Big Business (1988)
- Directed by
- Jim Abrahams
- Genre
- comedy film, female buddy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 301 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth in a small town hospital. One twin from each pair grows up rich and the other grows up poor. Years later, the four women meet by chance in New York City, leading to mistaken identities and a series of farcical mix-ups.
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What happens
Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, each playing two roles, as sets of identical twins mismatched at birth. The nature versus nurture farce adapts The Comedy of Errors, but with female siblings in contemporary society: one of each twin being reared in a wealthy urban setting, while the others grew up in a poor rural environment. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, the film co-stars Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Joe Grifasi, and Seth Green, as well as siblings Michael Gross and Mary Gross. Directed by Jim Abrahams, critical reaction to the film as a whole was generally lukewarm. Both Midler and Tomlin were nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture for their performances with Midler winning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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