Taking Care of Business
“You are who you pretend to be.”
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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Cast
26 people
Arthur Hiller Director · J.J. Abrams Screenplay Jill Mazursky Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $14M · United States release August 16, 1990
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Silver Screen Partners
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
Buena Vista Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 16, 1990
Theatrical
Finland
May 24, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
May 23, 1991 · Theatrical
Russia
October 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 31, 1991 · Theatrical
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