Joan Cusack was great in this. I always laugh at 2 of her lines. The one shown here " coffee tea me ?" & " just bc I like to sing & dance in my underwear dont make me madonna "
She's magic!!! I love when she is playing Tess's secretary AND asks her if she would like her to hold her calls, shouting silently excited to be playing the part!
Wow. Did Siskel get it wrong about Torch Song Trilogy. Even Ebert got it partly wrong. Siskel's comment about "not addressing AIDS" is as off base as criticizing "I Love Lucy" for not addressing the issues of the 1960s. TST's story ends in the late '70s. Both their comments about not believing "the adoption" are just ignorant. In the late '70s, social workers in NYC were experimenting with gay fosterage of gay-identifying youth. It WAS kept pretty quiet because they wanted to collect empirical data before the furor the revelation would produce. Siskel's "Divine Fallacy" about it is a case in point. Chalking up the early-rising bathroom beautification rush to "insecurity" displays hetero male cluelessness here. I saw this film several times in the theater, and every time ALL the women laughed and their hetero male dates just looked oblivious. It calls to mind the diner scene about faking orgasm in "When Harry Met Sally". Lastly, Siskel's assessment of all the dialog other than the monologues as inauthentic ... well there isn't a gay person who hasn't had conversations and arguments pretty damn close to those ... and worse. Far worse. ua-cam.com/video/pR9gyloyOjM/v-deo.html
I seen Rain man twice & I enjoy Dustin Hoffman's performance 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐, it's great movie. I enjoy couple of Tom cruise films such as The outsiders, Risky business, Days of thunder, Magnolia, Born on the fourth of July, Few good men & Far & Away. I agree, Working Girl is terrific old-fashioned comedy with good performances by Griffith & Weaver 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟.
Working Girl is an underrated 80s comedy. Smart, sexy and hilarious, it never misses a Beat. The 4 leads are one of the strongest ensembles of the decade.
I've seen Rain Man, Working Girl, and I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka! Rain Man is good, Working Girl is good (but I don't see what the big deal was about), and I'm Gonna ... Is hilarious 😂😆!
I suppose when you're a critic you see a lot of mediocre to bad movies. That probably changes how you view a solid film like 'Working Girl'. Most audience members can pick and choose which movies to see. Critics have to see any that are screened for the press. I like the movie, but I agree with you that it's not one I'd rave about.
My biggest criticism of Working Girl is the ridiculous idea that Sigourney Weaver's dress perfectly fits Melanie Griffith despite the fact that Sigourney is obviously taller lol.
The way Working Girl ends is **SPOILER ALERT**, Melanie Griffith gets her fancy new job in her fancy office with a view and the first thing she does is MAKE A PERSONAL CALL, goofing off on her boss's dime. So I guess she fits right in!
And the camera pans out and shows lots of employees working in lots of companies and we realize that, in the end, she is nothing more than a faceless number.
Oh No! That poor, unfortunate rich white man had to pay for her phone call, a local call, made to her friend. And all that irresponsible bitch did was come up with a way to keep the Japanese from taking over the legacy he built. How dare she!
Working Girl is a great example of Reaganite comedy - there are many other examples, including the Michael J. Fox comedy The Secret of My Success - in which personal fulfillment is completely connected to business success. I like the film, but the underlying philosophy is noxious.
Both "Working Girl" and "Secret" had romantic subplots, tho. They were workplace-centered 'rom-coms'. "The Apartment" was one, also, and that came out well before Reagan was elected.
I don't see that. In many ways it critiques the idea that business success is all that matters. It also shows at end when Melanie Griffith's character breaks the era's heartlessness in business when she shows dignity to her secretary that she herself will have.
Knowledge was still at a germinating level, and Ebert has a tendency to not quite keep up with things outside the immediate sphere of the cinematic arts. If you're going to get "offended" by not viewing things within the context of their time, you might as well quit your journey into old television right now.
Working Girl is so bland and pedestrian it's hard to believe it got as much praise as it did. Only Joan Cusack gave it any sort of life and energy to it. Otherwise it was completely forgettable!
Joan Cusack was great in this. I always laugh at 2 of her lines. The one shown here " coffee tea me ?" & " just bc I like to sing & dance in my underwear dont make me madonna "
My fave is "$6000?!?! Its not even leatha!"
She's magic!!! I love when she is playing Tess's secretary AND asks her if she would like her to hold her calls, shouting silently excited to be playing the part!
Wow. Did Siskel get it wrong about Torch Song Trilogy. Even Ebert got it partly wrong.
Siskel's comment about "not addressing AIDS" is as off base as criticizing "I Love Lucy" for not addressing the issues of the 1960s. TST's story ends in the late '70s.
Both their comments about not believing "the adoption" are just ignorant. In the late '70s, social workers in NYC were experimenting with gay fosterage of gay-identifying youth. It WAS kept pretty quiet because they wanted to collect empirical data before the furor the revelation would produce. Siskel's "Divine Fallacy" about it is a case in point.
Chalking up the early-rising bathroom beautification rush to "insecurity" displays hetero male cluelessness here. I saw this film several times in the theater, and every time ALL the women laughed and their hetero male dates just looked oblivious. It calls to mind the diner scene about faking orgasm in "When Harry Met Sally".
Lastly, Siskel's assessment of all the dialog other than the monologues as inauthentic ... well there isn't a gay person who hasn't had conversations and arguments pretty damn close to those ... and worse. Far worse.
ua-cam.com/video/pR9gyloyOjM/v-deo.html
Sigourney should have won the best supporting actress oscar, hands down!
I seen Rain man twice & I enjoy Dustin Hoffman's performance 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐, it's great movie. I enjoy couple of Tom cruise films such as The outsiders, Risky business, Days of thunder, Magnolia, Born on the fourth of July, Few good men & Far & Away. I agree, Working Girl is terrific old-fashioned comedy with good performances by Griffith & Weaver 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟.
He was magnificent in Magnolia. Should’ve taken home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor that year.
What about Minority Report? Ebert picked that as best picture the year it was released.
In my opinion, Rain Man was one of the top 5 movies of the 80's
Working Girl is an underrated 80s comedy. Smart, sexy and hilarious, it never misses a Beat. The 4 leads are one of the strongest ensembles of the decade.
Rain Man was great when it came out and it has aged well. So many good movies in 1988.
I've seen Rain Man, Working Girl, and I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka! Rain Man is good, Working Girl is good (but I don't see what the big deal was about), and I'm Gonna ... Is hilarious 😂😆!
I suppose when you're a critic you see a lot of mediocre to bad movies. That probably changes how you view a solid film like 'Working Girl'. Most audience members can pick and choose which movies to see. Critics have to see any that are screened for the press. I like the movie, but I agree with you that it's not one I'd rave about.
My biggest criticism of Working Girl is the ridiculous idea that Sigourney Weaver's dress perfectly fits Melanie Griffith despite the fact that Sigourney is obviously taller lol.
The way Working Girl ends is **SPOILER ALERT**, Melanie Griffith gets her fancy new job in her fancy office with a view and the first thing she does is MAKE A PERSONAL CALL, goofing off on her boss's dime. So I guess she fits right in!
And the camera pans out and shows lots of employees working in lots of companies and we realize that, in the end, she is nothing more than a faceless number.
She is the boss!
@@sahej6939I think they mean the CEO
Oh No! That poor, unfortunate rich white man had to pay for her phone call, a local call, made to her friend. And all that irresponsible bitch did was come up with a way to keep the Japanese from taking over the legacy he built. How dare she!
Tom Cruise was also in Cocktail. The same year he did Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman.
Cocktail was a bad and Ishtar was even worse
His name is Mick, not Snake.
Snake fits even better!
Working Girl is a great example of Reaganite comedy - there are many other examples, including the Michael J. Fox comedy The Secret of My Success - in which personal fulfillment is completely connected to business success. I like the film, but the underlying philosophy is noxious.
Cathal McFee... What is the "underlying philosophy"?
So what's your idea of personal fulfillment--smashing the windows of a Seattle Target store and stealing a TV?
Both "Working Girl" and "Secret" had romantic subplots, tho. They were workplace-centered 'rom-coms'. "The Apartment" was one, also, and that came out well before Reagan was elected.
I don't see that. In many ways it critiques the idea that business success is all that matters. It also shows at end when Melanie Griffith's character breaks the era's heartlessness in business when she shows dignity to her secretary that she herself will have.
I like how Ebert says I’m Gonna Git You Sucka is offensive, then immediately goes to review Rain Man where he calls autism a disease.
Knowledge was still at a germinating level, and Ebert has a tendency to not quite keep up with things outside the immediate sphere of the cinematic arts. If you're going to get "offended" by not viewing things within the context of their time, you might as well quit your journey into old television right now.
Gene got it right on I’m gonna git you sucka!
I wanted to like that movie and I tried, but it didn't take. Had its moments with Chris Rock and one rib, but mostly it was bleh
Can you imagine Ebert if he were alive now? What a snowflake.
He would be against cancel culture.
Snowflake? Those people scared of rainbows 🌈?
Working Girl is so bland and pedestrian it's hard to believe it got as much praise as it did. Only Joan Cusack gave it any sort of life and energy to it. Otherwise it was completely forgettable!
I love it!