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Taking Care of Business

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6.4/10
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Taking Care of Business (1990)
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Comedy
An uptight advertising exec' has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.An uptight advertising exec' has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.An uptight advertising exec' has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
IMDb RATING
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    • Arthur Hiller
    • Jill Mazursky
    • J.J. Abrams
  • Stars
    • Jim Belushi
    • Charles Grodin
    • Anne De Salvo
    • Arthur Hiller
    • Jill Mazursky
    • J.J. Abrams
  • Stars
    • Jim Belushi
    • Charles Grodin
    • Anne De Salvo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
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    Trailer 1:48
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    Charles Grodin in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Gates McFadden in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Jim Belushi and Charles Grodin in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Charles Grodin and Anne De Salvo in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Charles Grodin in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Arthur Hiller in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Jim Belushi and Charles Grodin in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Loryn Locklin in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Jim Belushi, Charles Grodin, and Arthur Hiller in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Veronica Hamel in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Jim Belushi and Hector Elizondo in Taking Care of Business (1990)
    Jim Belushi and Loryn Locklin in Taking Care of Business (1990)

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    Jim Belushi
    Jim Belushi
    • Jimmy
    • (as James Belushi)
    Charles Grodin
    Charles Grodin
    • Spencer
    Anne De Salvo
    Anne De Salvo
    • Debbie
    Loryn Locklin
    Loryn Locklin
    • Jewel
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    • Walter
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Warden
    Veronica Hamel
    Veronica Hamel
    • Elizabeth
    Mako
    Mako
    • Sakamoto
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Diane
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Ted
    Thom Sharp
    Thom Sharp
    • Mike
    Ken Foree
    Ken Foree
    • J.B.
    John Marshall Jones
    John Marshall Jones
    • LeBradford
    • (as J.J.)
    Andre Rosey Brown
    Andre Rosey Brown
    • Heavy G
    Terrence E. McNally
    • Hamilton
    Lenny Hicks
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    Joe Bratcher
    • Mediator
    Burke Byrnes
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      • Jill Mazursky
      • J.J. Abrams
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    • Trivia
      First film written by J.J. Abrams.
    • Goofs
      Scene with Sakamoto and Connors at restaurant meeting. Connors takes cigarette out of case before Sakamoto walks in. When she gets up to greet Sakamoto and then sits back down, she reaches for another cigarette. Then after they cut back to her, she already has it lit. But you never hear her lighter click.
    • Quotes

      Ted Bradford Jr.: Spencer... Toast.

      Jimmy Dworski: Yeah... A toast! To the Cubs winning the world series!... and to big tits!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK theatrical release was cut by 22 seconds to remove strong language (i.e. uses of "fuck") and secure a 12 certificate:
      • [Reel 1] Black prisoner during baseball game in prison yard: "Shut the fuck up!"
      • [Reel 2] James Belushi as he enters opulent mansion: "I'm in fucking 'Dynasty'!"
      • [Reel 3] Belushi to men in tennis gear: "I got a great fucking job, don't I?"
      • After white-suited Belushi admires himself in mirror: "Fucking A, man!"
      All video/DVD releases are uncut and rated 15.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Girl Next Door (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Takin' Care of Business
      Written by Randy Bachman

      Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

      Courtesy of Polygram Special Products

      A Division of Polygram Records, Inc.

    User reviews31

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    7/10
    Silly and implausible, but incredibly fast-paced and often very funny!
    When I first watched this movie, I laughed and laughed and laughed! I was dying! Yes, it's a silly comedy that mostly depends on slapstick, but it works. The plot becomes more implausible by the minute, but with a film as fast-paced and funny as this, you tend to overlook all those flaws. Unless...it's your second viewing.

    Some comedies are incredibly funny on the first viewing, and are almost as--if not just as--funny on all the following viewings. You even start to laugh at jokes you didn't get the first time around. And there are comedies that are incredibly funny on the first viewing, but the laughs decrease on all the following viewings. Unfortunately, "Taking Care of Business" is an example of the latter. And as the laughs decrease, I felt more obligated to observe the plot. Though it succeeds in delivering big-time laughs, "TCOB" is a shallow farce that doesn't know when to quit.

    James Belushi is the main saving grace. Comic talent and energy obviously runs in the family (his brother, the late John Belushi) and he's doing a terrific job at carrying on the Belushi name. His starring roles in little-known films haven't given him the opportunity to show off his knack for comedy, but every once in a while he steals the show, one of which was his supporting role in the underrated romantic comedy "Return to Me." Jim's an underrated talent, who has an amazing comic energy--without being obnoxious--and I hope to see him in more and more comedies. Charles Grodin is amusingly deadpan. Then again, portraying his stuck-up character wasn't much of a stretch. But towards the film's conclusion, he shows off his more outrageous side and he's quite good. That blonde chick who plays Belushi's love interest is an absolute knockout! I didn't get her name, but I hope to see her more often.

    Despite its flaws, I can't completely downgrade a film that made me laugh hysterically the first time. Sure, you won't like it as much the second time, but who said you have to watch it a second time? Just watch it once and indulge! Plus, it has that great title song!

    My score: 7 (out of 10)
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    • Sep 12, 2001

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Angel Stadium of Anaheim - 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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