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9 to 5 - Sexist, Egotistical, Lying Hypocritical Bigot Edition - Widescreen
Product Group: DVD
Studio: 20th Century Fox
ISBN: B000E6ESI0
UPC: 024543231523
Binding/Media: DVD
Running Time: 110 minutes
Release Date: 2006-04-04
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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Editorial Reviews
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Description
In this witty, satirical farce, secretaries Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and office manager Lily Tomlin live every female worker's dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their egotistical, sexist boss (Dabney Coleman). When they get an unexpected chance to take revenge, they turn their male controlled workplace into a modle office - even as their scheme spins wildly out of control.
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With a nod to Preston Sturges's classic dark comedy Unfaithfully Yours (about a man who fantasizes about murdering his possibly philandering wife), this 1980 cotton-candy-feminist-vendetta film concerns a monstrous boss (Dabney Coleman) whose more capable underlings dream of ways of punishing him. That much of the film is particularly fun, but the rest of it descends into silliness when the women stumble onto a real-life opportunity to teach him a lesson. Fonda, the biggest star in the film at the time, takes a back seat to Parton's and Tomlin's showier roles. Written and directed by the late Colin Higgins (who made a lot of people happy in the '70s with his script for the beloved Harold and Maude). --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
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9 to 5 is a great funny movie from the early 80's
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-07-10
9 to 5 is a great movie from the early 80's. I was a kid when this movie came out in 1980. I could not stop laughing when I saw this movie. It was my first time that I saw Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane fonda. Dabney Coleman was just outragous. I went to see this movie with my mom. She was laughing so hard that she had tears rolling down her face. It was a movie that i will never forget. That's why i love the movie today.
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Fantastic true-to-life office job movie
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-05-27
"9 to 5" is up there with "Working Girl" and "Office Space" for presenting the office worker's plight while also showing some seriously hysterical humor.
I've always said if there was one character that represented my mom best in cinema, it's Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin's character). As the senior supervisor of Consolidated, Violet does most of the work and gets none of the credit. Without a college degree, despite her great brain and ample work knowledge, she is passed over time and time again for promotion. Lily Tomlin realistically and humorously portrays this character so well that it's astounding. Her interactions with Franklin Hart (played by the quietly brilliant Dabney Coleman) are absolutely dead-on 1980 (and before) scenes that could have occurred in any office. My mom said she was falling over laughing in the theater (she went to see it in 1980 when it was originally out) because it was all so true-to-life.
Jane Fonda is equally believable, if not as likeable, as the other actors here. Her character, a mousy and long-married woman dealing with both a new job and an old marriage breaking up, is the naive one here. Not a bad portrayal, just not as interesting as the others.
Dolly Parton shines in her first movie role. She elevates this movie, with both her fabulous theme song and her Southern charm. I kid you not, there are some brains behind that beauty. She is a total natural and perhaps even funnier in this movie than Lily Tomlin (a difficult feat, and nearly impossible for a new actress). Dolly's time with Dabney Coleman is funny, charming and just plain special.
To the viewer, it may seem dated and perhaps just a vestage of our mothers' working world. But while some things change, some things stay the same. The glass-ceiling-pink-collar-ghetto still exists, it's just not as blatant and it's covered up under a lot of politically correct hogwash. If you work, you'll relate to this movie. It may be old, but it's still funny and still has a lot of relevance in today's world.
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All time fav movie
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-25
I watched this movie years ago (the females of the family were Jane Fonda fans) and I thought it was a absolute laugh especially when I found Best Little W*orhouse in Texas which starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton. It makes me think of pizza-nights-in-with-your-best-girls.... ... ...It had been ages since I saw 9-5 - Amazon sorted that with a speedy shipping delivery. Pity about the BLWiTexas which has been discontinued. :-(
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Movie: 9 to 5
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-10
The price was very good. The product was verified as being sold to me very quickly. Delivery was made to my U.S. address very quickly (within about 4 days). Excellent service!
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One of my all time favorite classics
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-02-06
It's fun to watch now especially in light of technological advances in the office - how cumbersome the technology of the day seemed, from handling multi-line phones to the monster of a copy machine. Have work place policies improved women's experiences at work? I believe so to a point, at least in protection from sexual harassment, but to me the glass ceiling seems very much in place still, with it's inequities and pay and promotions, etc. This is a fun-to-watch, get-even fantasy.
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Retail Price: $14.98
Amazon.com's Price:$5.16
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