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Working Girl (1988)
6.6
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 24,437 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 106 user | 32 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Mike NicholsWriter:Kevin Wade |
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| Harrison Ford | ... | ||
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Melanie Griffith | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Joan Cusack | ... | ||
| Philip Bosco | ... | ||
| Nora Dunn | ... | ||
| Oliver Platt | ... | ||
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James Lally | ... | |
| Kevin Spacey | ... | ||
| Robert Easton | ... | ||
| Olympia Dukakis | ... | ||
| Amy Aquino | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Nordling | ... | ||
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Elizabeth Whitcraft | ... | |
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Storyline
Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.Parents Guide:
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Secretaria ejecutiva See more »Filming Locations:
7 World Trade Center, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$64,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Tess McGill/ Jack Trainer: Bony ass.
Oren Trask: Yes - your bony ass out of my sight!
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Michelle Pfeiffer and Meryl Streep were considered for the roles of Tess and Katharine, respectively. Brooke Shields wanted badly the role of Tess, after she graduated from Princeton, she wanted to play a serious movie role. Geena Davis and Carrie Fisher were the other choices to play Tess. Robin Duke, Ellen Barkin, Kim Basinger, Catherine O'Hara, Kathleen Turner, Cher, Goldie Hawn, Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Winger, and especially Shelley Long were also considered to play Tess. Diane Lane and Sarah Jessica Parker were also in talks to play Tess. Lorraine Bracco wrote in her memoir that she gave a first-rate audition as Tess and was devastated when she wasn't picked for the role. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Tess walks into to quit her job with Lutz, she is wearing all black. While storming out on him in the next shot, she is wearing blue. See more »Quotes
Oren Trask: Now get your - what was that you called it?Tess McGill/ Jack Trainer: Bony ass.
Oren Trask: Yes - your bony ass out of my sight!
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Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Year One/Whatever Works/The Proposal (#1.16)" (2009) See more »
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