Nine to Five (1980)
Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage of the women who work with him in the grossest manner. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house, they assume control of his department, and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?
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Blistering performances.
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda) is new to the clerical pool. Her husband left her for his secretary. Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin) is the veteran tired of getting passed over. Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) is the secretary to sexist boss Franklin M. Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman). She is ostracized for a false rumor of having an affair with the boss. The three women become friends after a constant series of injustices by Franklin. Some misunderstandings lead the girls to believe that Violet accidentally poisoned Franklin. Franklin finds out and tries to blackmail Doralee. That is when Doralee takes him prisoner.This is not as funny as one may expect. At least, there are no big laughs. This has a black comedy edge to it. It is likable enough. The three women have great chemistry. And Dolly Parton has that iconic song. Coleman is a great chauvinist.
Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot (Dabney Coleman) find a way to turn the tables on him.I really knew nothing about this film going into it, and did not necessarily have the highest of hopes. Judging a book by its cover, this could be seen as a "chick flick", but it is most certainly not. This is a clever, humorous comedy that really came at the right time.This is an especially good role for Lily Tomlin, who has plenty of good roles in her career. The morgue sequence... wow. That is some dark, morbid humor that was completely unexpected, but also saved the picture for me. Sometimes you just need a little darkness to get the laughs.
The title song I have obviously heard many times on the radio, on television and in films, it is probably the only one know I really know from the famous country and western singer, I was interested to see the film that the song came from, and the acting debut for the singer. Basically at Consolidated Companies, three female office workers, secretary Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), senior office supervisor Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin) and fellow secretary Doralee Rhodes (twice Golden Globe nominated Dolly Parton) have had enough with their boss. The company boss Franklin M. Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman) is a sleazy, selfish, sexist, misogynist pig who takes advantage of all his female employees, and the three colleagues plan to get their revenge on him. There are a couple of instances where they may be contemplating killing him, and there is an accident where they think they do, but they settle instead with simply teaching him a lesson by trapping him in his house, making him see the error of his ways. By the end Hart has very much learnt his lesson to treat women much better, and the end credits say that Judy, Violet and Doralee went on to better careers and stuff. Also starring The Asphalt Jungle's Sterling Hayden as Russell Tinsworthy, Elizabeth Wilson as Roz Keith, Henry Jones as Mr. Hinkle, Lawrence Pressman as Dick Bernly, Marian Mercer as Missy Hart and Renn Woods as Barbara. The three female stars all do their vengeful characters as well as they can, the one that stands out for me is indeed Parton, and Coleman is a good choice to be the bastard mistreating them, I will admit it is not the funniest and most original film, it isn't such a bad comedy though. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Song for Parton's title song (also nominated the Golden Globe). Worth watching!
9 to 5To ensure that your co-workers don't snitch on you when you kidnap your boss, nab them on a Friday morning so everyone gets a half-day.However, the co-workers in this comedy have avoided detection by taking their boss hostage before he arrives at work.When Judy (Jane Fonda) is hired as a secretary for a sizable company, she is quick to learn that her boss (Dabney Coleman) is a complete creep.Eventually fed up with his misogynistic manner, Judy and her colleagues (Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton) decide to take him hostage in his own home.Meanwhile, in his absence, they begin to implement bold new business ideas that really shake up the company.A ballsy comedy with feisty performances from the female leads, 9 to 5 is still ahead of its time, socially and comically.As for getting rid of a female boss for an extensive period, secretly inseminate her. (Green Light)