---
title: 'Taking Care of Business (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arthur Hiller'
released: '1990-08-17'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/taking-care-of-business-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103035/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Taking Care of Business (1990)

1990 · 108 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Taking Care of Business is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It is named after the song by Randy Bachman, recorded by the Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The film is also known for being the first screenplay written by J. J. Abrams, who would make several blockbuster films, including Super 8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Arthur Hiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hiller)
- **Screenplay:** [J. J. Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-j-abrams)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stewart Copeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-copeland)
- **Producer:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Director of Photography:** [David M. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-m-walsh)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Gates McFadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/gates-mcfadden)
- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako)
- [John de Lancie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-de-lancie)
- [John Marshall Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marshall-jones)
- [Thom Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-sharp)
- [Ken Foree](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-foree)
- [Veronica Hamel](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-hamel)
- [Anne De Salvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-de-salvo)
- [Stephen Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-elliott)
- [Loryn Locklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/loryn-locklin)
- [Jim Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-belushi)
- [Charles Grodin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-grodin)
- [Héctor Elizondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-elizondo)

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