomlin is actually six years older than Midler. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, Bette Midler sings a "Hello Jupiter Hollow" song. As she gets up from the stool where she is milking the cow, she nearly falls over. Also, When Bette Midler goes to see the desk clerk before her "night on the town" she is seen wearing a orange angora wrap. In the first shot it is open, in the second wrapped and covering the upper part of her body, and then in the third shot it is open again. See more »

Quotes

Graham Sherbourne: Roone, would you care to join us for dinner?
Roone: Well sure, I could use a tuny fish sandwich
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Crazy Credits

Triplets try to check into the hotel. See more »

Connections

References The Stepford Wives (1975) See more »

Soundtracks

"HIGHER LOVE"
Written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings
Performed by Steve Winwood
Courtesy of Island Records See more »