Big Business (1988 film)

Big Business
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jim Abrahams
Written by	Dori Pierson Marc Reid Rubel
Produced by	Steve Tisch Michael Peyser
Starring	Bette Midler Lily Tomlin
Cinematography	Dean Cundey
Edited by	Harry Keramidas
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners III
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	June 10, 1988 (1988-06-10)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$40.2 million[1]

Big Business is a 1988 American comedy film starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, each playing two roles, as sets of identical twins mismatched at birth. The nature versus nurture farce adapts The Comedy of Errors, but with female siblings in contemporary society: one of each twin being reared in a wealthy urban setting, while the others grew up in a poor rural environment.

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, the film co-stars Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Joe Grifasi, and Seth Green, as well as siblings Michael Gross and Mary Gross. Directed by Jim Abrahams, critical reaction to the film as a whole was generally lukewarm. Both Midler and Tomlin were nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture for their performances with Midler winning.^[2]