Nine to Five (9 to 5) (1980)
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82% of critics liked it
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69% of users liked it
(33,028 ratings)
Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), a housewife whose husband has left her for his secretary, begins her own secretarial career at a huge corporation. Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), a feisty, veteran office manager, instructs her on the perils and procedures of office life -- and of working for Franklin Hart… More Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), a housewife whose husband has left her for his secretary, begins her own secretarial career at a huge corporation. Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), a feisty, veteran office manager, instructs her on the perils and procedures of office life -- and of working for Franklin Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman), their chauvinistic, sleazy boss, and his right-hand woman, the crisp, nosy Roz (Elizabeth Wilson). Meanwhile, Hart's endless attempts to seduce his happily married secretary, Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton), lead the entire office to think she's a trollop. When Hart unfairly passes Violet over for a promotion, she drowns her sorrows at a local bar with Judy and Doralee, who regales the others with tales of Hart's epic advances. Later, at Doralee's house, the women smoke pot, eat barbecue, and concoct hilarious revenge fantasies -- a rodeo hog-tie, a Wild West shootout, and a gothic Snow White scenario -- about killing their boss. When a mix-up leads the women to think they have accidentally poisoned Hart's coffee, they hatch a scheme to protect themselves by stealing Hart's body from the morgue. When he turns up alive, never having drunk the coffee, they must kidnap him to prevent him from blackmailing them or calling the police. The women then use the occasion of their boss' absence to effect some changes around the office. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- PG, 1 hr. 40 min.
- Directed By
- Colin Higgins
- Written By
- Colin Higgins
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1980 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 17, 2001
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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, Variety
Although it can probably be argued that Patricia Resnick and director Colin Higgins' script [from a story by Resnick] at times borders on the inane, the bottom line is that this picture is a lot of fun.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Parton] is, on the basis of this one film, a natural-born movie star, a performer who holds our attention so easily that it's hard to believe it's her first film.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
It's clearly a movie that began as someone's bright idea, which then went into production before anyone had time to give it a well-defined personality.
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Staci Layne Wilson, Buzzine Magazine
Nine to Five is a classic, and after 25 years it's finally getting a promotion with an all-star special edition.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Despite an excellent and promising cast, this Hollywood attempt at a mainstream feminist comedy is flabby and bland.
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Cast
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Jane Fondaas Judy Bernly -
Lily Tomlinas Violet Newstead -
Dolly Partonas Doralee Rhodes
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Dabney Colemanas Franklin Hart Jr. -
Sterling Haydenas Tinsworthy -
Elizabeth Wilsonas Roz
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