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Working Girl [VHS] [1989]

VHS ~ Melanie Griffith
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack
  • Directors: Mike Nichols
  • Writers: Kevin Wade
  • Producers: Douglas Wick, Laurence Mark, Robert Greenhut
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004RCGT
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,272 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Melanie Griffith had a fling with stardom in this Mike Nichols comedy about an executive secretary (Griffith) who can't get her deserved shot at upward mobility in the brokerage industry. Hardly taken seriously by male bosses, things aren't really any better for her once she starts working for a female exec (Sigourney Weaver, never more delightful), a narcissist with a boy-toy banker (Harrison Ford) and a tendency to steal the best ideas from her underlings. When Weaver's character is laid up with a broken leg, Griffith poses as a replacement wheeler-dealer, flirting with Ford and working on a new client who doesn't suspect the deception. Nichols brings a lot of snap and sass to Kevin Wade's smart script about chafing against class restrictions and perceptions. Sundry scenes are played quite charmingly, especially those of Griffith and Ford's mutual pick-up in a bar and Joan Cusack's championing of Griffith's crusade. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

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Tess is a smart, beautiful and struggling working girl determined to make it to the top of the New York financial world. It doesn't take her long to see she has to use guerilla tactics to survive.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "Let the river run, Let all the dreamers wake the nation..", 29 Aug 2003
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With these lyrics ringing in your ears, the Staten Island ferry carries Tess (Melanie Griffith) past the Statue of Liberty to her job as a secretary, working in the shadow of the World Trade Center. An unfortunate skiing accident in the Alps befalls her backstabbing boss (played with suitable glee by Sigourney Weaver) giving Tess the opportunity to pose as the high-power broker she yearns to be. But how long can Tess keep up the pretence, especially once she falls in love with Jack (Harrison Ford), the man with whom she is putting together a multi-million dollar deal?

Truly a Pretty Woman for the 80's, this film has big hair, big earrings and big ambition. Special mention must go to Joan Cusack, wonderful as the best friend torn between supporting Tess' dreams and reminding her to keep her feet on the ground:
"Sometimes I sing and dance around in my underwear..It doesn't make me Madonna. Never will."

Harrison Ford plays to type as the decent guy, who undresses the very drunk Tess to avoid damaging her $6000 gown when she gets into bed, reassuring her: "I kept my eyes closed the whole time"

This film has uplifting music, a Cinderella-esque storyline and some great views of New York. Get your girlfriends round, grab some chocs and sing along with Carly Simon. Go on, I dare you to be in a crowd of commuters and not imagine for one minute that you are Tess...

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Oustanding film!, 12 Jan 2004
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This film is perfect for any girl...especially us career girls! It's witty and you can't help but have full admiration for Melanie Griffith's character. Everyone can relate to it...it's the Bridget Jones of the 80's!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A 1980's Classic, 6 Jan 2003
By Andrew london "Andrew" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This is arguably a masterpiece, it embodies everything good about the 1980's. It has a sentimental idealism about love and makes you remember the fame era New York that we all remember along with leg warmers from our youth. This film has excitement, interest, and excellent humour. You have to see this film, if for nothing else to understand the profound importance of the phrase "get your bony ass out of my office" or the best phrase ever "$5000!!! and it's not even leather!" and "What wrong with the way you speak, you talk foine!" (sic). Get this film!!!
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