Taking Care of Business
1990 · 108 min · Director: Arthur Hiller
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jimmy Dworski(Jim Belushi) is a criminal serving the last 48 hours of a jail sentence. He wins a couple of baseball tickets by calling a radio quiz show. With help of other inmates, he escapes to go watch the game. When by chance he finds the Filofax of executive Spencer Barns(Charles Grodin) who loses it while traveling on a business weekend. Jimmy finds cash, credit cards and the key to a big mansion. He jumps on the opportunity and starts posing as Barns. While the real Barnes is trying to find his Filofax he gets in all sorts of trouble. How will things turn out when the two finally meet?
Emotional fingerprint
Taking Care of Business (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Joy25%
- Excitement20%
- Surprise10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Anticipation
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Anticipation
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Anticipation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Anticipation | 41 % | 33 % | 25 % | 35 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 44 % | 39 % | 21 % | 37 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 24 % | 39 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 26 % | 36 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 53 % | 52 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 53 % | 52 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 47 % | 46 % | 24 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 49 % | 48 % | 21 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 53 % | 52 % | 17 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 53 % | 53 % | 19 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 54 % | 53 % | 22 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 55 % | 52 % | 26 % | 32 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 54 % | 47 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Anticipation | 53 % | 42 % | 35 % | 42 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Humor | 55 % | 45 % | 40 % | 42 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Joy | 59 % | 53 % | 42 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Humor | 64 % | 55 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Relief | 66 % | 48 % | 52 % | 27 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jewel Bentley
Elizabeth Barnes
Mike Steward
Gang Member
Luggage Boy
Prison Reporter
Guard
Malibu Jail Guard
Details
- Directed by
- Arthur Hiller
- Written by
- J.J. Abrams, Jill Mazursky
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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