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Mixed up at birth, two sets of twins finally meet their match. - Big Business
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Title: Big Business

Release Date: 10 Jun 1988

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Production Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.361 (266 votes)

Cast

  • Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton: Bette Midler
  • Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton: Lily Tomlin
  • Roone Dimmick: Fred Ward
  • Graham Sherbourne: Edward Herrmann
  • Fabio Alberici: Michele Placido
  • Chuck: Daniel Gerroll
  • Michael: Barry Primus
  • Dr. Jay Marshall: Michael Gross
  • Binky Shelton: Deborah Rush
  • Hunt Shelton: Nicolas Coster
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