Big Business (1988)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Writers (WGA):

Dori Pierson (written by) &
Marc Reid Rubel (written by)

Release Date:

10 junio 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Frase comercial:

Mixed up at birth, two sets of twins finally meet their match.

Plot:

In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night...

Plot Keywords:

Shakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors | Twins Separated At Birth | Hotel | Sister | Switched At Birth

Awards:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Big Business is a must for any Midler/Tomlin fan

Cast

Bette Midler	...	Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
Lily Tomlin	...	Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
Fred Ward	...	Roone Dimmick
Edward Herrmann	...	Graham Sherbourne
Michele Placido	...	Fabio Alberici
Daniel Gerroll	...	Chuck
Barry Primus	...	Michael
Michael Gross	...	Dr. Jay Marshall
Deborah Rush	...	Binky Shelton
Nicolas Coster	...	Hunt Shelton
Patricia Gaul	...	Iona Ratliff
J.C. Quinn	...	Garth Ratliff
Norma MacMillan	...	Nanny Lewis
Joe Grifasi	...	Desk Clerk
John Vickery	...	Hotel Manager

También conocida como:

Ensalada de gemelas (Spain) [es]
Sopa de gemelas (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

97 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Silver Screen Partners III

Trivialidades:

Jim Abrahams said he staged one of the boardroom scenes based on an experience he had when a large agency used many employees to get him to sign with them.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sadie Ratliff spills the syrup on her white jacket, the syrup stain changes throughout the scene.

Quotes:

Sadie Shelton: My God it's me with a bad haircut.
Sadie Ratliff: Bad? I paid twelve bucks for this.
Rose Ratliff: I am gonna kick your ass!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Resident Alien (1990)

Soundtrack:

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Big Business is a must for any Midler/Tomlin fan

The script. The Direction. The camp performance from both Tomlin & Midler is pure genius. Every inch of this film is delectable. Very few films are made like this anymore, and this was one of the last of the '80s of this genre - where the script and the direction was paramount. It's as fresh as when it was first released. Midler manages to be three character in this film, the City Saide, the Country Sadie, and then the Country Sadie pretending to be the City Sadie! Tomlin is subtle but wonderful as the neurotic City Rose and the feisty Country Rose, and is able to balance the act with panache. The dialogue is wonderful, and at every point of the film you think the characters are going to be caught out - the dialogue saves it for another time. You start rooting for the girls not to get caught, then realise, they're not doing anything wrong! It's Fate twisting itself in a knot the whole time.