Nine to Five (1980)
- 6.8
- 1h 49min
- Comedy
- 1980-12-19 (USA)
Storyline
Meet Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman). The biggest "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss on the planet. He thrills in taking advantage of his head female office staff; humiliating, downplaying, and condescending against them whenever conveniently possible, particularly his top assistant Violet (Lily Tomlin). Long-exhausted over his gruesome bullishness, Violet, alongside co-workers Doralee (Dolly Parton) and Judy (Jane Fonda) comprise comical methods of "doing him in", when a freak incident occurs. They then manage to kidnap Hart and trap him in his own house, while assuming control of his department, and productivity leaps. But just how long can they keep him tied up?
Plot Keywords
female protagonist, friendship between women, camera shot of feet, high heels, title spoken by character, cannabis, chauvinism, embezzlement, fantasy sequence, los angeles california, irreverence, 1980s, knitting, female bonding, sexual harassment, fight the system, farce, business, language learning, warehouse
Short Review
In short, its stars are more satisfying than their material, as good as it so often is.
