Synopsis
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
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Cast
- Jennifer ConnellyJosie McClellan
- Frank WhaleyJim Dodge
- Dermot MulroneyNestor Pyle
- Kieran MulroneyGil Kinney
- John M. JacksonBud Dodge
- Jenny O'HaraDotty Dodge
- Noble WillinghamRoger Roy McClellan
- Nada DespotovichPenny Dodge
- Reid BinionCal Dodge
- Barry CorbinOfficer Don
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Writer-producer John Hughes' followup to Home Alone lacks the spit-polish and magic of the blockbuster but still has plenty of absorbing characters, smart, snappy dialog and delightful stretches of comic foolery. - 70
The New York Times
Mr. Whaley has to work too hard to be antic in the early, Ferris Bueller-type scenes, but he gets much better in more easygoing moments. The gorgeous Ms. Connelly is more model than actress, but by those standards she is relatively lively. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES is an entertaining film with interesting characters the viewer can actually care about. - 50
Los Angeles Times
There are worse people to be locked inside a movie with than these two, but they’re not given anything to do . You don’t want to hear about how they can’t relate to their fathers; you don’t want to hear about their fantasies of ditching the Midwest and jetting to L.A. - 50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Whaley has some ingenuous charm, and Connelly may have some skills, too. The script gives neither much opportunity. [2 Apr 1991, p.4D] - 42
Entertainment Weekly
In a sense, John Hughes doesn’t produce movies anymore. He produces entertainment machines, and Career Opportunities has been shamelessly patched together — like Frankenstein’s monster — from bits and pieces of Home Alone and The Breakfast Club. - 30
Washington Post
Jennifer Connelly is very easy to look at. Career Opportunities isn't. Go see the standee. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
Career Opportunities is a real strange one, a tasteless and completely off-key comedy that has the elements of the much-more serious and more interesting picture it could have been -- if only the film makers had a clue as to what sort of movie they were making. [30 March 1991, p.C3]
