Since I have a huge weak spot for Jane Fonda, I always try to watch her movies when I get the opportunity. Unfortunaly, I thought this flick was terribly disappointing. Basically, it is one of those comedies which turn an interesting premise (a trio of working women have to deal with an awfull boss) into a stupid farce with some tedious jokes along the way. I can't believe it is tagged as a 'femin... read more
Description:With a nod to Preston Sturges's classic dark comedy Unfaithfully Yours (about a man who fantasizes about murdering his possibly philandering wife), this 1980 cotton-candy-feminist-vendetta film concerns a monstrous boss (Dabney Coleman) whose more capable underlings dream of ways of punishing him. That much of the film is particularlyWith a nod to Preston Sturges's classic dark comedy Unfaithfully Yours (about a man who fantasizes about murdering his possibly philandering wife), this 1980 cotton-candy-feminist-vendetta film concerns a monstrous boss (Dabney Coleman) whose more capable underlings dream of ways of punishing him. That much of the film is particularly fun, but the rest of it descends into silliness when the women stumble onto a real-life opportunity to teach him a lesson. Fonda, the biggest star in the film at the time, takes a back seat to Parton's and Tomlin's showier roles. Written and directed by the late Colin Higgins (who made a lot of people happy in the '70s with his script for the beloved Harold and Maude). --Tom Keogh... (more)(less)
"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.
- Vincent Canby, New York Times
Despite an excellent and promising cast, this Hollywood attempt at a mainstream feminist comedy is flabby and bland.
- Geoff Andrew, Time Out "
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"Y'know, despite the freak that Dolly Parton has currently become,
9 To 5, her first foray into film shows that she was stacked really pretty frikkin' hot back in the day.
And yeah, I realize that by saying that, I'm probably going against the liberated women in the workplace theme that was the purpose of this movie,
but what can I say...? I'm a complicated man.
And women dig complicated men."
"Y'know, despite the freak that Dolly Parton has currently become,
9 To 5, her first foray into film shows that she was stacked really pretty frikkin' hot back in the day.
And yeah, I realize that by saying that, I'm probably going against the purpose of this movie,
but what can I say...? I'm a complicated man.
And women dig complicated men."
davidthecollar added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago
“Since I have a huge weak spot for Jane Fonda, I always try to watch her movies when I get the opportunity. Unfortunaly, I thought this flick was terribly disappointing. Basically, it is one of those comedies which turn an interesting premise (a trio of working women have to deal with an awfull boss) into a stupid farce with some tedious jokes along the way. I can't believe it is tagged as a 'feministic' comedy... What is so feministic about it? The fact that they try to shoot their boss? I thought it gave a rather negative image of working women but that's not what really bothered me here. What really bothered me is that the whole thing was just not really funny and pretty boring to watch. Such a waste of talent... At least, Dolly Parton did manage to get a hit out of this. To conclude, I ” read more
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Watched July 19th - My DVD collection - Rewatch
"Look, I've got a gun out there in my purse and up until now I've been forgivin' and forgettin' because of the way I was brought up, but I'll tell you one thing - if you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine, and I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!" - Doralee Rhodes
9 to 5 was the fantasy movie for anybody with a 9-5 job and a tyrannical boss. It is about three w"
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