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Working Girl (1988)

"For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying."

6.6/10 1h 54m Dec 20, 1988
Comedy Romance Drama

Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.

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Movie Details

Original Title Working Girl
Original Language EN
Budget $28,000,000
Revenue $103,173,635
Status Released
Popularity 2.5

Cast

Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Tess McGill
Popularity: 3.5
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Jack Trainer
Popularity: 3.5
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Katharine Parker
Popularity: 3.7
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Mick Dugan
Popularity: 1.9
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack
Cyn
Popularity: 2.3
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
Oren Trask
Popularity: 1.8
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn
Ginny
Popularity: 6.3
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt
Lutz
Popularity: 4.6
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James Lally
Turkel
Popularity: 0.2
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Bob Speck
Popularity: 2.3
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Armbriester
Popularity: 0.5
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis
Personnel Director
Popularity: 14.9

Key Crew

Producer Douglas Wick
Executive Producer Robert Greenhut, Laurence Mark
Screenplay Kevin Wade
Editor Sam O'Steen
Director Mike Nichols

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Jon Hamm announces WORKING GIRL for AFI Movie Club
Jon Hamm announces WORKING GIRL for AFI Movie Club
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Sigourney Weaver on making Working Girl
Sigourney Weaver on making Working Girl
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on Working Girl
Brian Trenchard-Smith on Working Girl
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Throwback Trailer
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Keywords

new york city strong woman love triangle clerk empowerment feminism career woman business female protagonist staten island, new york city working woman female empowerment determination ferry

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 9, 2022

Right from the opening bars of Carly Simon's catchy theme tune and the young girls with huge hair on the ferry - I thought this was going to be entertaining. By and large, it is. "Tess" (Melanie Griffith) is fed up working for bosses who just want to sleep with her, so thinks perhaps things will cha ... Read more

kevin2019 8/10
May 9, 2024

"Working Girl" is a wonderful film and it achieves an admirable level of entertainment value. The romance truly works and the comedy is genuinely funny and it should come as no surprise to anyone it did incredibly healthy business at the global box office. One of the most memorable elements of this ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 20, 1988
Runtime 1h 54m
Budget $28,000,000
Revenue $103,173,635
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.5
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