Working Girl

Working Girl (1988)

RDecember 20, 1988 (US)Comedy, Romance, Drama1 hour and 54 minutes
66%
User score

For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.

Description

Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.

Mike Nichols
Director
Kevin Wade
Screenplay

Actors

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
James Lally
Turkel
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Bob Speck
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Armbriester
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis
Personnel Director
Amy Aquino
Amy Aquino
Alice Baxter
Jeffrey Nordling
Jeffrey Nordling
Tim Rourke
Elizabeth Whitcraft
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
Georgienne Millen
Georgienne Millen
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
Caroline Aaron
Caroline Aaron
Petty Marsh Secretary
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$28,000,000

Revenue

$103,173,635

Keywords
new york citystrong womanlove triangleclerkempowermentfeminismcareer womanbusinessfemale protagoniststaten island, new york cityworking womanfemale empowermentdeterminationferry