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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Vincent Patrick (novel)
Vincent Patrick (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 December 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
There's nothing like a good robbery... to bring a family together.
Plot:
Jessie is an ageing career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... Jessie McMullen

Dustin Hoffman ... Vito McMullen

Matthew Broderick ... Adam McMullen
Rosanna DeSoto ... Elaine (as Rosana DeSoto)
Janet Carroll ... Margie, Waitress at Dohenys
Victoria Jackson ... Christine, Adam's Girl
Bill McCutcheon ... Danny Doheny, Bar Owner
Deborah Rush ... Michele Dempsey, Adam's Lawyer
Marilyn Cooper ... Rose Gruden, Elaine's Mother
Salem Ludwig ... Nat Gruden, Elaine's Dad
Rex Everhart ... Ray Garvey, Jessie's Lawyer
James Tolkan ... Judge in 2nd Trial (as James S. Tolkan)
Marilyn Sokol ... Marie, Vitel Meat Bookeeper
Thomas A. Carlin ... Neary the Undertaker
Tony DiBenedetto ... Phil, Selling Things That Fell Off a Truck
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Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sean Connery is only seven years older than Dustin Hoffman, but plays his father. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Two stains on the right shoulder area of Adam's jacket appear and disappear during his argument with his father outside the cafe. more
Quotes:
Jessie: Come on. Let's pay our respects to the grieving widow before she falls flat on her face, drunk. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
This movie taught me a lesson, 1 August 2005
Author: jax713 from Chicago

I've got to learn to stop believing the studio-generated hype on movie jackets. To look at the summary, Family Business would appear to be a comedy...."laughs and larceny!" Whoever thought this movie is funny has a weird sense of humor. For me, it did not achieve even black comedy status. A couple of gaping holes in the plot almost made me eject it from the player. Were it not for the star power and consummate acting of Hoffman and Connery, I wouldn't have made it through to the end. And it may have been the first time for both of them to play characters we never really get to know. Broderick is wasted on a character that whines throughout the story. Glad I didn't pay full-tilt admission at a theater when this was first released.

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