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Title: Career Opportunities (1991)
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| 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 | |
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Nada Despotovich | ... | Penny Dodge |
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Reid Binion | ... | Cal Dodge |
| Barry Corbin | ... | Officer Don | |
| Denise Galik | ... | Lorraine (as Denise Galik-Furey) | |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | ... | Bob Bosenbeck | |
| Dan Albright | ... | Dave Hockner | |
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Marc Clement | ... | Otis |
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Andrew Winton | ... | Boy #1 |
Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. When Jim is locked inside a Target store on his first night as the overnight janitor, he discovers Josie, who fell asleep while contemplating shoplifting. Now locked in together, the pair learns they have a lot in common. Little do they know that two petty criminals are on the lam and looking for a place to hide. Written by <TSPAJB@Lure.LaTrobe.edu.au>
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One of John Hughes' underrated gems! I rented this movie already possessing knowledge of what it was about, who was in it, and what other people thought about it from their comments. "Career Opportunities," had plenty of laughs along with some deeper, emotional setback drawn out between Whaley and Connelly, who of course both played their parts VERY well. And every other guy who hasn't seen a young Jennifer Connelly... should. The story unfolds smoothly as we find out more about the lives of two small town people.
It's a movie where the characters are trying to understand where the rich, abused, dreaming, "tease" and dweebish, hopeful, incompetent "town liar" come from. There is also a sweet connection they develop from just talking about their lives and how they've changed since they last met. The more we hear and develop feelings for these two confused people, the more we can illustrate their current dilemma of being trapped within the lives that their families want them to live.
The soundtrack was pretty great! One of the best soundtracks I have heard in a comedy.
Dermot and Kieran Mulroney did a nice job playing some goofy small town crooks. However I thought the whole burglar part of the movie could have been achieved in better ways-- but it is what it is.
If you do watch this film look out for a cameo appearance from John Candy as the Target Team manager who gives Whaley his janitor position. Very funny... and casual.
Altogether, very well done and VERY underrated. I still don't understand why Whaley didn't become a bigger star after this movie such as Broderick did with Ferris Bueller. And OK, so maybe not perfect, but there are MUCH worse movies out there. "Career Opportunities" is a fun film that should be watched if you're a fan of John Hughes' work.