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Working Girl

6.6

Released December 20, 1988Runtime 1h 54min

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $28,000,000
Revenue: $103,173,635
Profit/Loss: $75,173,635

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Cast

Melanie GriffithTess McGill

Harrison FordJack Trainer

Sigourney WeaverKatharine Parker

Alec BaldwinMick Dugan

Joan CusackCyn

Philip BoscoOren Trask

Nora DunnGinny

Oliver PlattLutz

James LallyTurkel

Kevin SpaceyBob Speck

Robert EastonArmbriester

Olympia DukakisPersonnel Director

Amy AquinoAlice Baxter

Jeffrey NordlingTim Rourke

Elizabeth WhitcraftDoreen DiMucci

Maggie WagnerTess's Birthday Party Friend

Lou DiMaggioTess's Birthday Party Friend

David DuchovnyTess's Birthday Party Friend

Georgienne MillenTess's Birthday Party Friend

Caroline AaronPetty Marsh Secretary

Nancy GilesPetty Marsh Secretary

Judy MilsteinPetty Marsh Secretary

Nicole ChevancePetty Marsh Secretary

Kathleen GrayPetty Marsh Secretary

Jane B. HarrisPetty Marsh Secretary

Sondra HollanderPetty Marsh Secretary

Samantha ShanePetty Marsh Secretary

Julia SilvermanPetty Marsh Secretary

Jim BabchakJr. Executive

Zach GrenierJim

Ralph ByersDewey Stone Reception Guest

Leslie AyvazianDewey Stone Reception Guest

Steve CodyCab Driver

Paige MatthewsDewey Stone Receptionist

Lee DaltonJohn Romano

Barbara GarrickPhyllis Trask

Madolin B. ArcherBarbara Trask

Etain O'MalleyHostess at Wedding

Ricki LakeBridesmaid

Marceline HugotBitsy

Tom RooneyBridegroom

Peter DuchinTrask Wedding Orchestra

Maeve McGuireTrask Secretary

Timothy CarhartTim Draper

Lloyd Lindsay YoungTV Weatherman

F.X. VitoloBartender

Lily FroehlichClerk at Dry Cleaner's

Michael HaleyHeliport Attendant

Mario T. DeFelice Jr.Helicopter Pilot

Anthony Mancini Jr.Helicopter Pilot

Suzanne ShepherdTrask Receptionist

Trish CookStaten Island Secretary (uncredited)

Priscilla CoryPretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited)

Marilyn DobrinCyn's Aunt (uncredited)

Kevin FennessyTrask Executive (uncredited)

Anita FinlayReceptionist (uncredited)

Tom Sean FoleyOffice Worker (uncredited)

George GerardStaten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited)

Dhonna Harris GoodaleSecretary (uncredited)

Daniel HenningYoung Businessman (uncredited)

Eric KramerOffice Party-Goer (uncredited)

Elisa LondonSecretary (uncredited)

Karen StarrSecretary (uncredited)

Alison WachtlerPetty Marshall Secretary (uncredited)

Matthew BennettRhumba Guy (uncredited)

Crew

Mike NicholsDirector

Michael HaleyFirst Assistant Director

Mary BaileyScript Supervisor

Kevin WadeScreenplay

Douglas WickProducer

Robert GreenhutExecutive Producer

Juliet TaylorCasting

Laurence MarkExecutive Producer

Ingrid JohansonProduction Coordinator

Richard BarattaLocation Manager

Robert GreenhutUnit Production Manager

Todd ArnowProduction Supervisor

Doug KranerArt Direction

Michael BallhausDirector of Photography

Sam O'SteenEditor

J. Roy HellandHairstylist

Ann RothCostume Design

Alan D'AngerioHairstylist

Joseph A. CampaynoMakeup Artist

J. Roy HellandMakeup Artist

George DeTitta Jr.Set Decoration

Mike BedardCableman

John W. DeBlauGaffer

Gary JonesAssistant Costume Designer

Tim GalvinAssistant Art Director

Les LazarowitzProduction Sound Mixer

David M. DunlapCamera Operator

Louis VolpeTransportation Co-Captain

Tom O'Donnell Jr.Transportation Captain

Patrizia von BrandensteinProduction Design

Samara SchafferArt Department Coordinator

Stan BochnerSupervising Sound Editor

Andrew D. SchwartzStill Photographer

Florian BallhausFirst Assistant Camera

Linda MurphyBoom Operator

Lee DichterSound Re-Recording Mixer

Patrick MullinsMusic Editor

Marshall GruppSound Editor

Carly SimonSongs

Vic ArmstrongStunt Double

Carly SimonOriginal Music Composer

James MazzolaProperty Master

Michael JacobiADR Editor

Jim DunnStunt Coordinator

Michael RussoStunts

Phil NeilsonStunts

Frank Ferrara Sr.Stunt Coordinator

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Reviews

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 ch...

"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...