9 to 5 (1980)

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

Director:

Colin Higgins

Writers:

Patricia Resnick (story), Colin Higgins (screenplay)

Stars:

Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Fonda	...	Judy Bernly
Lily Tomlin	...	Violet Newstead
Dolly Parton	...	Doralee Rhodes
Dabney Coleman	...	Franklin Hart, Jr.
Sterling Hayden	...	Tinsworthy
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Roz
Henry Jones	...	Hinkle
Lawrence Pressman	...	Dick
Marian Mercer	...	Missy Hart
Renn Woods	...	Barbara (as Ren Woods)
Norma Donaldson	...	Betty
Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini	...	Maria
Peggy Pope	...	Margaret
Richard Stahl	...	Meade
Ray Vitte	...	Eddie

Storyline

Meet Franklin Hart ('Coleman'). The biggest 'sexist egotistical lying hypocritical bigot' boss on the planet. He thrills in taking advantage of his head female office staff; humiliating, downplaying, and condescending against them whenever conveniently possible, particularly his top assistant Violet ('Tomlin'). Long exhausted over his gruesome bullishness, Violet, alongside coworkers Doralee ('Parton') and Judy ('Fonda') comprise comical methods of "doing him in", when a freak incident occurs. They then manage to kidnap Hart and trap him in his own house, while assuming control of his department, and productivity leaps. But just how long can they keep him tied up?

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Plot Keywords:

workplace | working women | female protagonist | boss from hell | friendship between women | 

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Taglines:

Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot Edition [25th Anniversary Special Edition DVD]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

19 December 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

9 to 5

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$103,290,500 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IPC Films, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A $150 ticket charity retro premiere of this movie was held in 2003 to benefit the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (GCAPP) which was founded by the film's top-billed actress Jane Fonda. When asked which was their favorite scene from the movie, the three female lead actresses agreed that it was tying up horrible boss Dabney Coleman in the SM-like rig.

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Goofs

In some versions, when Doralee lassos Hart and he falls backward, you can see the crash mat he falls onto.

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Quotes

Judy Bernly: [the girls have stolen the wrong body from the hospital] Oh, this is terrible. It's so improper. It's so disrespectful!
Violet Newstead: He's dead! He doesn't mind!

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: I Married Marge (1991)

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Soundtracks

Nine To Five
Written and Performed by Dolly Parton
Produced by Gregg Perry
©1980 Velvet Apple Music and Fox Fanfare Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Fully of classic one line quotes you'll be laughing for ages.

This has to be a true classic movie for anybody. Parton, Fonda, Tomlin play the three main characters set in a big business office block, "Consolidated". Dolly Parton is excellent, portraying the country girl, Jane Fonda as the divorced housewife's first job role, and Lily Tomlin as the bosses stepping stone. The film is full of one line crack jokes which can be missed on the first time you watch it. Do watch the movie a few times, and soon you'll pick up on how funny the lines are "Violet, did you get my Memo?", "I did Roz, I tore right through it".

Later in the film the plot is well underway and animation is combined successfully with Tomlin's scene of a Snow White type character!

I loved this film, and my laserdisc copy is always on the top of the pile. A good all rounder to be watched over and over, and I sometimes find myself using those punch lines.

Dolly Parton provides the "9 to 5" opening music, which sets the movie off to a good pace.