Big Business (1988 film)

Big Business
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Abrahams
Written byDori Pierson
Marc Reid Rubel
Produced bySteve Tisch
Michael Peyser
Starring
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited byHarry Keramidas
Music byLee Holdridge
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • June 10, 1988 (1988-06-10)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$40.2 million[1]

Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, each playing two roles, as sets of identical twins mismatched at birth. The nature versus nurture farce adapts The Comedy of Errors, but with female siblings in contemporary society: one of each twin being reared in a wealthy urban setting, while the others grew up in a poor rural environment.

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, the film co-stars Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Joe Grifasi, and Seth Green, as well as siblings Michael Gross and Mary Gross. Directed by Jim Abrahams, critical reaction to the film as a whole was generally lukewarm. Both Midler and Tomlin were nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture for their performances with Midler winning.[2]

  1. ^ Big Business at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Big Business (1988) Awards". IMDb. 1989. Retrieved June 30, 2019.