Plot & Details
You've probably already guessed that the Family Business in this all-star melodrama is the business of crime. Adapted from a novel by Vincent Patrick, the film stars Sean Connery as Jessie McMullen, the patriarch of a family of career criminals, including his son Vito (Dustin Hoffman) and grandson Adam (Matthew Broderick). Vito has gone legit, but college-educated Adam remains loyal to his grandfather. Reluctantly, Vito joins his father and son on a big-time heist involving millions of dollars' worth of test-tube specimens. There's many a slip-up and betrayal before the three generations can find a common ground.
- Genre(s): Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
- Run Time: 113min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1989
- DVD Release Date: 05/20/2003
- Distributor(s): Tri-Star Pictures
- Director(s): Sidney Lumet
- Starring: Sean Connery , Dustin Hoffman , Matthew Broderick , Rosanna de Soto , Janet Carroll
- Themes: Generation Gap,One Last Heist,Going Straight,Fathers and Sons
- Tone: Bittersweet,Confrontational,Deliberate,Meditative,Poignant,Somber
- Keywords: con/scam,deception,experiment,family,family-business,generation,generation-gap,prison,robbery
- Country of Origin: USA (12-15-1989)
- Language: English
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