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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations.
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Jack Trainer
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Katharine Parker
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Tess McGill
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Mick Dugan
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Cyn
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Oren Trask
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Ginny
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Lutz
James Lally ...
Turkel
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Bob Speck
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Armbrister
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Personnel Director
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Alice Baxter
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Tim Rourke
Elizabeth Whitcraft ...
Doreen DiMucci
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Tess's Birthday Party Friend
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Tess's Birthday Party Friend
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Tess's Birthday Party Friend
Georgienne Millen ...
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
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Petty Marsh Secretary
Nancy Giles ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
Judy Milstein ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
Nicole Chevance ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
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Petty Marsh Secretary
Jane B. Harris ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
Sondra Hollander ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
Samantha Shane ...
Petty Marsh Secretary
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Petty Marsh Secretary
Jim Babchak ...
Jr. Executive
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Jim
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Dewey Stone Reception Guest
Leslie Ayvazian ...
Dewey Stone Reception Guest
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Cab Driver
Paige Matthews ...
Dewey Stone Receptionist
Lee Dalton ...
John Romano
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Phyllis Trask
Madolin B. Archer ...
Barbara Trask
Etain O'Malley ...
Hostess at Wedding
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Bridesmaid
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Bitsy (as Marceline A. Hugot)
Tom Rooney ...
Bridegroom
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Trask Wedding Orchestra
Maeve McGuire ...
Trask Secretary
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Tim Draper (as Tim Carhart)
Lloyd Lindsay Young ...
TV Weatherman
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Bartender
Lily Froehlich ...
Clerk at Dry Cleaner's
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Heliport Attendant (as R.M. Haley)
Mario T. DeFelice Jr. ...
Helicopter Pilot
Anthony Mancini Jr. ...
Helicopter Pilot
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Trask Receptionist
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Rhumba Guy (uncredited)
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Staten Island Secretary (uncredited)
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Pretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited)
Marilyn Dobrin ...
Cyn's Aunt (uncredited)
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Trask Executive (uncredited)
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Receptionist (uncredited)
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Office Worker (uncredited)
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Staten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Young Businessman (uncredited)
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Commuter (uncredited)
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Office Party-Goer (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Margaret Pringle ...
Woman pushing wheelchair (uncredited)
Dean Regan ...
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
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Vocal Effects (uncredited)
Karen Starr ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Petty Marshall Secretary (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mike Nichols

Written by

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Kevin Wade ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert Greenhut ... executive producer
Laurence Mark ... executive producer
Douglas Wick ... producer

Cinematography by

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Michael Ballhaus ... director of photography

Editing by

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Sam O'Steen

Editorial Department

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Kris Cole ... assistant editor
Bob Hagans ... color timer
Richard Nord ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

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Patrizia von Brandenstein ... (as Patrizia Von Brandenstein)

Art Direction by

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Doug Kraner

Set Decoration by

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George DeTitta Jr. ... (as George DeTitta)

Costume Design by

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Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Joseph A. Campayno ... makeup artist (as Joe Campayno)
Alan D'Angerio ... hair stylist
J. Roy Helland ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Francesca Paris ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Todd Arnow ... production supervisor
Timothy M. Bourne ... assistant unit production manager
Robert Greenhut ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Haley ... first assistant director (as Mike Haley)
Daniel M. Stillman ... additional second assistant director (as Dan Stillman)
Nathalie Vadim ... second assistant director
Carla Zackson ... dga trainee

Art Department

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Tim Galvin ... assistant art director
Daniel K. Grosso ... second set dresser (as Danny Gross)
Ken Kammerer ... assistant property master
James Mazzola ... property master
Tom McDermott ... assistant property master
Arne Olsen ... chief construction grip
Ron Petagna ... construction coordinator (as Ronald J. Petagna)
Samara Schaffer ... art department coordinator
Cosmo Sorice ... stand-by scenic artist
James Sorice ... master scenic artist
Dave Weinman ... set dresser (as David Weinman)
Gerald DeTitta ... set dresser (uncredited)
Frank Didio ... head carpenter (uncredited)
Christopher Nelson ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Bedard ... cable person (as Mike Bedard)
Stan Bochner ... supervising sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Lee Dichter ... re-recording mixer
Adam Fredericks ... apprentice sound editor
Marshall Grupp ... sound editor
Joseph Gutowski ... assistant sound editor
Michael Jacobi ... adr editor
Richard Q. King ... assistant sound editor
Les Lazarowitz ... production sound mixer
Linda Murphy ... boom operator
Susan M. Wagner ... assistant sound editor (as Susan Wagner)
George A. Lara ... foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Robert W. King ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John Alagna ... opticals
Dick Rauh ... opticals

Stunts

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Natasha Buser ... stunts
Jim Dunn ... stunt coordinator
Frank Ferrara ... stunt coordinator
Phil Neilson ... stunts (as Philip G. Neilson)
Michael Russo ... stunts (as Michael C. Russo)
Bronwen Thomas ... stunts
Vic Armstrong ... stunt double: Mr. Ford (uncredited)
Shawn O'Neil ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Florian Ballhaus ... first assistant camera
Gary Childs ... camera operator: Wescam camera
Jerry DeBlau ... best boy electric
John W. DeBlau ... gaffer (as John DeBlau)
David M. Dunlap ... camera operator (as David Dunlap)
Neil Fallon ... video playback operator
Brian Fitzsimons ... best boy grip
Dennis Gamiello ... key grip
Bobby Mancuso ... second assistant camera (as Robert Mancuso)
Andrew D. Schwartz ... still photographer (as Andy Schwartz)
Steve Wright ... camera trainee
David Satin ... video engineer (uncredited)
Lance Shepherd ... electrician (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Judie Fixler ... additional casting
Ellen Lewis ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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David Dumais ... wardrobe: men
Gary Jones ... assistant costume designer
Melissa Stanton ... wardrobe: women
Mila Vyborny ... wardrobe shopper
Andrea Wallace ... wardrobe shopper

Location Management

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Richard Baratta ... location manager
Nicholas Bernstein ... location assistant
Ken Gerber ... location assistant
Amy Herman ... location assistant
Pamela Thur ... location assistant
Linda Marshall-Smith ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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James Flatto ... assistant music editor
David Sharp's Totally Looped Group ... vocal effects
Rob Mounsey ... music scorer
Patrick Mullins ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary Bailey ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tom O'Donnell Jr. ... transportation captain (as Thomas J. O'Donnell Jr.)
Louis Volpe ... transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

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Cyd Adams ... production assistant
John Alagna ... titles
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus ... production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
Jerry Caron ... production assistant (as Gerry Caron)
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot
Hannah Green ... production assistant
Thomas A. Imperato ... production auditor (as Thomas Imperato)
Ingrid Johanson ... production coordinator
Michael Kelem ... gyrosphere aerial operator
Maureen Kleinman ... assistant production coordinator
Susan MacNair ... assistant: Mike Nichols
Brian Mannain ... studio manager
Eric Myers ... unit publicist
Jan Nizen ... assistant production auditor
Sabrina Padwa ... assistant: Mike Nichols
Dick Rauh ... title designer
Helen Robin ... assistant: Robert Greenhut
John Saffir ... production assistant
Scott Schaffer ... craft service
Caroline Thompson ... assistant: Douglas Wick
Libby Titus ... production assistant
Gilbert S. Williams ... production assistant (as Gil Williams)
Joyce P. Fields ... production assistant (uncredited)
Ari Taub ... assistant locations (uncredited)
Tom Tumminello ... parking coordinator (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss. Written by Sami Al-Taher

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Taglines She's got what it takes...her time has come. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Die Waffen der Frauen (Germany)
  • Armas de mujer (Spain)
  • Quand les femmes s'en mêlent (Canada, French title)
  • Çalışan kız (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Работещо момиче (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 113 min
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Box Office

Budget $28,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $103,173,635

Did You Know?

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Trivia Though Tess is unquestionably the sole lead character, actress Melanie Griffith is billed third in the credits, after Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver who have supporting roles in the movie. Griffith had received critical acclaim for earlier performances in Body Double (1984) and Something Wild (1986), but those films barely made a dent at the box office and she was still largely unknown when Working Girl (1988) was made in 1988. 20th Century Fox wanted a big name actress to play Tess, but Mike Nichols pushed for Griffith until the studio ultimately gave in. See more »
Goofs Katharine 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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Linda McCartney Story (2000). See more »
Soundtracks Let the River Run See more »
Quotes Cyn: Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.
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