Family Business Movie Review 1989

A bright Ivy Leaguer, impressed by the exploits and vitality of his criminal grandfather, recruits him and his ex-con dad to pull off a high-tech robbery, which goes awry. Caper film, with its interest in family relationships and being true to one's nature. Casting Connery, Hoffman, and Broderick as the three leaves a big believability problem in the family department.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Burglars, Ex-Cons, Grandparents, Dads

Screenplay

Vincent Patrick

Cast

Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna Desoto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson, Bill McCutcheon, Deborah Rush, Marilyn Cooper, Salem Ludwig, Rex Everhart, James Tolkan, Tony DiBenedetto, Wendell Pierce, John Capodice, Luis Guzman

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director

Sidney Lumet

Music

Cy Coleman

Producer

Lawrence Gordon, Tri-Star Pictures