Starring: Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack Directed By: Mike Nichols Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 17, 2001 Running Time: 116 minutes Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1988
Product Description: A bright Wall Street secretary rises to a professional position by posing as her classy but treacherous boss. Genre: Feature Film-Comedy Rating: R Release Date: 6-SEP-2005 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video: Melanie Griffith had a fling with stardom in this Mike Nichols comedy about an executive secretary (Griffith) who can't get her deserved shot at upward mobility in the brokerage industry. Hardly taken seriously by male bosses, things aren't really any better for her once she starts working for a female exec (Sigourney Weaver, never more delightful), a narcissist with a boy-toy banker (Harrison Ford) and a tendency to steal the best ideas from her underlings. When Weaver's character is laid up with a broken leg, Griffith poses as a replacement wheeler-dealer, flirting with Ford and working on a new client who doesn't suspect the deception. Nichols brings a lot of snap and sass to Kevin Wade's smart script about chafing against class restrictions and perceptions. Sundry scenes are played quite charmingly, especially those of Griffith and Ford's mutual pickup in a bar and Joan Cusack's championing of Griffith's crusade. Nominated for Best Picture, Director, Actress (Griffith), and two Supporting Actress awards (Weaver, Cusack); Carly Simon's song "Let the River Run" won the Oscar. --Tom Keogh
Girl Power Tess McGill is a secretary in NYC. After her boss pulls one prank too many on her she leaves the firm that she had been at and goes to work for Katherine Parker.
Several weeks after working for Katherine Tess comes to her with an idea. The company that they work for is trying to get into t.v. but have not been successful. Tess tells Katherine that they should try radio first and it would also take care of a takeover bid by a Japanese company. Katherine seems blase about the idea and does nothing about it before she goes on a ski vacation.
During the vacation Katherine breaks her leg and needs Tess to water the plants at her parents house (that she is staying at.) While at Katherine's house she finds a tape recorder with Katherine dictating a note about Tess' idea to go to Jack Trainer.
Tess meets up with Jack and tells him about the idea, posing as a co-worker of Katherine's. They get working on the proposal, and soon sparks are flying. Unfortunately before they can get to far Katherine comes back and it turns out she and Jack were an item, but Jack never got around to ending it before she broke her leg.
What happens next? See Working Girl, a very good movie with an amazing cast.
holds up fairly well; check out that scary 80s hair!! This was still an engaging story, given that it's about 20 years old. Sigourney Weaver tries to take advantage of a new secretary, only to find herself outclassed by the bright, eager woman. They also share a man until he chooses one of them for keeps. Melanie Griffith is tolerable enough if you can bear her whispery voice, while Harrison Ford does a nice job with his small role, and Weaver is top-notch as always. Joan Cusack is spot-on as Mel's pal.
The late 80s hair, though....Truly terrifying!
Good 80's movie Very enjoyable movie. Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith actually have good on screen chemistry. Very good supporting cast.
Working Hard at Working Girl Working Girl is a good movie, full of fun and surprises. Harrison Ford is good to watch in anything, really. Melanie Griffith has the most annoying voice, but clearly they are aware of this. Sigourney Weaver plays a scheming, conniving manager with an unbelievable ego. But the combination of assistance in different places and the connection between Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith is what makes her successful and makes the movie entertaining.
Ride Through the 80's With Working Girl The bold colored clothes, the high hair, and corporate excess treated in the film Working Girl captured the 1980's feel for the many commuters that labored into Manhattan every morning. The borough of Staten Island is the perfect backdrop for a working girl Tess (Melanie Griffith) trying hard to prove her worth in the Manhattan maze of office politics. Scenes of the Staten Island Ferry transporting Tess and thousands of other NYC workers creates a feeling that Tess is trapped by the commuter lifestyle that has defined her life. Griffith gives an uplifting performance as the Staten Island receptionist trying to make her mark in a corporate world driven by manipulation, power, and sexism. Two worlds are explored in the film; one is the $500 a week lifestyle endured by Tess's co-workers and friends and the other is the gilded and privileged society that her boss Kathreen Parker (Sigourney Weaver) lavishly enjoys. Director Nichols's excellent scene selections and wonderful camera work drive these 2 worlds in parallel and clashing courses. All of the lead actors and supporting cast are excellent in their roles and add to the realism of Nichols's direction. It is amazing to see actors like Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey in supporting roles. Harrison Ford is brilliant as the Wall Street power broker who helps Tess negotiate a deal that may or may not bring her happiness.
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