Taking Care of Business (film)

Taking Care of Business
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed byArthur Hiller
Written byJill Mazursky
J. J. Abrams
Produced byGeoffrey Taylor
Starring
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byWilliam H. Reynolds
Music byStewart Copeland
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$20 million

Taking Care of Business (released theatrically in the United Kingdom as Filofax) is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It is named after the song of the same name by Randy Bachman, recorded by the Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The film is also known for being the first screenplay work written by J. J. Abrams, who later went on to make several blockbuster films, including Super 8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The film follows a work-obsessed businessman who is on a business trip and loses his Filofax which is found by a recent prison escapee who assumes his identity, moves into his home and proceeds to mess up his business dealings. A number of amusing situations ensue.

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".