When a secretary's idea is stolen by her Boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her Boss ' job.When a secretary's idea is stolen by her Boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her Boss ' job.When a secretary's idea is stolen by her Boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her Boss ' job.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 18 nominations total
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough Tess is unquestionably the sole lead character, actressMelanie Griffithis billed third in the credits, afterHarrison FordandSigourney Weaverwho have supporting roles in the movie. Griffith had received critical acclaim for earlier performances inBody Double (1984)andSomething Wild (1986),but those films barely made a dent at the box office and she was still largely unknown whenWorking Girl (1988)was made in 1988. 20th Century Fox wanted a big name actress to play Tess, butMike Nicholspushed for Griffith until the studio ultimately gave in.
- GoofsKatharine tells Tess the combination to her house alarm is 75432000 but when we see Tess turning the alarm off before entering the house she only presses six buttons.
- ConnectionsEdited intoThe Linda McCartney Story(2000)
Featured review
"Tess McGill" (Melanie Griffith) is a hard-working woman who is trying to climb the corporate ladder but can't seem to get anybody to give her a fair chance. So after being fired from her current position at a Wall Street investment firm for refusing to sleep with her Boss 's friend she is assigned to work as a secretary for a female business executive named "Katherine Parker" (Sigourney Weaver). At first, Tess likes her new situation as Katherine promises to mentor her so that she can achieve her goals. However, her admiration for her new Boss changes when Tess learns that Katherine has recently stolen one of her ideas and is in the process of promoting it as her own. So when Katherine is temporarily side-lined with a broken leg Tess decides to take matters into her own hands and advance the idea on her own. And to do that she turns to an investment broker named "Jack Trainer" (Harrison Ford) who is skilled in the art of finance and can help her close the deal. What she doesn't count on is the budding romance between them-or the fact that Jack just happens to be Katherine's boyfriend. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I liked the chemistry between Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford and thought that both of them performed their roles in an excellent manner. Likewise, Sigourney Weaver was equally effective as the vicious Boss from hell that believes that rules and ethics don't apply in her case. Be that as it may, I recommend this movie to anyone looking for a romantic-comedy of this type and have rated it accordingly. Above average.
- How long is Working Girl?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,779,477
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,718,485
- Dec 26, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $102,953,112
- Runtime1hour53minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85: 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content