Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Taking Care of Business

 Taking Care of Business
type
TVTItem
 Taking Care of Business
label
Taking Care of Business
 Taking Care of Business
page
TakingCareOfBusiness
 Taking Care of Business
comment
Taking Care of Business is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller, starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin.Jimmy Dworski (Belushi) is a convicted car thief and diehard Chicago Cubs fan who wins tickets to the World Series in a radio contest. Unfortunately, he still has a couple of days left to serve in prison, and the warden will not let him leave and come back. With the help of other inmates, Jimmy stages a riot so he can sneak out of prison to see the game. On the way, he finds the Filofax of Spencer Barnes (Grodin), an uptight advertising executive, and Jimmy takes on Barnes' identity, while the life of the real Spencer Barnes is spiraling into the gutter. When Jimmy and Spencer finally come together, an unlikely friendship forms.The film is notable for being the first screenplay work written by J. J. Abrams.
 Taking Care of Business
fetched
2024-02-23T03:47:05Z
 Taking Care of Business
parsed
2024-02-23T03:47:05Z
 Taking Care of Business
isPartOf
DBTropes
 Taking Care of Business / int_2ee27afe
type
Radio Contest
 Taking Care of Business / int_2ee27afe
comment
Radio Contest: The premise of the movie involves a convict winning tickets to the World Series, but still having several days to serve in prison. The contest was simple: Name the first four albums of Led Zeppelin. (Which were, 1,2,3 and lacking a pronounceable name - 4.)
 Taking Care of Business / int_2ee27afe
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_2ee27afe
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_2ee27afe
 Taking Care of Business / int_39798793
type
Ludicrous Precision
 Taking Care of Business / int_39798793
comment
Ludicrous Precision: When Jewel and Jimmy end up having sex, they both claim it was the best sex they ever had, but Jimmy, having previously been in prison, feels the need to get more specific.
 Taking Care of Business / int_39798793
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_39798793
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_39798793
 Taking Care of Business / int_5291bcbb
type
Caught on the Jumbotron
 Taking Care of Business / int_5291bcbb
comment
Caught on the Jumbotron: Jimmy, a convicted car thief who escapes from prison specifically to attend a world series game for which he won tickets, catches a foul ball during the game that is caught on the Jumbotron. He has to make a swift exit from the stadium shortly thereafter as the cops close in on him.
 Taking Care of Business / int_5291bcbb
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_5291bcbb
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_5291bcbb
 Taking Care of Business / int_5c0902e7
type
Boyish Short Hair
 Taking Care of Business / int_5c0902e7
comment
Boyish Short Hair: With the film released in 1990, it still carries the fashions of the previous decade, but rather than '80s Hair, Jewel Bentley has the short style trendy for women in the '80s.
 Taking Care of Business / int_5c0902e7
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_5c0902e7
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_5c0902e7
 Taking Care of Business / int_6edc54d5
type
Here We Go Again!
 Taking Care of Business / int_6edc54d5
comment
Here We Go Again!: The film ends with Spencer picking up Jimmy from prison and accidentally leaving his Filofax behind on the curb as they drive off into the sunset.
 Taking Care of Business / int_6edc54d5
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_6edc54d5
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_6edc54d5
 Taking Care of Business / int_8b9e6d7a
type
Confronting Your Imposter
 Taking Care of Business / int_8b9e6d7a
comment
Confronting Your Imposter: Jimmy Dworski escapes from jail, finds the Filofax of Spencer Barnes, then impersonates Barnes until the real Spencer Barnes shows up.
 Taking Care of Business / int_8b9e6d7a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_8b9e6d7a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_8b9e6d7a
 Taking Care of Business / int_c75df49a
type
Shout-Out
 Taking Care of Business / int_c75df49a
comment
Shout-Out: Jimmy's reaction after entering Spencer's mansion for the first time after finding the key and alarm codes in the Filofax is, "Wow! I'm on fucking Dynasty!"
 Taking Care of Business / int_c75df49a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_c75df49a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_c75df49a
 Taking Care of Business / int_name
type
ItemName
 Taking Care of Business / int_name
comment
 Taking Care of Business / int_name
featureApplicability
1.0
 Taking Care of Business / int_name
featureConfidence
1.0
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Taking Care of Business / int_name
 Taking Care of Business / int_name
itemName
Taking Care of Business

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Confronting Your Imposter / int_bc45dbc6
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Films of 1990–1994 / int_bc45dbc6
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Harmless Lady Disguise / int_bc45dbc6
 Taking Care of Business
hasFeature
Radio Contest / int_bc45dbc6