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21 December 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Sigourney Is The Best Medicine (From FilmExperience. 4 June 2009, 7:52 AM, PDT)
For Whom the Rooms Toll
(From Vanity Fair. 30 May 2009, 5:10 PM, PDT)
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The best come-uppance story ever! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harrison Ford | ... | Jack Trainer | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Katharine Parker | |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Tess McGill | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Mick Dugan | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Cyn | |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Oren Trask | |
| Nora Dunn | ... | Ginny | |
| Oliver Platt | ... | Lutz | |
| James Lally | ... | Turkel | |
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Bob Speck | |
| Robert Easton | ... | Armbrister | |
| Olympia Dukakis | ... | Personnel Director | |
| Amy Aquino | ... | Alice Baxter | |
| Jeffrey Nordling | ... | Tim Rourke | |
| Elizabeth Whitcraft | ... | Doreen DiMucci |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
7 World Trade Center, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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The Petty Marsh (where Melanie and Sigourney worked) lobby scenes were filmed in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Catherine is getting off of the helicopter, she first is waving from it and the blades are still spinning. Then when Tess goes to help he out of the helicopter the blades have stopped spinning. (There is no way that they would have stopped so fast.) moreSoundtrack:
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You know you've had a boss like this. Someone who stole your ideas, used you to advance their career, and did everything to keep you from getting the credit you deserve. I think of him every time I watch this movie, and although he got his come-uppance, as such people usually do, this one is still more satisfying.
Griffith is a little annoying as the giggly secretary with ambition, but it works. Weaver is the greatest comedic villain since Cruella DeVille. You know she's going to fall, and she does in more ways than one. While she's mending broken bones from a ski trip, her secretary finds a memo capitalizing on her idea the boss had pooh-poohed as a "secretary's notion."
In her boss's absence, Tess (Griffith) uses her boss's name, her office, her home, even her clothes, to break into the rarefied New York mergers and acquisitions world. She even falls for the boss's boyfriend.
Alas, the boss is a fast healer and comes home early. She finds an entry in her secretary's day planner, and it hits the fan.
It's hard to believe this gem was written by the same writer who inflicted Meet Joe Black on us, but we can forgive him. Harrison Ford is at the top of his game as the boyfriend, but Joan Cusack almost walks away with this one, as usual. Joan is the best comedic supporting actress around.
Weaver has one of the the greatest one-liners of all time. When asked if she's sure her boyfriend will propose, she says "We're in the same city now. I've indicated I'm receptive to an offer. I've cleared the month of June. And I am, after all, me."
The go-go 80's may be long gone, along with the power suits, the BIG hair, the Perrier, and the bull market, but this hilarious and heartwarming comedy still works without relying on nostalgia or sentiment!