It aired on abc from october 18, 1988, to may 20, 1997, and again from march 27, 2018, to may 22, 2018. Dec 01, 2014 towards the end of working girl, the film seems to jump around a bit with the timeline. Working girl was a huge hit in 1988, finishing 11th at the box office that year, racking up 6 oscar nominations, and hitting the peak of melanie griffiths acting career. Is working girl 1988 available to watch on uk netflix. Love the snap of how we go straight from the fox logo right into the opening chord of carly simons song.
Watch seasons 14 of the classic 80s crime series free on. 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. Jan 14, 2012 i know the hair was bad in the 80s, however, arent melanie griffiths and joan cusacks hair a little much in this movie. Working girl is about a young woman who very definitely wants to make money in mergers. It became an anthem for everyone trying to climb the ladder to success especially for those of us who may have been knocked down a peg or two. Working girl 1988 gabrielle bondi february 15, 2015. In the ensuing years since working girl was released, harrison ford has never given such a charming and witty performance, sigourney weaver hasn t been given quite the same kind of scenerychewing role, and melanie griffith simply hasn t got near doing anything this good again. 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. Working girl 1988 r 12201988 us comedy, romance 1h 54m user score. Debuting as a midseason replacement, working girl drew low ratings and was canceled after eight of the twelve episodes produced aired.
Working girl dvd, 2001, academy awards collection for sale. From the 1989 soundtrack of working girl, directed by mike nichols. Watch online full movies and tv shows free on mintmovies. Lauded for its realistic portrayal of a working class american family, the series reached no. Roseanne is an american sitcom that was broadcast on abc from october 18, 1988, to may 20, 1997 with 222 halfhour episodes produced over nine seasons. The message of this movie is timeless especially for women but men should see it too its great for any and everyone. 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. Her male bosses dont take her seriously, and things dont. Information page about working girl starring harrison ford. Moviegaga watch movies, tv series online free, hd quality. Tv spot for the comedy film working girl from 1988. Jun 25, 2018 working girl was a huge hit in 1988, finishing 11th at the box office that year, racking up 6 oscar nominations, and hitting the peak of melanie griffiths acting career. And yet in mike nichols excellent romantic comedy, they all gel in.
Carly won an oscar and a golden globe for this song. Mcgill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. Working girl 1988 is a movie about a young womens efforts to succeed in the brokerage industry where men are bosses and women are secretaries. Find release information for working girl 1988 mike nichols on allmovie. And for everyone whos still in there trying witty, romantic look at life in the corporate jungle.
Working girl dvd, 2006, widescreen sensormatic for sale. Ms parker, if i were you id take a look at your office because itll be your last. Towards the end of working girl, the film seems to jump around a bit with the timeline. Yeezy season 3 at the new york fashion week, the new album and the. For our first installment, we chose the mike nichols 1988 fable about women in the workplace, working girl. Starring roseanne barr, the show revolved around the conners, an illinois workingclass family. 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. Starring harrison ford, melanie griffith, sigourney weaver, alec baldwin. Trask exit the elevator that katherine and others are using, they move to the next elevator to hear tess version of how she arrived at the deal. Working girl is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from april 16 to july 30, 1990. Working girl 15 movie clip a sleazoid pimp 1988 hd youtube. Working girl, always fun even when at its most frivolous, has the benefit of the cinematographer michael ballhauss sharp visual sense of board room chic, and of supporting characters who help.
During the opening scenes of working girl, as the camera follows them on their commute to manhattan from staten island, its hard not to chuckle at their plumes. If you can get past the 80s clothing, hairstyles some i really like of both and make up see the message and enjoy the laughs melanie griffith at her very best and harrison ford while never a fan i became one watching him in this one. Here are my notes on working girl 1988 which i watched on film4 via pvr on wednesday 29th march. Mar 19, 2019 tv spot for the comedy film working girl from 1988.
Jan 01, 2015 working girl was one of those films that slipped past that oscar bias, yet each of its nominations was their award with the exception of carly simons best song win. The secrets of set decoration from working girl atlas obscura. The film working girl stars melanie griffith as tess mcgill, harrison ford as jack trainer, and sigourney weaver as katharine parker. With a 9 episode tenth season which begun airing from march 27, 2018.
Released in 1988 and nominated for 6 academy awards, working girl is a witty, sexy and romantic look at life in the corporate jungle. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. See the full list of working girl cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Harrison ford, melanie griffith and sigourney weaver in working girl. Working girl is a 1988 american romantic comedydrama film directed by mike nichols and starring melanie griffith, harrison ford and sigourney weaver. Near the end of the movie, in the scene where tess, jack, and mr.
Working girl 1988 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. And it only seems to jump ahead because of how director nichols and editor sam osteen structure a couple transitions. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, tess takes. Mike nichols directed two films released in 1988, the other was biloxi blues. And it only seems to jump ahead because of how director nichols and editor sam osteen structure a couple. Released by arista in 1988 containing music from working girl 1988. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good. When a secretarys idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an. Working girl 1988 mike nichols cast and crew allmovie. Alamo joe lance legault tracks eric to a smalltown jail where their confrontation summons the werewolfs fury. Tess mcgill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in new york. Sigourney weaver for working girl 1988 play it again, dan. 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.
Tess mcgill is trying to carve out a life for herself as a successful businesswoman but with the caveat of an equally accomplished and ambitious boss named katherine parker who shamelessly wants to take credit for many of tess mcgills ideas without at least. I saw working girl for the first time in the theater shortly after it came out in december 1988. Working girl simplified, professional, but always in search of personality. Bounty hunter sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocketpowered icecream truck with help from his 10 yearold partner. Melanie griffith plays a secretary who has the ambition and drive to succeed, but finds all the cards stacked up against her. A buoyant corporate cinderella story, working girl has the right cast, right story, and right director to make it all come together. Tess mcgill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for working girl 1988 mike nichols on allmovie. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. Watching working girl ten years after its release, its hard not to dismiss it as a dated satire of the corporate world of the 1980s. 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 r1 movie dvd cd label, dvd cover. Tess mcgill 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 she is glad that katherine is willing to. Working girl soundtrack from 1988, composed by various artists, carly simon. It seems to jump ahead, but then it turns out it doesnt.
We revisit mike nichols 1988 classic, working girl, starring melanie griffith. A buoyant corporate cinderella story, working girl has the right cast, right story. Working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than. You dont get anything from this world by waiting for it to come to you. Meghan trainor and nicki minaj take over the workplace in the new video for nice to meet ya, directed by matthew cullen katy perry, black eyed peas, kygo, weezer. Working girl is another hit movie that failed as a tv series. Working girl soundtrack cd details and availability. Roseanne is an american television sitcom starring roseanne barr and revolving around the fictional conner family.
Working girl 1988 upcoming movies movie database joblo. Even though ten years has made the costumes, hair, and production design irritating, the charm and intelligence of mike nichols cinderella story still shine. A murder case finds ellie barbara babcock working for the prosecution and harry jerry orbach for the defense. I first discovered working girl about ten years ago as teenager. This is melanie griffiths movie in the same way the graduate belonged to dustin hoffman. Feb 26, 2016 the episode titled dream on for the tv series of the film adaptation, working girl, starring a newly discovered sandra bullock as tess. Better angels 2016, the season one finale of supergirl 2015. The secrets of set decoration from working girl atlas.
Putlocker watch full hd 1080p working girl 1988 on tess mcgill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in new york. Sigourney weaver, having won the golden globe for her role in working girl, was the frontrunner for the best supporting. With melanie griffith, harrison ford, sigourney weaver, alec baldwin. Watch working girl 1988 full hd 1080p online putlocker. Watch werewolf episodes online season 1 1988 tv guide. Miami vice stars don johnson and philip michael thomas as undercover detectives. Let the river run carly simon arr craig hella johnson duration. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. Set in new york city, working girl follows griffiths tess mcgill secretary to. After a secretary has her idea stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending that she has her bosss job.