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Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. It is the story of two sets of twins who were mismatched at birth, resulting in one being raised by a poor family and the other by a wealthy family.

Cast[]

  • Bette Midler — Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff
  • Lily Tomlin — Rose Ratliff/Rose Shelton
  • Fred Ward — Roone Dimmick
  • Michael Gross — Dr. Jay Marshall
  • Edward Herrmann — Graham Sherbourne
  • Barry Primus — Michael
  • Michele Placido — Fabio Alberici
  • Seth Green — Jason
  • Daniel Gerroll — Chuck
  • John Hancock — Harlan
  • Deborah Rush — Binky Shelton
  • Nicolas Coster — Hunt Shelton
  • J. C. Quinn — Garth Ratliff
  • Joe Grifasi — Desk Clerk
  • John Vickery — Hotel Manager
  • Mary Gross — Judy

Trivia[]

  • The cost of building a set, recreating the Plaza Hotel, proved so high, that Disney decided to re-use it to recoup the money. This resulted in the short-lived sitcom The Nutt House. The show starred Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman.


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1984: SplashCountry

1985: Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendMy Science Project
1986: Down and Out in Beverly HillsOff BeatRuthless PeopleTough GuysThe Color of Money
1987: Outrageous FortuneGood Morning, VietnamTin MenThree Men and a BabyAdventures in BabysittingStakeoutErnest Goes to CampCan't Buy Me LoveHello Again
1988: Shoot to KillD.O.A.Big BusinessWho Framed Roger RabbitCocktailThe RescueHeartbreak HotelThe Good MotherErnest Saves ChristmasBeaches
1989: Three FugitivesNew York StoriesDisorganized CrimeDead Poets SocietyTurner & HoochAn Innocent ManGross AnatomyBlaze

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1990: StellaWhere the Heart IsPretty WomanThree Men and a Little LadyErnest Goes to JailSpaced InvadersFire BirdsDick TracyBetsy's WeddingMr. DestinyGreen Card

1991: Scenes from a MallOscarWhat About Bob?The RocketeerThe DoctorTrue IdentityDeceivedParadiseErnest Scared StupidBilly BathgateFather of the Bride
1992: Noises OffSister Act3 NinjasThe Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagCrossing the BridgeCaptain Ron
1993: AliveThe Cemetery ClubIndian SummerLife with MikeyWhat's Love Got to Do with ItAnother StakeoutMy Boyfriend's BackThe ProgramThe Nightmare Before ChristmasSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1994: Cabin BoyMy Father the HeroThe RefThe InkwellWhen a Man Loves a WomanRenaissance ManI Love TroubleIt's PatA Simple Twist of FateEd Wood
1995: Bad CompanyThe Jerky Boys: The MovieJefferson in ParisMad LoveFeast of JulyFather of the Bride Part IISlam Dunk Ernest
1996: Mr. WrongUp Close & PersonalTwo MuchLast DanceBoysPhenomenonKazaamRansomThe War at HomeThe Preacher's Wife
1997: MetroThe 6th ManRomy and Michele's High School ReunionCon AirNothing to LoseA Thousand AcresPlaying GodKundun
1998: The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitKrippendorf's TribeHe Got GameThe Horse WhispererSix Days, Seven NightsArmageddonThe PatriotMafia!Holy ManRushmoreBelovedThe WaterboyEnemy of the StateA Civil Action
1999: The Other Sister10 Things I Hate About YouInstinctSummer of SamThe 13th WarriorMumfordThe InsiderDeuce Bigalow: Male GigoloCradle Will RockBicentennial ManPlay It to the Bone

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2000: Mission to MarsHigh FidelityKeeping the FaithShanghai NoonGone in 60 SecondsCoyote UglyThe CrewUnbreakableO Brother, Where Art Thou?

2001: Double TakePearl HarborCrazy/BeautifulBubble Boy New Port SouthCorky RomanoHigh Heels and Low LifesOut ColdThe Royal Tenenbaums
2002: The Count of Monte CristoSorority BoysBig TroubleFrank McKlusky, C.I.Ultimate X: The MovieBad CompanyReign of FireSignsSweet Home AlabamaMoonlight MileThe Hot Chick
2003: 25th HourThe RecruitShanghai KnightsBringing Down the HouseOpen RangeCalendar GirlsHope SpringsCold Creek ManorUnder the Tuscan SunVeronica Guerin
2004: HidalgoThe LadykillersThe AlamoRaising HelenKing ArthurThe VillageMr. 3000The Last ShotLadder 49The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2005: A Lot Like LoveThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDark WaterFlightplanShopgirlCasanova
2006: AnnapolisStick ItStep UpThe GuardianThe PrestigeDéjà VuApocalypto
2007: Wild HogsDan in Real Life
2008: Step Up 2: The StreetsSwing VoteMiracle at St. Anna
2009: Confessions of a ShopaholicSurrogatesThe Proposal

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2010: When in RomeThe Last SongStep Up 3DYou AgainThe Tempest

2011: Gnomeo & JulietI Am Number FourThe HelpFright NightReal SteelWar Horse
2012: People Like UsLincoln
2013: The Fifth EstateDelivery Man
2014: The Wind RisesNeed for SpeedThe Hundred-Foot Journey
2015: Strange MagicBridge of Spies
2016: The Light Between Oceans

Shorts
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