Career Opportunities (1991)

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home, but is disorientated. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Gordon

Writer:

John Hughes

Stars:

Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Whaley	...	Jim Dodge
Jennifer Connelly	...	Josie McClellan
Dermot Mulroney	...	Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney	...	Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson	...	Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara	...	Dotty Dodge
Noble Willingham	...	Roger Roy McClellan
Nada Despotovich	...	Penny Dodge
Reid Binion	...	Cal Dodge
Barry Corbin	...	Officer Don
Denise Galik	...	Lorraine (as Denise Galik-Furey)
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Bob Bosenbeck
Dan Albright	...	Dave Hockner
Marc Clement	...	Otis
Andrew Winton	...	Boy #1

Storyline

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home, but is disorientated. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room, and awakes to find that she is locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar. A decision to go to L.A. is established, but first they must get through the night. A relationship develops, only to be interrupted by a break in by two petty criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

janitor | target | liar | coming of age | department store | 

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Taglines:

Maximum comedy at minimum wage!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Wild Night

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$11,336,986 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hughes Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The German title "Kevins Cousin allein im Supermarkt" references to "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992).

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Quotes

Jim Dodge: [Jim to his dad] I'm getting a feeling that you want me out of your life.
Bud Dodge: I don't want you out of my life, I want you out of my house.

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Connections

Features The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Criminal Bop"
Written and Conducted by Tom Newman
Produced by Tom Newman

User Reviews

Keep the Curl and the underwear. Lose the plot.

This could of been a Hughes all time classic, I enjoyed it right up to the part Whaley stopped parading around in his underwear, (oh this sick mind of mine.) I'll say it loud and clear to everyone who has failed to realize it, " Whaley Rules! ". I think this movie loses what ever it had going for it, when a straight forward plot, which leads to lotsa dead writing, and a film that seems rushed together to make air time. This could have been a wonderful impromptu, since Whaley is a natural riot, and Connely can hold her own. But instead we get a lesson in bad writing, crippled production, and wasted casts. Oh what this could have been.