In 1948, wealthy businessman Hunt Shelton and his pregnant wife are lost in rural West Virginia when Mrs. Shelton goes into labor near the town of Jupiter Hollow. At the local … 展开

The movie was originally written for Barbra Streisand (Midler's role) and Goldie Hawn (Tomlin's role). The plot playfully combines three recognizable stories: Aesop's The Town Mouse and the … 展开

In the United States, Big Business debuted within the top three on the box-office chart and became a modest success, eventually grossing $40.2 million during its domestic run. 展开

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• Bette Midler as Sadie Shelton and Sadie Ratliff
• Lily Tomlin as Rose Ratliff and Rose Shelton
• Fred Ward as … 展开

Critical reaction to the film as a whole was generally lukewarm. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 52% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on … 展开

The film was released to VHS, Betamax, and Laserdisc in 1989 by Touchstone Home Video, with a DVD release in 2002. In 2011, Big Business was among a selection of titles from 展开