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Company Business

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 38m
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5.6/10
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Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.
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A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.

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  • Director
    • Nicholas Meyer
  • Writer
    • Nicholas Meyer
  • Stars
    • Gene Hackman
    • Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • Kurtwood Smith
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  • Director
    • Nicholas Meyer
  • Writer
    • Nicholas Meyer
  • Stars
    • Gene Hackman
    • Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • Kurtwood Smith
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    • 30User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
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    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Company Business (1991)
    Kurtwood Smith in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman in Company Business (1991)
    Gene Hackman in Company Business (1991)
    Kurtwood Smith and Daniel von Bargen in Company Business (1991)

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    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Sam Boydas Sam Boyd
    Mikhail Baryshnikov
    Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenkoas Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
    Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Smith
    • Elliot Jaffeas Elliot Jaffe
    Terry O'Quinn
    Terry O'Quinn
    • Colonel Pierce Grissomas Colonel Pierce Grissom
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Mike Flinnas Mike Flinn
    Oleg Rudnik
    • Colonel Grigori Golitsinas Colonel Grigori Golitsin
    Géraldine Danon
    Géraldine Danon
    • Natasha Grimaudas Natasha Grimaud
    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Faisalas Faisal
    Michael Tomlinson
    Michael Tomlinson
    • Dick Maxfieldas Dick Maxfield
    Howard McGillin
    Howard McGillin
    • Bruce Wilsonas Bruce Wilson
    Louis Eppolito
    • Paco Gonzalezas Paco Gonzalez
    Toby Eckholt
    • Nerdy Young Manas Nerdy Young Man
    Elsa O'Toole
    • Receptionist Maxine Gray Cosmeticsas Receptionist Maxine Gray Cosmetics
    Kate Harper
    Kate Harper
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmeticsas Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
    Bob Sherman
    • Sobelas Sobel
    Adèle Anderson
    Adèle Anderson
    • Marleneas Marlene
    Andreas Grothusen
    • Klausas Klaus
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      • Nicholas Meyer
    • Writer
      • Nicholas Meyer
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    Storyline

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    Rogue CIA agent Sam Boyd is called back by "the Company" to do some work. Namely a hostage trade of jailed Soviet spy Pyiotr Grushenko for an American agent the Soviets had taken. In the newly united Germany the trade goes bad and Grushenko and Boyd find themselves on the run from both the KGB and the CIA as they unravel an International espionage plot set at the end of the Soviet era. American and Soviet find themselves in an uneasy partnership as they hop around Europe trying to stay alive. Notes: Baryshnikov hated this movie he refused to even do publicity for it. —Susan Southall <stobchatay@aol.com>
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    • Taglines
      • It's not the company you keep. It's the company that keeps you.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mikhail Baryshnikov hated this movie so much that he refused to do publicity for it.
    • Goofs
      When Mikhail and Gene are walking through the forest, they walk toward the camera which moves backwards in sync with them. At one point, the camera crew bumps some branches of a fir tree, which are seen to snap into the frame before the actors reach the tree.
    • Quotes

      [About East German car.]

      Sam Boyd: Is it alarmed?

      Pyiotr Grushenko: Only if you frighten it.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Ken Adam - Production Designer (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      The Boys In The Back Room
      Written by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander) and Frank Loesser

      Arranged and Producedv by Tony Bremner

      Performed by Adèle Anderson

    User reviews30

    Review
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    7/10
    Hackman and spy movie fans will enjoy
    Rewatching this in 2020 (last viewing was probably mid-90s!) I must say I enjoyed this mild mannered "spy games" light comic thriller. Showing its age now with references to Princess Diana and protagonists smoking on an aeroplane. Has shades of better movies like MIDNIGHT RUN and 48 HOURS but with its own unique charm. I like the twisty turny espionage plot (like an early dry run of Jason Bourne films) and the Michael Kamen score sounds very DIE HARD esque, which adds to some of the more tense scenes (especially the spy trade gone wrong scene about halfway through the film). Lots of good strong supporting actors chewing scenery, and I'll watch Hackman in anything! Some of the dialogue makes me laugh too ("He's so rich he could ski uphill"), and I thought the cinematography was good on my modern 60 inch television. It also serves as a great travelogue of Berlin and Paris. Loses a few points for a totally abrupt ending, almost like they ran out of budget! I would have loved another 10-15 minutes to see how the characters ended up, and if they made it to the Seychelles.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dinosaurs
    • Filming locations
      • Restaurant Le Jules Verne, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
    • Production company
      • Pathé Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,501,785
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $533,610
      • Sep 8, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,501,785
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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