Nine to Five (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 M. Hart Jr.
Sterling Hayden	...	Russell Tinsworthy
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Roz Keith
Henry Jones	...	Mr. Hinkle
Lawrence Pressman	...	Dick Bernly
Marian Mercer	...	Missy Hart
Renn Woods	...	Barbara (as Ren Woods)
Norma Donaldson	...	Betty
Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini	...	Maria Delgado
Peggy Pope	...	Margaret Foster
Richard Stahl	...	Meade
Ray Vitte	...	Eddie Smith

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:

They're showing the Boss who's the BOSS!

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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

In one scene, Dabney Coleman's sexist pig character is watching a soap opera. Two years later in the film Tootsie (1982) Coleman played a sexist pig who was the director of a soap opera. In fact, "Tootsie" earned its title from some of the demeaning nicknames he calls Dustin Hoffman's female alter ego character role & personality.

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Goofs

When Jane Fonda was firing her shotgun in the office, they included sounds of ricocheting bullets, which would never be heard from buckshot. A ricochet is possible with shotgun slugs, but it would still sound different.

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Quotes

Violet: I guess I must've made a mistake.
Doralee: You steal the wrong body from the hospital and all you can say is I must have made a mistake!
Violet: It could happen to anyone.

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Connections

References The Three Stooges (1933)

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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

Perfect Performances all the way around!!!!!!!

From the sparkling acting debut of Dolly Parton to the comic genius of Dabney Coleman 9 to 5 is one of the best acted comedies of the 1980s. Jane Fonda and the brilliant Lilly Tomlin round out the lead cast with hilarious performances in this screwball revenge comedies that was one of the first films to champion "girl power". Even the smaller characters like Marien Mercer (as Missy Hart)and Elizabeth Wilson (as office snitch/bitch Roz)get in good one liners and laughs. Rent this movie. No wait - BUY this movie. You can watch it again and again.