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Taking Care of Business(Movie, 1990)

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| 1h 48min | Genre: Comedy
Taking Care of BusinessRating: 3.2/5 (with 7070 votes)
Taking Care of Business (released theatrically 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 of the same name by Randy Bachman, recorded by the Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The film is also known for being the first screenplay work written by J. J. Abrams, who later went on to make several blockbuster films, including Super 8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film follows a work-obsessed businessman who is on a business trip and 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. A number of amusing situations ensue. ()
Movie poster of Taking Care of Business

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Duration: 1h 48min
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Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 48min
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Duration: 1h 48min
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About Taking Care of Business

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/16/1990
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Takový je byznys"
"Han är jag"
"Muisti hukassa"
"Filofax"
"Han är jag!"
"Як уладнати справи"
Keywords: career
Budget: 14,000,000 USD
Revenue: 20,000,000 USD (= 143%)

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