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Career Opportunities
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Career Opportunities is a 1991 American romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Gordon. The screenplay was written by John Hughes, who also produced the movie. The cast includes Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, and Kieran Mulroney. Donald McAlpine served as the director of photography, with music composed by Thomas Newman and editing by Glenn Farr.
The film was released in the United States on March 29, 1991, with a runtime of 83 minutes. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. Principal photography took place in Georgia, and the narrative is set in Illinois. The production budget was $6,000,000, resulting in revenue of $11,336,986. Hughes Entertainment was involved in the production.
Critical reception included a review score of 4.9/10 and 42%, alongside an IMDb rating of 5.9 and a TMDb vote average of 6.876. The film’s tagline describes the plot as involving a job no one wanted and a girl everyone desired. Keywords associated with the movie include night shift, department store, roller-skating, liar, and dream girl.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Cast
- Frank Whaley as Jim Dodge
- Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan
- Dermot Mulroney as Nestor Pyle
- Kieran Mulroney as Gil Kinney
- John M. Jackson as Bud Dodge
- Jenny O'Hara as Dotty Dodge
Themes
- night shift
- department store
- roller-skating
- liar
- dream girl
- janitor
- blunt
- absurd
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bryan Gordon
- Screenwriter
- John Hughes
- Cast member
- Barry Corbin
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- John Hughes
- Cinematographer
- Donald McAlpine
- Narrative location
- Illinois
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 784985
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1991-01-01
- title
- Career Opportunities
- film editor
- Glenn Farr
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 42%
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