Family Business( 1989)

TV-MACrimeDramaComedy

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There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together.

Overview

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.

Top Billed Cast

Sean Connery
Jessie McMullen
Dustin Hoffman
Vito McMullen
Matthew Broderick
Adam McMullen
Rosanna DeSoto
Elaine
Janet Carroll
Margie
Victoria Jackson
Christine
Bill McCutcheon
Doheny
Deborah Rush
Michele Dempsey
Marilyn Cooper
Rose
Salem Ludwig
Nat
Rex Everhart
Ray Garvey
James Tolkan
Judge
Marilyn Sokol
Marie
Thomas A. Carlin
Neary
Tony DiBenedetto
Phil
Wendell Pierce
Prosecutor
John Capodice
Tommy
Luis Guzmán
Torres
BD Wong
Jimmy Chiu
Isabell O'Connor
Judge
James Carruthers
Clerk, 1st Court
Jack O'Connell
Police Lieutenant
Dermot A. McNamara
Casket Mourner
William Preston
Flask Mourner
John Connell
Wake "Suit" Cop
Raymond H. Bazemore
"Caper" Guard
Willie C. Carpenter
"Caper" Cop
Conard Fowkes
"Caper" Detective
Hal Lehrman
Assistant D.A.
Ed Crowley
Charlie

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A review by kevin2019

Written by kevin2019 on Fri Mar 28 2025

"Family Business" is primarily concerned with the fractured familial dynamics within the McMullan family and the robbery which ironically enough is responsible for reuniting them - "There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together" as the poster tells us - is very much used as almost nothing more than a catalyst to examine what drives Jessie and his son Vido apart as decades old grievances gradually and inevitably begin to resurface once more. The film also makes good use of Vido's concerted efforts to keep his son Adam on the straight and narrow, but unfortunately no matter how i...