Clockwatchers
Clockwatchers is a 1997 American comedy-drama film directed by Jill Sprecher. It stars Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, and Alanna Ubach as temporary office staffers in an office complex.
Plot
Iris is a timid young woman who begins a new office job at a credit company where she temps. She soon meets Margaret who is as assertive as Iris is meek; the two women become friends as Margaret teaches Iris the many ways to deal with the sorrowful world of being a temp. She introduces Iris to two other temps: aspiring actress Paula eagerly awaits post-work happy hours and the chance to flirt with attractive men, and naive Jane is engaged to marry a jerk who makes up for his rude behavior by buying her gifts. Margaret is upset when a strange woman named Cleo arrives at the company and is hired as a permanent employee after her first day. Margaret hopes to become an executive assistant to stressed out manager Mr. Lasky, but her dreams are thwarted when he dies of a heart attack. The four temps forge a sort of camaraderie based on being outsiders at the company.
More details
| author | Jill Sprecher |
|---|---|
| director | Jill Sprecher |
| editor | Stephen Mirrione |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | act build buy engage happy hour heart attack last day lunch break night out office job security guard speak steal temp temporary work toy monkey vomit walk wed young woman |
| musicBy | Joey Altruda Mader |
| producer | Gina Resnick |
| productionCompany | Goldcrest Films |
| publisher | Bertelsmann Music Group |
| theme | female buddy independent |