Big Business

Big Business

97 mins | Comedy | June 10, 1988

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. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.

Big Business

97 mins | Comedy | June 10, 1988

Big Business
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. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Silver Screen Partners III, Touchstone Pictures
Original title Big Business
Directors Jim Abrahams
Writers Marc Reid Rubel, Dori Pierson

Cast

Bette Midler

as Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton

Lily Tomlin

as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton

Fred Ward

as Roone Dimmick

Edward Herrmann

as Graham Sherbourne

Michele Placido

as Fabio Alberici

Daniel Gerroll

as Chuck

Barry Primus

as Michael

Michael Gross

as Dr. Jay Marshall

Deborah Rush

as Binky Shelton

Nicolas Coster

as Hunt Shelton

Patricia Gaul

as Iona Ratliff

J. C. Quinn

as Garth Ratliff

Norma MacMillan

as Nanny Lewis

Joe Grifasi

as Desk Clerk

John Vickery

as Hotel Manager

John Hancock

as Older Harlan

Mary Gross

as Judy

Seth Green

as Jason

Leo Burmester

as Bum

Lucy Webb

as Wenona

Lewis Arquette

as Mr. Stokes

Michael George

as Musician (uncredited)

Chick Hearn

as Sports Announcer