Working Girl (1988): Savvy New York City receptionist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), an excellent business tip, but Katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. After Katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, Tess decides to exact revenge. Pretending to be her boss, Tess initiates a major deal with an investment broker (Harrison Ford) -- but things turn ugly after Katharine finds out what Tess has been up to.
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Script
Soundtrack
Song | Artist | Length | Lyrics |
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Let the River Run | Carly Simon | 3:40 | Lyrics |
In Love (Instrumental) | Carly Simon | 3:55 | Lyrics |
The Man That Got Away (Instrumental) | Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin | 2:48 | Lyrics |
The Scar (Instrumental) | Simon | 1:22 | Lyrics |
Let the River Run | The St. Thomas Choir Of Men And Boys | 3:01 | Lyrics |
Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh | 4:16 | Lyrics |
Carlotta's Heart | Carly Simon | 4:18 | Lyrics |
Looking Through Katherine's House | Carly Simon | 2:07 | Lyrics |
Poor Butterfly (Instrumental) | John L. Golden, Raymond Hubbell | 6:04 | Lyrics |
I'm So Excited | The Pointer Sisters | 5:39 | Lyrics |
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Awards & Nominations
Awards | Year | Recipient | Category | Result |
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Academy Awards | 1989 | Working Girl | Best Picture | Nominee |
Academy Awards | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominee |
Academy Awards | 1989 | Joan Cusack | Best Actress in a Supporting Rolee | Nominee |
Academy Awards | 1989 | Sigourney Weaver | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominee |
Academy Awards | 1989 | Mike Nichols | Best Director | Nominee |
Academy Awards | 1989 | Carly Simon | Best Music, Original Song (Let the River Run) | Winner |
American Comedy Awards | 1989 | Joan Cusack | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Winner |
American Comedy Awards | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards | 1990 | Sigourney Weaver | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards | 1990 | Melanie Griffith | Best Actress | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards | 1990 | Carly Simon | Best Original Film Scor | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 1989 | Joan Cusack | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Best Actress | Winner |
Casting Society of America | 1989 | Juliet Taylor | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 1989 | Sigourney Weaver | Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America | 1989 | Mike Nichols | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Working Girl | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Winner |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Mike Nichols | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominee |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Sigourney Weaver | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Winner |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Winner |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Carly Simon | Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Let the River Run) | Winner (Tied with "Two Hearts" from Buster) |
Golden Globes | 1989 | Kevin Wade | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominee |
Grammy Awards | 1990 | Carly Simon | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (Let the River Run) | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Best Actress | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 1988 | Melanie Griffith | Best Actress | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America | 1989 | Melanie Griffith | Kevin Wade | Nominee |
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- Taglines
- For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.
- Release Date12/21/1988
- Certificates
- Budget$28,000,000
- Opening Weekend USA$4,718,485
- Gross USA$63,779,477
- Cumulative Worldwide Gross$102,953,112
- Filming Locations
- Staten Island Ferry, New York Harbor, New York City
- Filming Dates
- 02/16/1988 - 04/27/1988
- Production Companies
- Distributors
- IMDb Rating6.8
- External Reviews
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- Trivia
- Melanie Griffith is the only woman to ever win the Miss Golden Globes contest as a teenager and then win a Golden Globe for her acting (which she did for this film).
- Quotes
- "I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?" - Tess
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