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Big Business Cast & Characters

Big Business (1988) stars Bette Midler as Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton, Lily Tomlin as Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton and Fred Ward as Roone Dimmick. The comedy movie was released June 10, 1988. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1988 · 1h 37m 64 Audience
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Starring Cast
B
Bette Midler
Sadie Ratliff / Sadie Shelton
L
Lily Tomlin
Rose Ratliff / Rose Shelton
F
Fred Ward
Roone Dimmick
E
Edward Herrmann
Graham Sherbourne
M
Michele Placido
Fabio Alberici
D
Daniel Gerroll
Chuck
Key crew
Director
Jim Abrahams
Screenplay
Marc Reid Rubel , Dori Pierson
Based on
Mark Twain
Producers
Michael Peyser , Steve Tisch
Music
Lee Holdridge
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Editor
Harry Keramidas
Production design
William Sandell
Costume design
Michael Kaplan
Casting
Howard Feuer

Full cast

24 cast members

Crew by department

16 crew members