Summary
Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.
Cast
Melanie Griffith
Tess McGill
Harrison Ford
Jack Trainer
Sigourney Weaver
Katharine Parker
Alec Baldwin
Mick Dugan
Joan Cusack
Cyn
Philip Bosco
Oren Trask
Nora Dunn
Ginny
Oliver Platt
Lutz
James Lally
Turkel
Kevin Spacey
Bob Speck
Robert Easton
Armbriester
Olympia Dukakis
Personnel Director
Amy Aquino
Alice Baxter
Jeffrey Nordling
Tim Rourke
Elizabeth Whitcraft
Doreen DiMucci
Maggie Wagner
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
Lou DiMaggio
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
David Duchovny
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
Georgienne Millen
Tess's Birthday Party Friend
Caroline Aaron
Petty Marsh Secretary
Nancy Giles
Petty Marsh Secretary
Judy Milstein
Petty Marsh Secretary
Nicole Chevance
Petty Marsh Secretary
Kathleen Gray
Petty Marsh Secretary
Jane B. Harris
Petty Marsh Secretary
Sondra Hollander
Petty Marsh Secretary
Samantha Shane
Petty Marsh Secretary
Julia Silverman
Petty Marsh Secretary
Jim Babchak
Jr. Executive
Zach Grenier
Jim
Ralph Byers
Dewey Stone Reception Guest
Leslie Ayvazian
Dewey Stone Reception Guest
Steve Cody
Cab Driver
Paige Matthews
Dewey Stone Receptionist
Lee Dalton
John Romano
Barbara Garrick
Phyllis Trask
Madolin B. Archer
Barbara Trask
Etain O'Malley
Hostess at Wedding
Ricki Lake
Bridesmaid
Marceline Hugot
Bitsy
Tom Rooney
Bridegroom
Peter Duchin
Trask Wedding Orchestra
Maeve McGuire
Trask Secretary
Timothy Carhart
Tim Draper
Lloyd Lindsay Young
TV Weatherman
F.X. Vitolo
Bartender
Lily Froehlich
Clerk at Dry Cleaner's
Michael Haley
Heliport Attendant
Mario T. DeFelice Jr.
Helicopter Pilot
Anthony Mancini Jr.
Helicopter Pilot
Suzanne Shepherd
Trask Receptionist
Trish Cook
Staten Island Secretary (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Pretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited)
Marilyn Dobrin
Cyn's Aunt (uncredited)
Kevin Fennessy
Trask Executive (uncredited)
Anita Finlay
Receptionist (uncredited)
Tom Sean Foley
Office Worker (uncredited)
George Gerard
Staten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited)
Dhonna Harris Goodale
Secretary (uncredited)
Daniel Henning
Young Businessman (uncredited)
Eric Kramer
Office Party-Goer (uncredited)
Elisa London
Secretary (uncredited)
Karen Starr
Secretary (uncredited)
Alison Wachtler
Petty Marshall Secretary (uncredited)
Matthew Bennett
Rhumba Guy (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Mike Nichols
Screenplay
Kevin Wade
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 9, 2022
7
Right from the opening bars of Carly Simon's catchy theme tune and the young girls with huge hair on the ferry - I thought this was going to be entertaining. By and large, it is. "Tess" (Melanie Griffith) is fed up working for bosses who just want to sleep with her, so thinks perhaps things will change the she starts working for "Katherine" (Sigourney Weaver). Always open to ideas, this woman gets hold of one of her assistant's ideas and when she injures herself skiing, "Tess" discovers her boss's duplicity and decides to run with her idea herself - involving "Jack" (Harrison Ford) along the way. Turns out this idea has legs - and multi-million dollar ones at that - but as the two begin to mix business and pleasure - we discover that "Jack" has his secrets to keep too! The pace is generally quite good, the characters have plenty to like about them and the film builds nicely to an enjoyable and fitting conclusion. Griffith is on good form here, she has a spirit and charisma that can't help but raise a bit of a smile. Sarandon and Ford both support well, too with the latter content to take more of a charming but back seat role. Alec Baldwin features sparingly as her creep of a boyfriend, and I could have sworn I saw "Cyn" (Joan Cusack) in Culture Club or Dead or Alive! It's maybe a little bit long, but as feel-good films go, this has a decent script, plenty of chemistry and a vindication that worked for me.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$28,000,000.00
Revenue:
$103,173,635.00
