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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.

Jimmy Dworski (Jim Belushi) is a criminal serving the last 48 hours of a jail sentence. He wins a couple of baseball tickets by calling a radio quiz show. With help from other inmates, he escapes to attend the game. When by chance he finds the Filofax of executive Spencer Barnes (Charles Grodin),who loses it while traveling on a business weekend. Jimmy finds cash, credit cards, and the key to a big mansion. He jumps on the opportunity and starts to pose as Barnes. While the real Barnes is trying to find his Filofax, he gets in all sorts of trouble. What will happen when the two finally meet?

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Info about Taking Care of Business

Studio(s): Silver Screen Partners, Hollywood Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Aug 16, 1990

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $20,000,000.00

Budget: $15,000,000.00

Genres:Comedy