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Working Girl

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
69K
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3,423
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Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
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Romantic ComedyWorkplace DramaComedyDramaRomance

When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Kevin Wade
  • Stars
    • Melanie Griffith
    • Harrison Ford
    • Sigourney Weaver
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    69K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,423
    1,980
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Kevin Wade
    • Stars
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Harrison Ford
      • Sigourney Weaver
    • 190User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Photos256

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    Top Cast71

    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Tess McGill
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Jack Trainer
    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Katharine Parker
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Mick Dugan
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Cyn
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Oren Trask
    Nora Dunn
    Nora Dunn
    • Ginny
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Lutz
    James Lally
    • Turkel
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Bob Speck
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Armbrister
    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Personnel Director
    Amy Aquino
    Amy Aquino
    • Alice Baxter
    Jeffrey Nordling
    Jeffrey Nordling
    • Tim Rourke
    Elizabeth Whitcraft
    • Doreen DiMucci
    Maggie Wagner
    Maggie Wagner
    • Tess's Birthday Party Friend
    Lou DiMaggio
    Lou DiMaggio
    • Tess's Birthday Party Friend
    David Duchovny
    David Duchovny
    • Tess's Birthday Party Friend
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Kevin Wade
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews190

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Though Tess is unquestionably the sole lead character, actress Melanie Griffith is billed third in the credits, after Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver who have supporting roles in the movie. Griffith had received critical acclaim for earlier performances in Body Double (1984) and Something Wild (1986), but those films barely made a dent at the box office and she was still largely unknown when Working Girl (1988) was made in 1988. 20th Century Fox wanted a big name actress to play Tess, but Mike Nichols pushed for Griffith until the studio ultimately gave in.
    • Goofs
      When Tess arrives at her first day of work for Mr. Trask, she meets Miss Baxter, who offers to get Tess coffee, who asks for "milk and sugar". When Baxter returns, she has only one cup of coffee for herself, and as they stroll into Tess's new office together, the coffee cup vanishes from Baxter's hand.
    • Quotes
      • Cyn: Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Linda McCartney Story (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Let the River Run
      (uncredited)
      Written and Performed by Carly Simon

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 21, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Secretaria ejecutiva
    • Filming locations
      • 7 World Trade Center, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,779,477
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,718,485
      • Dec 26, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $102,953,112
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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