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Big Business

Big Business

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 37mPG
Comedy
6.4
IMDB Rating
16,715 votes

Two couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.

Director
Jim Abrahams
Writers
Dori Pierson, Marc Reid Rubel
Stars
Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward
Release Date
June 10, 1988
Language
English, Italian
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 65
Reviews
📋 13.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Bette Midler
Bette Midler
as Sadie Shelton
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
as Rose Shelton
Fred Ward
Fred Ward
as Roone Dimmick
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
as Graham Sherbourne
Michele Placido
Michele Placido
as Fabio Alberici
Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll
as Chuck
Barry Primus
Barry Primus
as Michael
Michael Gross
Michael Gross
as Dr. Jay Marshall
Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush
as Binky Shelton
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster
as Hunt Shelton

💰 Box Office

$40,150,487
Worldwide Gross
$40,150,487
Domestic Gross
$6,112,577
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kentucky, USA
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

🏷️ Keywords

switched at birthneo screwball comedyf ratedstrong female characterstrong female lead

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

All mixed up
by Prismark102017-10-28
6/10

"Big Business is an updated version of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. It is directed by Jim Abrahams with astonishing split screen photography by Dean Cundey. Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin play dual roles. A set of twins switched at birth. Rose and Sadie Shelton were raised by a wealthy couple from New York. Rose and Sadie Ratliff were raised by farmers in Jupiter Hollow where all of them were one born but two of the babies were wrongly mixed up. The Shelton girls run their father's business Moramax in New York City and plan to shut down the main factory in Jupiter Hollow. Rose (Mid..."

💡 Did You Know?

Just before the cameras rolled on each of her Rose Shelton scenes, Lily Tomlin would spin around in a circle several times until she got dizzy, in order to exhibit the air-headed qualities of her character.

📖 Synopsis

Two couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.