Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they h... Read allJim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.
- Boy #3
- (as RonReaco M. Lee)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Spy magazine, John Hughes was unhappy at how this film turned out, and asked Universal to remove his name from it. They refused.
- GoofsWhile walking at gunpoint between the electronics department and the snack bar, Josie finds time to put on a bra.
- Quotes
Josie: Would you go with me somewhere?
Jim Dodge: Where?
Josie: Florida. Wyoming, Spain. It doesn't really matter, just away somewhere.
Jim Dodge: I'd love to. I just can't afford to be... capricious and carefree like yourself. I... I... I got to set my sights on something and then really go for it.
Josie: Like janitor?
Jim Dodge: It's a beginning. I... I'm looking at...
Josie: It's an end.
- SoundtracksI Wanna Stay Home
Written by Andy Sturmer (as A. Sturmer)
Performed by Jellyfish (as Jelly Fish)
Courtesy of Charisma Records America, Inc.
Despite being written by top teen-movie maker John Hughes and featuring a pretty decent cast (John Candy has a cameo and the two leads are both capable actors), Career Opportunities (AKA One Wild Night), is a rather weak comedy with irritating characters and very few laughs.
I, like most males who have reviewed this movie on IMDb, do agree, however, that it is worth viewing if you are a fan of Jennifer Connelly and her very impressive curves. The delectable JC looks stunning in a tight white vest and standout scenes include her rollerskating through the shop, and rocking slowly back and forth on a supermarket horse ride (a moment guaranteed to raise the blood pressure of all heterosexual men).
But of course, Ms. Connelly looking damn fine doesn't make this a great piece of film-making (just great eye-candy), and ultimately this is a rather desperate 'comedy' that comes nowhere near to the matching the quality of Hughes' 80s output.
- BA_Harrison
- Dec 30, 2006
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,336,986
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,024,800
- Mar 31, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $11,336,986
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1