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Released
1989 · FILM

Family Business

A retired criminal and his reformed son turn to one last heist to secure their grandson's future, but the plan spirals into chaos when the straight-laced young man refuses to play the game.

There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together.

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Written by
Runtime
110 min
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has spent much of his life involved in crime, experiencing numerous jail sentences, fights, schemes, and police lineups. His son, Vito, has also had a troubled past, engaging in illegal activities, though he is currently leading a more law-abiding life. The two men place great hope in Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is described as intelligent, good-looking, and free from a history of criminal behavior.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Andrew MondsheinShot by Andrzej BartkowiakScored by Cy ColemanDesigned by Philip Rosenberg

Box Office

1989 · Box office

Grossed $12.2M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$12.2M

Worldwide gross$12.2M

Opening weekend: $2.1M 17% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $3.2M26% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,201 theaters

Also known as

  • Family Businessde
  • Family Business - Ehrbare Ganovende
  • Negocios de familiaes
  • Sono affari di famigliait

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