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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
John Hughes (written by)
Release Date:
29 March 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
He took the job that no one wanted...and got the girl that everyone did. more
Plot:
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home... more | add synopsis
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Jennifer Connelly in Tank Top is a Sight to See more (56 total)
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 |
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One Wild Night
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83 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30893) | Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG
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Cameo: [John Candy] more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Jim grinds the pepper onto the chicken dish that he microwaves at Target, he puts the pepper mill back on the table, but the sound of the mill being replaced is heard before it actually touches the table surface. more
Quotes:
Jim Dodge: Any little fraulein who expects anything more from me than a little bit of pleasure, a little bit of danger, and a great set of pectorals, she's lookin for a fall right on her ass. more
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References Modern Times (1936) more
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Criminal Bop more
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A stupid film written by John Hughes that rehashes many ideas from his best teen comedies from the 1980s. One thing I don't like about this film the Home Aloneish element of the film that doesn't belong here. Career Opportunities(1991) is about a constant liar who is one day stuck during work at night with the most beautiful girl in town. The best scenes are when the two people let out their emotions. Frank Whaley is barely passable as Jim Dodge.
Jennifer Connelly gives a performance as the unhappy rich young woman named Josie McClellan in a film that is unworthy of such a brilliant performance. I really enjoyed the scenes that included John Candy and wish there were more scenes with him. One thing I know is that if I was stuck in a closed place with a woman as gorgeous as Jennifer Connelly I would be ecstatic. For anyone who wants to see Career Opportunities just to see Jennifer Connelly glide and walk around in a tank top than go for it. For anyone else who wants to see the movie itself then don't bother.