9 TO 5 is the much-loved revenge comedy about three female office workers (the terrific trio of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton) in a giant corporation who are subjected to the indignity of a chauvinist boss (played marvelously by Dabney Coleman). They entertain wild fantasies to get even through a series of outrageous incidents. When the film first came to theaters in 1980, it was a huge hit not just because of the quality of the film but because of the subject matter of women being treated fairly in the workplace. Dolly Parton's theme song was nominated for an Academy Award.
Three working women, one a hyperefficient office manager, one a frazzled divorcée, and the last a sexy executive secretary, combine forces to take revenge against their sleazy, sexist boss.
The film featured the motion-picture debut of country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, who said, "I figured that if it was a success, I could take some of the credit, but if it was a failure, it would all be Jane and Lily's fault."
A television series based on the movie aired on the ABC network from March 1982 to October 1983. It starred Rita Moreno as Violet Newstead, Rachel Dennison (Parton's sister) as Doralee Rhodes, and Valerie Curtin as Judy Bernly. Franklin Hart was played by Jeffrey Tambor in the spring of 1982 and then Peter Bonerz in fall of 1983. In 1986 the series was resurrected for syndication, minus Moreno.
Excerpt: "I'll change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot."--Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) to Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman)
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Surround - French, Spanish
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
DTS 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes: (10)
Audio Commentary Bruce Gilbert - Producer, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman - Stars
Outtakes: Gag Reel
Behind the Scenes: Inside Look
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. "Nine @ 25"
2. "Remembering Collin Higgins"
Interactive Features:
Karaoke - Singing Nine to Five Karaoke
Director of Photography
Reynaldo Villalobos: Director Of Photography, FLIP THE SCRIPT (2006)
Review 1:
"The three stars are in fine fettle, with Parton especially appealing in her film debut."
Source: Premiere
p.121 11/01/2005
Review 2:
"In this perfectly plotted paean to overworked, under-estimated, sexually harassed secretaries, the Fonda-Tomlin-Parton chemistry is divine..." -- Grade: A
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.48 04/07/2006
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