Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Melanie GriffithTess McGill
- Harrison FordJack Trainer
- Sigourney WeaverKatharine Parker
- Alec BaldwinMick Dugan
- Joan CusackCyn
- Philip BoscoOren Trask
- Nora DunnGinny
- Oliver PlattLutz
- James LallyTurkel
- Kevin SpaceyBob Speck
Recommendations
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Chicago Sun-Times
One of those entertainments where you laugh a lot along the way, and then you end up on the edge of your seat at the end. - 100
USA Today
Though Weaver is by all accounts (mine included) in the real-life “none-nicer'” class, I've always suspected she might be great as a shrew. She is. [21 Dec 1988, Life, p.1D] - 100
Time
Intoxicating. [19 Dec 1988, p.78] - 90
Los Angeles Times
Working Girl is the sparkling success that it is because of the sheer irresistibility of Melanie Griffith. [21 Dec 1988, Calendar, p.6-1] - 88
Chicago Tribune
Griffith gives the fullest performance of her career; Weaver, the most likable, even though she's the villain of the piece. Michael Nichols directs his best film in years. [23 Dec 1988, Friday, p.A] - 70
Variety
This is not a laugh-out-loud film, though there is a lighthearted tone that runs consistently throughout, Griffith's innocent, breathy voice being a major factor. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The laughs in Working Girl are the laughs of near-recognition - just good enough to make us wish they were much better. - 60
Washington Post
A subplot involving Griffith and first boyfriend Alec Baldwin becomes the-subplot-that-wouldn't-go-bust, and comic scenes sometimes go bankrupt because they just hold their stock too long. Light entertainment like this should zip along like those financial quote boards.
