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Synopsis
Thanks to a mix-up at birth, two sets of twins are separated and grow up in radically different social circles. The four baby girls grow up to be Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin-and Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. One of the Midlers is a ruthless New York CEO, while one of the Tomlins is her air-headed "save the whales" business partner. Thousands of miles away in a Southern industrial town, a blue-collar Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin work for a company that the white-collar Midler plans to devour in a hostile takeover. The "poor" Midler and Tomlin head to New York to argue against the takeover, inevitably getting mixed up with the "rich" Midler and Tomlin. Three of the four twins team up to save the small-town company, while CEO Midler remains as nastily greedy as ever. Clear enough? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Nicolas Coster Hunt Shelton
Patricia Gaul Iona Ratliff
Daniel Gerroll Chuck
Seth Green Jason
Joe Grifasi Desk Clerk
Mary Gross Judy
Edward Herrmann Graham Sherbourne
Norma Macmillan Nanny Lewis
Michele Placido Fabio Alberici
J.C. Quinn Garth Ratliff
Deborah Rush Binky Shelton
John Vickery Hotel Manager
Fred Ward Roone Dimmick
Michael Gross Dr. Jay Marshall
Bette Midler Sadie Shelton/ Sadie Ratliff
Barry Primus Michael
Lily Tomlin Rose Shelton
John Hancock Older Harlan

Production Crew

William Barclay Art Director
Bonnie Bruckheimer-Martell Associate Producer
Steven Saxton Associate Producer
Raymond Stella Camera Operator
Howard Feuer Casting
Dean Cundey Cinematographer
Michael Peyser Co-producer
Steve Tisch Co-producer
Lee Holdridge Composer (Music Score)
Michael Kaplan Costume Designer
Jim Abrahams Director
Harry Keramidas Editor
Dorothy Fields Featured Music
Jimmy McHugh Featured Music
Johnny Burke Featured Music
Eugenia Weston Makeup
Michael Lorenz Makeup
Louis Prima Musical Performer
Jim Abrahams Producer
Michael Peyser Producer
Steve Tisch Producer
William Sandell Production Designer
William S. Beasley Production Manager
Dori Pierson Screenwriter
Jim Abrahams Screenwriter
Leslie Dixon Screenwriter
Marc Reid Rubel Screenwriter
Michael Peyser Second Unit Director
James Tocci Set Designer
Martha Johnston Set Designer
Richard C. Goddard Set Designer
A. Johnson Songwriter
Barry Mann Songwriter
Cynthia Weil Songwriter
Dorothy Fields Songwriter
E. Shostakovich Songwriter
Frank Mills Songwriter
Harry Rabinowitz Songwriter
Jerry Leiber Songwriter
Jimmy McHugh Songwriter
Johnny Burke Songwriter
Louis Prima Songwriter
Marc Shaiman Songwriter
Mike Stoller Songwriter
Richard Wilbur Songwriter
Steve Winwood Songwriter
Will Jennings Songwriter
Thomas D. Causey Sound/Sound Designer
Dream Quest Images Special Effects
Frank Ferrara Stunts
William Erickson Stunts
Year: 1988
Runtime: 98
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Color type
Metrocolor

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Buena Vista
Silver Screen Partners III
Touchstone Pictures

Release
August 19, 1988 (USA)
by Buena Vista