Taking Care of Business

You are who you pretend to be.

6.3
19901h 48m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Cast

Photo of Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Jimmy Dworski

Photo of Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Spencer Barnes

Photo of Anne DeSalvo

Anne DeSalvo

Debbie Lipton

Photo of Loryn Locklin

Loryn Locklin

Jewel Bentley

Photo of Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Walter Bentley

Photo of Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Warden Toolman

Photo of Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel

Elizabeth Barnes

Photo of Mako

Mako

Mr. Sakamoto

Photo of Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Diane Connors

Photo of John de Lancie

John de Lancie

Ted Bradford Jr.

Photo of Thom Sharp

Thom Sharp

Mike Steward

Photo of Ken Foree

Ken Foree

J.B., Prisoner making demands

Photo of Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Prison Guard

Photo of Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

Airport Car Rental Man

Photo of Chris Barnes

Chris Barnes

Luggage Boy

Photo of John Marshall Jones

John Marshall Jones

LeBradford Brown

Photo of Janet Julian

Janet Julian

Woman on Plane

Photo of Whit Hertford

Whit Hertford

Yuppie Son

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Reviews

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Svumpukkel85

6/10 Nice filofax...

......said no one ever in 2018!

A nostalgic trip to a wierd past. I liked it for a 90's movie, and it is cute, but not very funny. But a feel-gooder and everyone is nice and happy, but somehow brain-dead - like it is supposed to be!

But I was surprised how sexist and racist it was in comedy movies from the 90's! Not something I had ever questioned before. Like this fun reviewer noticed:

> One of the really great qualities of this movie was just how racist, anti-semitic, and sterotypical it was. Did Spencer get lost in a bad neighborhood and ask for directions, only to get mugged? Yup. Was their a talkative, annoying, single Jewish woman? You betcha. Was the President of the company Japanese, leading to lots of references to their culture like being on time, bowing, respect, and politeness? You know it.
[90' sterotypes in comedy](https://www.sportwatchers.com/single-post/2016/12/21/Spovie-Review-Taking-Care-of-Business)

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Seragon

Originally released as Filofax it took me a while to find this movie with it's rerelease name of Taking Care of Business.
Well worth the search though. One of James (Jim) Belushi's best films along with The Principal.
I remember watching the TimeCode VHS (I worked in a video rental shop) about 2 months before it was released on VHS.
Still a brilliant movie & even my 14 year old son enjoyed it so stands the test of time well
If you like a bit of light hearted comedy with a great actors then I definitely recomend this movie

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