| | | For Anyone Who's Ever Won. For Anyone Who's Ever Lost. And for Anyone Who's Still in There Trying.
Features: Dolby Surround 5.1 / English & French: Dolby Surround, TV spots: "Be My Secretary", "Woman In Charge", & "Cusack-Really Famous"
A working girl determined to make it to the top of the New York financial world soon realizes she has to use guerilla tactics. When her witchy boss breaks her leg, this working girl uses her office skills (and her man) to make her move.A working girl determined to make it to the top of the New York financial world soon realizes she has to use guerrilla tactics. When her witchy boss breaks her leg, she uses her office (and her man) to make her move.
"...lively and funny screenplay gives Melanie Griffith the best role of her career." Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice
"...a corporate Cinderella story..." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
"Fantastic movie, great cast." Stefan Birgir Stefansson, SBS.IS
Editor's Note
A young secretary (Melanie Griffith in an Oscar-nominated performance) with dreams of moving up the corporate ladder thinks that her brains will help her achieve her goals. And when she finds a job with a seemingly helpful and sympathetic boss--who's also a woman (played by Sigourney Weaver)--it looks as if she's on her way. But it turns out the executive is slimy and duplicitous, stealing the secretary's clever ideas to further her own career. Now the furious secretary's determined to get revenge--and her plan may not only propel her to the top of the heap but get her a husband too (Harrison Ford). Mike Nichols directed this workplace comedy with a light, smart touch, getting terrific performances from his excellent cast.
Plot Summary
A working girl determined to make it to the top of the New York financial world soon realizes she has to use guerrilla tactics. When her witchy boss breaks her leg, she uses her office (and her man) to make her move.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 3.0 Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailers |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Fox Home Entertainment |
| Release Date: 1/30/2007 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 2239736 | | UPC: 00024543397366 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1989) | | | Golden Globe, Working Girl, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Golden Globe, Carly Simon, Best Original Song - Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Melanie Griffith, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Golden Globe, Sigourney Weaver, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | | | Oscar, Carly Simon, Best Music, Original Song | |
Nominee (1989) | | | Oscar, Melanie Griffith, Best Actress in a Leading Role | | | Oscar, Joan Cusack, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | | | Oscar, Sigourney Weaver, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | | | Oscar, Mike Nichols, Best Director | | | Oscar, Douglas Wick, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A genius for getting by on pure charm....A lot of [the] charm [comes] from the performance of Melanie Griffith..." 12/21/1988 p.C22New York Times
Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1988" 12/25/1988 p.II,9 Entertainment Weekly
"...There's no greater distillation of [Weaver's] talents....[A] zeitgeist-savvy 1988 romantic comedy..."| 05/08/1998 pp.78-9 Los Angeles Times
"...WORKING GIRL is the sparkling success that it is because of the sheer irresistibility of Melanie Griffith..." 12/12/1988 p.C1 USA Today
"...[The film] has the sheer breeziness of the best workplace farces from decades ago..." 10/06/1989 p.3D Variety 9 of 10
It seems every romantic comedy has the subplot of a big secret that has to be found out, but the quality of the script and the performances makes the difference between success and failure. Melanie Griffith has never been better than in this film, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Likewise both Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack, who played Griffith's equally big-haired buddy, earned nominations for Best Supporting Actress...Working Girl is a well-crafted and entertaining film that keeps your interest throughout. Romantic comedy fans will be happy to have this DVD in their collection. - Norman Short
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
Structurally, the film has some parallels with "The Graduate," Nichols' 1967 classic - including a climactic scene where an important ceremony is interrupted by the wrong person bursting in through the door...This is Melanie Griffith's movie in the same way "The Graduate" belonged to Dustin Hoffman. She was not an obvious casting choice, but she is the right one. And in an odd way, her two most famous previous roles, in "Body Double" and "Something Wild," work for her. Because we may remember her from those sex-drenched roles, there is a way in which both Griffith and her character are both trying to get respectable - to assimilate everything that goes along with "serious hair"..."Working Girl" is Nichols returning to the top of his form, and Griffith finding hers. - Roger Ebert
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