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Family Business

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
14K
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Matthew Broderick, Sean Connery, and Dustin Hoffman in Family Business (1989)
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An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?

  • Director
    • Sidney Lumet
  • Writer
    • Vincent Patrick
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Matthew Broderick
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writer
      • Vincent Patrick
    • Stars
      • Sean Connery
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Matthew Broderick
    • 51User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Jessie
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Vito
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Adam
    Rosanna DeSoto
    Rosanna DeSoto
    • Elaine
    • (as Rosana DeSoto)
    Janet Carroll
    Janet Carroll
    • Margie
    Victoria Jackson
    Victoria Jackson
    • Christine
    Bill McCutcheon
    Bill McCutcheon
    • Doheny
    Deborah Rush
    Deborah Rush
    • Michele Dempsey
    Marilyn Cooper
    • Rose
    Salem Ludwig
    • Nat
    Rex Everhart
    Rex Everhart
    • Ray Garvey
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Judge
    • (as James S. Tolkan)
    Marilyn Sokol
    Marilyn Sokol
    • Marie
    Thomas A. Carlin
    • Neary
    Tony DiBenedetto
    • Phil
    Isabell O'Connor
    • Judge
    • (as Isabell Monk)
    Wendell Pierce
    Wendell Pierce
    • Prosecutor
    James Carruthers
    • Clerk - 1st Court
    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writer
      • Vincent Patrick
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sean Connery, who played Dustin Hoffman's father, is only seven years older than Hoffman.
    • Goofs
      When Vito leaves the lawyer's office in the parking lot he asks the attendant if he saw a Cadillac Fleetwood leaving. The car they were driving was actually an Eldorado.
    • Quotes

      Jessie: Hey, you bald-headed prick! Don't you ever get caught on the take. Because if you wind up in any joint I'm in, you'll leave feet first.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: She-Devil/Driving Miss Daisy/War of the Roses/Glory/Enemies: A Love Story (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Danny Boy
      Written by Frederick Edward Weatherly (as Frederick E. Weatherly)

    User reviews51

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    Some Family...

    Connery, Hoffman, Broderick, oh my! OK, it should have been an Oscar contender, but it wasn't. Vince Patrick's work will never rival Tolstoy, but it isn't intended to. This is classic Connery chewing scenery with acid tongue dialogue and more than a few memorable moments. Hardly a talent waster, lets call it an under achiever, just like the main characters here.
    • mibailiff
    • Dec 28, 2001
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ehrbare Ganoven
    • Filming locations
      • 2 Jericho Plaza, Jericho, Long Island, New York, USA(The laboratory where Jessie, Vito and Adam steal the plasmids, on the N. Marginal Road side of the building)
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Gordon Company
      • Regency International Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,195,695
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,130,024
      • Dec 17, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,195,695
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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