Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bette Midler | ... | Sadie Shelton / Sadie Ratliff | |
Lily Tomlin | ... | Rose Shelton / Rose Ratliff | |
Fred Ward | ... | Roone Dimmick | |
Edward Herrmann | ... | Graham Sherbourne | |
Michele Placido | ... | Fabio Alberici | |
Daniel Gerroll | ... | Chuck | |
Barry Primus | ... | Michael | |
Michael Gross | ... | Dr. Jay Marshall | |
Deborah Rush | ... | Binky Shelton | |
Nicolas Coster | ... | Hunt Shelton | |
Patricia Gaul | ... | Iona Ratliff | |
J.C. Quinn | ... | Garth Ratliff | |
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Norma MacMillan | ... | Nanny Lewis |
Joe Grifasi | ... | Desk Clerk | |
John Vickery | ... | Hotel Manager |
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>
Mistaken identity comedy has always been something that really cracks me up. (TV's "Three's Company" comes to mind) Plots that revolve around scenes with two people thinking two completely different things is just FUNNY. "Big Business" has a couple of truly hysterical scenes (The one in the elevator nearly killed me). Maybe it helps to be in the mood, but either way, it's an enjoyable little movie with some great performances.
Forget the fact that this situation would never happen. Just have a laugh.