Working girl 1988 and disclosure 1994 were two of the most popular films of their respective decades and, on the surface, appeared to represent a new wave of feminist thinking in hollywood. Working girl 1988 savvy new york city receptionist tess mcgill melanie griffith gives her conniving boss, katharine parker sigourney weaver. The karen carpenter story 1988, the characters were portrayed by ken and barbie style dolls. Working girl is a 1988 american romantic comedydrama film directed by mike nichols and. Working girl appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. People look at you and make a judgment call, and then, try as you might, youre only spinning your wheels. After katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, tess decides to exact revenge. Time, richard corliss wrote, kevin wade shows this in his smart screenplay, which is full of the atmospheric pressures that allow stars to collide. The image is full of grain throughout, giving it a very filmlike look and quality.
It was one of those rahrah 1980s movies, like nine to five, that showed the world that a woman could be just as successful and smart. Savvy new york city receptionist tess mcgill melanie griffith gives her conniving boss, katharine parker sigourney weaver, an excellent business tip. The film working girl stars melanie griffith as tess mcgill, harrison ford as jack trainer. It was written by kevin wade the film features a notable opening sequence following manhattanbound commuters on the staten island ferry accompanied by carly simons song let the river run, for which she received the academy award for best song. Once in the elevator just the three of them, now, his hair part is back on his left side. Working girl is essentially a 1988 comedy, drama romance type of film but as far as im concerned isnt very funny if at all. Released in united states winter december 21, 1988. Melanie griffith, excellent in another strong 1988 film, stormy monday, gives an. The film is a delightful spoof of the hardboiled sam spade films and reminiscent of chinatown 1974, complete with a sultry, femme fatale humanoid toon named jessica rabbit kathleen turner, uncredited, with singing voice by amy irving, amblin entertainment executive producer steven spielbergs wife at the time, and a case involving alleged. Iconic 80s movies ranked the best eighties movies ever. Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Tess mcgill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success.
A buoyant corporate cinderella story, working girl has the right cast, right story, and right director to make it all come together. But its also an artifact of the greedy 80s, told with enough humor and gentle spirit from star melanie griffith to make it a kinder, gentler wall street. Working girl is a 1988 american romantic comedydrama film directed by mike nichols and starring melanie griffith, harrison ford and sigourney weaver. Working girl 1988 tess mcgill melanie griffith is a hard working young woman who is determined to reach the top of the stockmarket world by hard work but as she turns 30 she is stuck in secretarial work so when she starts working for katherine parker sigourney weaver she is glad that katherine is willing to accept input and ideas from her. Working girl 1988 full movie download full hd youtube. She is intelligent and aggressive, and she has a lot of good ideas about how to make money in the big.
Working girl original soundtrack original soundtrack. The situation is complicated after th on putlocker watch working girl 1988 in hd 1080p with high speed link. Working girl 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch working girl online stream full movie directv. Released in united states july 1989 shown at moscow international film festival market july 718, 1989. The part in jacks hair is suddenly on the right side of his head, instead of the left side, as in the prior shot. Working girl ar en amerikansk romantisk dramakomedifilm fran 1988 i regi av mike nichols. Mcgill vacuumed topless and had a bod for sin, and the character, played by melanie griffith in mike nichols 1988 romantic comedy working girl, was also a breakthrough in how women were. As a whole, wg presented something of a visual mixed bag. Official video content provided by twentieth century fox home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. Tess gets her chance to shine when katherine breaks a leg and she strikes a business deal with jack trainer fordthat turns to romance. Savvy new york city receptionist tess mcgill melanie griffith gives her conniving boss, katharine parker sigourney weaver, an excellent business tip, but katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. Thomas choir of men and boysmelanie griffithharrison. It was written by kevin wade the film features a notable opening sequence following manhattanbound commuters on the staten island ferry accompanied by carly simons song let the river run, for which she received the.
The point is to capture my instant thoughts about a movie and my overall film diet for 30 days, as well as post interesting links to the film in question. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. When working girl was released, many considered it to be a positive portrayal of working women and reflective of secondwave feminist gains. I saw working girl for the first time in the theater shortly after it came out in december 1988. No, it never has the wow factor that modern movies arriving on bluray often do, but it manages to convey a pretty close approximation to what working girl looked like in theaters back in 1988. Working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the offandon significant other of don johnson.
Working girl is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from april 16 to july 30, 1990. The movie that got me thinking about that was mike nicholss 1988 comedydrama working girl, and with all the talk in our modern society about the empowerment or disempowerment of women in media, this film is definitely worth another look today. Starring harrison ford, melanie griffith, sigourney weaver, alec baldwin. Carly simonrob mounseyworking girlworking girl movieworking girl soundtrackworking girl 1988 soundtrackthe st. It is an interesting display of the gender politics of its time, and its use of the american class system fairly indicative of a lot of the us cinema to this day. Let the river run words and music by carly simon from working girl. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, tess. Working girl 1988 savvy new york city receptionist tess mcgill melanie griffith gives her conniving boss, katharine parker sigourney weaver, an excellent business tip, but katharine simply. With melanie griffith, harrison ford, sigourney weaver, alec baldwin. In mike nichols working girl, tess mcgill is a stockbrokers secretary from staten island with a bachelors degree from a night school, but tess doesnt want to be a secretary.
I huvudrollerna ses harrison ford, sigourney weaver och melanie. Working girl and gender politics in 1980s american. Starting with carly simons stirring let the river run during the opening credits, audiences fell in love with the mike nicholsdirected romcom. Thats how tess mcgill feels in the opening scenes of working girl. Working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the offandon. Working girl is a film released in 1988 starring melanie griffiths, sigourney weaver and harrison ford. Romantic comedy set in the big apple has secretary tess mcgill griffith working her way to the top in spite of her manipulative boss katherine parker weaver in a powerful parody. Working girl movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. A buoyant corporate cinderella story, working girl has the right cast, right story, and.
Here are my notes on working girl 1988 which i watched on film4 via pvr on wednesday 29th march. And for everyone whos still in there trying witty, romantic look at life in the corporate jungle. Todays teens will probably look at working girl as an artifact from our ratted hair and shoulderpad past, complete with unironic mullets and really highwaisted pants. Working girl was a box office hit, and the film was nominated for multiple academy awards.
Working girl the 1988 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Diane keaton plays a new york businesswoman who is forced to drop everything job and relationship included when an unexpected death leaves her the. Working girl 5 5 movie clip tesss new job 1988 hd duration. Working girl 15 movie clip a sleazoid pimp 1988 hd youtube. The problem with working your way up the ladder of life is that sometimes you cant get there from here. Hear classic music from working girl, 1988, directed by mike nichols, with jane b harris, etain omalley, joan cusack, at tcm. Below, you can find my thoughts on which actors gave the best performances that year, as well as the standout work by directors, cinematographers and writers. When a secretarys idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss job. Working girl 1988 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers.
Tess mcgill melanie griffith is some secretary for some lady boss named katherine parker played by sigourney weaver but when she has a skiing accident and breaks working girl is essentially a 1988 comedy, drama romance. Mike nichols directed two films released in 1988, the other was biloxi blues. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name starring melanie griffith, the series stars sandra bullock as tess mcgill melanie griffiths character in the film, in a role that was initially meant for nancy mckeon. Marketed as a lightweight romantic comedy, it enjoyed great success when it came out but within a year it had been dismissed by most people as fluff not worth remembering.
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