Working Girl

Working Girl (1988)

Timing: 1:54 (114 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1988-12-20

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Budget

$28 600 000

Revenue

$102 953 112

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Director

Mike Nichols

Actors

Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, James Lally, Kevin Spacey
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Scenario

Producer

Douglas Wick, Robert Greenhut, Laurence Mark

Operator

Michael Ballhaus

Composer

Carly Simon

Artist

Tim Galvin

Audition

Juliet Taylor

Editing

Sam O'Steen, Todd Arnow
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• The scar that is widely discussed in the film was received by Harrison Ford when he crashed into a lamppost on his way to Laguna Beach, California.
• When Katherine Parker exits the helicopter, she is carrying a toy gorilla. Several months before filming "Working Girl", Weaver starred in "Gorillas in the Mist".
• Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver worked using the Stanislavski system: they spent long hours at business meetings arranged by various managers and other female office workers.
• The famous song by Paul Simon, "Let the River Run," which won an Oscar and a Grammy, was originally titled "Wall Street Hymn".
• Originally, the roles of Tess and Katherine were to be played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Meryl Streep.
• The film marked David Duchovny's debut, where he played one of the minor roles.
• In the film 'Little Black Book,' the main character (Brittany Murphy) looks at a poster for 'Working Girl,' admiring the determination of its protagonist, Tess McGill. Later in 'Little Black Book,' music from 'Working Girl' is played.
• Based on the film, a television series of the same name was filmed in 1990, starring a young Sandra Bullock, who played the character Melanie Griffith. The series lasted one season, with a total of 12 episodes.
• When Katherine Parker exits the helicopter, she is carrying a toy gorilla. Several months before filming 'Working Girl', Weaver starred in 'Gorillas in the Mist'.
• Paul Simon's famous song 'Let the River Run', which won an Oscar and a Grammy, was originally titled 'Wall Street Hymn'.
• In the film "Little Black Book," the main character (Brittany Murphy) looks at a poster for "Working Girl," admiring the determination of its protagonist, Tess McGill. Later in "Little Black Book," music from "Working Girl" is played.