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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: GRIFFITH,MELANIE EAN: 0024543013655 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 17, 2001 Running Time: 116 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1988 Sales Rank: 2637 MPN: 024543013655
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
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Rating: - 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.
Rating: - 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 ... Read More
Rating: - Good 80's movie
Very enjoyable movie. Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith actually have good on screen chemistry. Very good supporting cast.
Rating: - 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 ... Read More
Rating: - 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 ... Read More
- Girl Power
- Working Hard at Working Girl