9 to 5
9NbsptoNbsp5 (titled Nine to Five in the opening credits) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick, and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Wilson, and Sterling Hayden. It tells the story of three working women (played by Fonda, Tomlin, and Parton) who live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing their company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" vice president (played by Coleman).
Plot
Reserved housewife Judy Bernly must start work as a secretary at Consolidated Companies after her divorce, and is placed under the supervision of experienced and sharp-tongued widow Violet Newstead. Both work under president Mr. Hinkle and egotistical, sexist vice president Franklin Hart, whom Violet once trained.
More details
| author | Colin Higgins |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Colin Higgins |
| editor | Pembroke J. Herring |
| genre | action animation comedy |
| keywords | abduct amazon attempted murder country music credenza dead man drink end equal pay even hang gliding learn marijuana married morning nothing poison president smoke think tire iron vice president |
| musicBy | Charles Fox |
| producer | Bruce Gilbert |
| productionCompany | IPC Films |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | buddy comedy female buddy feminist |