Working Girl
“For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.”
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
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Cast
62 people
Melanie Griffith
Tess McGill
Known for
Automata
Lolita
Harrison Ford
Jack Trainer
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sigourney Weaver
Katharine Parker
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Alec Baldwin
Mick Dugan
Known for
Beetlejuice
The Boss Baby
Joan Cusack
Cyn
Known for
Toy Story 3
The School of Rock
Philip Bosco
Oren Trask
Known for
My Best Friend's Wedding
Hitch
Nora Dunn
Ginny
Known for
Bruce Almighty
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Oliver Platt
Lutz
Known for
The Bear
Chicago Med
James Lally
Turkel
Known for
The Birdcage
Guarding Tess
Kevin Spacey
Bob Speck
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
Robert Easton
Armbriester
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Pete's Dragon
Olympia Dukakis
Personnel Director
Known for
Look Who's Talking
Moonstruck
Mike Nichols Director · Kevin Wade Writer Carly Simon Composer
Worldwide gross $103M · Budget $28M · United States release December 20, 1988
Box office
Budget
$28,000,000
Worldwide gross
$103,173,635
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Denmark · December 20, 1988
Limited theatrical
United States · December 20, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
March 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
March 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
June 29, 2004 · Physical
Finland
December 20, 1988 · Theatrical
France
March 8, 1989 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
March 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
March 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
May 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 4, 1997 · TV · TV Markíza
South Korea
May 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
March 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 3, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 29, 1989 · Theatrical
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