Taking Care of Business (1990) on Netflix
Convicted car thief Jimmy Dworski stages a prison riot to slip out and see the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. He finds the Filofax of advertising executive Spencer Barnes.
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Plot summary
Jimmy Dworski is a convicted car thief and a devoted follower of the Chicago Cubs, and he is finishing a prison sentence. A radio quiz show gives him tickets to the World Series, but Warden Frank Toolman refuses to let him out to attend. The other prisoners help Jimmy stage a riot so that he can get away and reach the ballpark. On his way he comes upon a Filofax that belongs to Spencer Barnes, an advertising executive who has offered a reward for its return. The organizer holds cash, credit cards and a key, and Spencer lost it while away on a business weekend. Jimmy begins posing as Spencer and moves into the beach house that belongs to Spencer's boss.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Taking Care of Business (1990)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Taking Care of Business was the first screenplay written by J. J. Abrams, who went on to make blockbusters including Super 8 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
