Career Opportunities (1991)

Director:

Bryan Gordon

Writer (WGA):

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He took the job that no one wanted...and got the girl that everyone did.

Plot:

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home...

Plot Keywords:

Liar | Target | Janitor | Department Store | Teen Angst

Cast

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
Andy Greenway	...	Boy #2
RonReaco Lee	...	Boy #3
Danny Nelson	...	Gas Station Owner
William Forsythe	...	Custodian
Lou Walker	...	Farmer in Cafe
Benji Wilhoite	...	Stock Boy
Heidi Meyer Gilbert	...	Girl in Car
Troy Gilbert	...	Boy in Car (as Troy M. Gilbert)
Royce D. Applegate	...	Voiceover (voice)
David Arnott	...	Voiceover (voice)
August Bach	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kate Carlin	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kenneth W. Ford Jr.	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Leigh French	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Todd Larson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joanna Lipari	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Coleby Lombardo	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David McCharen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Paige Pollack	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Schwartz	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jonathan Stark	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Candy	...	C.D. Marsh (uncredited)

Directed by
Bryan Gordon

Writing credits (WGA)
John Hughes		(written by)

Produced by
Andi Capoziello	....	associate producer
John Hughes	....	producer
Lora Lee	....	executive producer
Hunt Lowry	....	producer
Cliff T.E. Roseman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine

Film Editing by
Glenn Farr
Peck Prior

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Paul Sylbert

Art Direction by
Guy Barnes

Set Decoration by
Kathe Klopp

Costume Design by
Betsy Cox

Makeup Department
E. Thomas Case	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Karen Koch	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom	....	second assistant director (as Tracy Rosenthal)
David Sosna	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Camille Abbott	....	production illustrator
Steven Blutstein	....	art department coordinator
Albert B. Cooper IV	....	set dresser
Tony Kupersmith	....	construction coordinator
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Greg Sanger	....	set dresser
Christopher Sylbert	....	sign painter

Sound Department
James R. Alexander	....	sound mixer
Patrick Bietz	....	sound editor
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Kohler	....	foley artist
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Rem Wyatt	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Durling	....	electrician
Sunny Johnson	....	grip
Brett Laumann	....	best boy electric
Steve Mathis	....	gaffer
John McPherson	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Greg Morse	....	video assist
Riggs Murdock	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Riko Schatke	....	grip
David J. McGraw	....	video operator: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Lafferty	....	associate editor

Music Department
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor (as G. Mark Roswell)

Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Pablo Ferro	....	title designer: main title sequence
Carolyn Hagan	....	assistant production office coordinator
Kathryn Loraine Hibbs	....	production accountant
Jewels Satterfield	....	production assistant
Steven C. Ward	....	production office assistant

Thanks
Jessie Nelson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hughes Entertainment
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video services

Also Known As:

One Wild Night

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30893) | Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Hughes Entertainment

Trivia:

Cameo: [John Candy]

Goofs:

Plot holes: During his conversation with Officer Don, Jim says he's locked in and can't get out. However, the two robbers manage to get in the store and Officer Don at the end also finds a way in.

Quotes:

Gil Kinney: You know, if my foot could talk...
Nestor Pyle: Easy...
Gil Kinney: ...it would say, "May I please go up this geek's ass!"

Movie Connections:

References Modern Times (1936)

Soundtrack:

Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World

Cool Fun Movie!

Yea, I know this movie was not that good and the formula was well-worn but it was fun to watch for 2 reasons. Jennifer Connelly and the clothes and music. Jennifer was a heart-stopper as usual! I really couldn't see her attraction to Frank Whaley's character because he just seemed to dweebish!(80's term) I could see her more with the dark-haired thieve. But it did give the fantasy of the nerd getting the pretty girl some hope! All in all, it was a movie that was caught between eras! The years 1990-91 were sort of lost years where no one seemed to know what was next. Music was changing from the rock of the big hair style of Poison and GNR to the alternative sound of REM and none of the music in the movie sounded like neither. It was an experimental sound. The clothes seemed like the 80's but were trying to be something different. Of course we know what was on the horizon..Grunge! But this movie was the end of an era. It was released in 1991 but was probably made a year before that. It's one of those movies you will watch if you were a 20 something in the 80's and feel a nostalgic pang. I get it watching movies like Back to the Future and Breakfast Club, St; Elmos Fire..etc. So don't judge this flick to harshly. It's just filler but it does taste good! Especially Jennifer Connelly!