Working Girl

December. 20,1988      R
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Melanie Griffith as  Tess McGill
Harrison Ford as  Jack Trainer
Sigourney Weaver as  Katharine Parker
Alec Baldwin as  Mick Dugan
Joan Cusack as  Cyn
Philip Bosco as  Oren Trask
Nora Dunn as  Ginny
Oliver Platt as  Lutz
Kevin Spacey as  Bob Speck
Robert Easton as  Armbriester

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Reviews

Beanbioca
1988/12/20

As Good As It Gets

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Gurlyndrobb
1988/12/21

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Kinley
1988/12/22

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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Dana
1988/12/23

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Desertman84
1988/12/24

Working Girl is an 80's romantic dramedy that tells the story of a secretary from Staten Island who manages to rise to become a Wall Street executive working on mergers and acquisitions.It stars Harrison Ford,Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.This film is directed by the talented Mike Nichols.Tess McGill feels unsatisfied with her job and her loser boyfriend which led her to resign from her work and dump him as well.Earning a Business degree from evening classes,he decides to take a post in Wall Street as a secretary.When her boss Katharine Parker become unavailable,she decides to take her post unofficially due to the circumstances surrounding their company.She starts to work with mergers and acquisitions.She also wins the heart of another executive named Jack.Things does not look promising after Katharine returns.She accuses Tess of stealing her ideas but later it was revealed otherwise which led to Katherine's dismissal from the company.It ends with Tess finally getting an "entry-level" position and being in a happy relationship with Jack.This is a great corporate tale the features women on top especially during the 1980's when more and more women have decided to become more ambitious by attaining higher positions in companies by becoming executives.Its themes of whether women are capable of becoming executives maybe dated after 28 years but it is still funny today due its great cast especially Melanie Griffith who provided a strong performance as Tess.Also,it is a smart movie too which has all the necessities into becoming a great 80's film.

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gavin6942
1988/12/25

When a secretary (Melanie Griffith)'s idea is stolen by her boss (Sigourney Weaver), she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.The 1980s were a strange decade, and this film proves it. Apparently you can make a movie about bad hair and funny voices, and get multiple Oscar nominations -- including Best Picture. I didn't actively start watching the Oscar nominees until around 2010, but I can't see this one being in the same league as any of those...Not saying this is a bad movie, mind you. The plot is pretty decent (and has that 80s "big business" motif going on). I always like seeing Harrison Ford, especially before he starting looking like a grandfather who chases teen girls. (Ford is 15 years older than Griffith, but it's not as obvious in this movie.)

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slightlymad22
1988/12/26

An Oscar nominated Joan Cusack steals this move out from under the lead cast, all of whom are excellent. Especially Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver, both of whom were Oscar nominated too. Ford is Excellent too in a rare romantic role.Plot In A Paragraph: When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss's job, when her boss breaks her leg in a Skiing trip.I'm surprised at the billing of this movie having Harrison Ford (who does not appear till half way through the movie) first, Sigourney Weaver (who disappears after about ten minutes of screen time) second and Melanie Griffith (who is the core and heart of the movie) third.

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leplatypus
1988/12/27

This is a rather an original American movie because on two points: first, the main character is indeed down the ladder for one time. Sure America still doesn't seem to have factory workers but at least we escape the successful and wealthy characters that Hollywood keeps feeding us. More accurately, we have this kind here with Sigourney but this time, this upper class is seen for what it's really: a bitchy one! The second originality is that the hero isn't male but a woman! And what's funny is that woman does what she want from our Indy! I'm not really a fan of miss Griffith but here she was OK and as it's a 80s movies where fashion was inspired, diverse and not assimilated with brands, it's very fresh. In addition, Joan Cusak is this perfect and eternal eccentric friend, identical to her « shameless » character 3 decades before. Harrison is his usual self in other words a soft- spoken buddy but full of kindness and rightness at close hands. In conclusion, it's a really good movie because it has a real moving story and the perfect cast to tell it (i'm not speaking about the one that wears Sigourney :-)

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