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Career Opportunities

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
21K
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Jennifer Connelly and Frank Whaley in Career Opportunities (1991)
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Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they h... Read allJim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.

  • Director
    • Bryan Gordon
  • Writer
    • John Hughes
  • Stars
    • Frank Whaley
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Dermot Mulroney
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bryan Gordon
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
    • Stars
      • Frank Whaley
      • Jennifer Connelly
      • Dermot Mulroney
    • 138User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Career Opportunities
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    Top Cast37

    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Jim Dodge
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Josie McClellan
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Nestor Pyle
    Kieran Mulroney
    Kieran Mulroney
    • Gil Kinney
    John M. Jackson
    John M. Jackson
    • Bud Dodge
    Jenny O'Hara
    Jenny O'Hara
    • Dotty Dodge
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Roger Roy McClellan
    Nada Despotovich
    • Penny Dodge
    Reid Binion
    • Cal Dodge
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Officer Don
    Denise Galik
    Denise Galik
    • Lorraine
    Wilbur Fitzgerald
    Wilbur Fitzgerald
    • Bob Bosenbeck
    Dan Albright
    Dan Albright
    • Dave Hockner
    Marc Clement
    • Otis
    Andrew Winton
    • Boy #1
    Andy Greenway
    • Boy #2
    RonReaco Lee
    RonReaco Lee
    • Boy #3
    • (as RonReaco M. Lee)
    Danny Nelson
    • Gas Station Owner
    • Director
      • Bryan Gordon
    • Writer
      • John Hughes
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to Spy magazine, John Hughes was unhappy at how this film turned out, and asked Universal to remove his name from it. They refused.
    • Goofs
      While walking at gunpoint between the electronics department and the snack bar, Josie finds time to put on a bra.
    • Quotes
      • Josie: Would you go with me somewhere?
      • Jim Dodge: Where?
      • Josie: Florida. Wyoming, Spain. It doesn't really matter, just away somewhere.
      • Jim Dodge: I'd love to. I just can't afford to be... capricious and carefree like yourself. I... I... I got to set my sights on something and then really go for it.
      • Josie: Like janitor?
      • Jim Dodge: It's a beginning. I... I'm looking at...
      • Josie: It's an end.
    • Connections
      Edited into A Flock of Seagulls: Space Age Love Song - Career Opportunities Version (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      I Wanna Stay Home
      Written by Andy Sturmer (as A. Sturmer)
      Performed by Jellyfish (as Jelly Fish)
      Courtesy of Charisma Records America, Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 29, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Destinos Opuestos
    • Filming locations
      • Target store #378, 4000 Covington Hwy., Decatur, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hughes Entertainment
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,336,986
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,024,800
      • Mar 31, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,336,986
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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