Taking Care of Business (1990)

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Genre

comedy film, prison film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 186 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A businessman loses his personal organizer. A prisoner who just escaped finds it and poses as the businessman. He then moves into the man's house and causes trouble with his work.

lightheartedfunnyfast-pacedwhimsicalslapstickchaoticplayful

What happens

Taking Care of Business (theatrically released in the United Kingdom as Filofax) is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It is named after the song by Randy Bachman, recorded by the Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The film is also known for being the first screenplay written by J. J. Abrams, who would make several blockbuster films, including Super 8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film follows a work-obsessed businessman who loses his Filofax, which is found by a recent prison escapee who assumes his identity, moves into his home, and proceeds to mess up his business dealings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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