The working girls r 1h 21min comedy, crime october 1974 usa a groupie, an escort girl and a strip dancer get thrown into danger by the illegal activities of the men they love. Jan 19, 2008 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Working girl is a screwball comedy filled with terrific performances. Dec 20, 20 working girl reminds us that hollywood generally likes to balance progressiveness with the recognizable and often regressive. Jul, 2012 the working girls 1974 theatrical trailer duration. Working girls is a 1986 independent film, written, produced and directed by lizzie borden.
This version of working girls is a 70s drivein movie, not to be confused with the other later and much superior working girls wjane fonda, etc. Amanda goodwin, ellen mcelduff, helen nicholas, janne peters, louise smith, marusia zach official content from nelson entertainment. Continuing the tradition of national artist ishmael bernals benchmark film working girls after 25 years, working girls of 2010 depicts the role of women in the new millennium. In order to live decently on one side of the border, in roubaix, they prostitute themselves on the other side, in belgium this double life. Structurally, the film has some parallels with the graduate, nichols 1967 classic including a climactic scene where an important ceremony is interrupted by the wrong person bursting in through the door.
Seven women of different backgrounds, stories and personalities entwined in a colorful story of family, love and. Molly louise smith, a yale grad whos lives with her lesbian lover, turns tricks to keep food on the table. It depicts a day in the life of upper class prostitutes in a small manhattan bordello, and was considered by some a feminist portrayal. Cable tv has been running working girls lately so i found myself enjoying this bernal film all over again.
The working girls is a 1974 exploitation film written and directed by stephanie rothman and starring sarah kennedy, laurie rose and cassandra peterson. Its main character is a yale university graduate who lives with a female lover and aspires to become a professional photographer. The classic movie working girl turns twentyfive this year. The film was released on december 12, 1931, by paramount pictures. Mcgill vacuumed topless and had a bod for sin, and the character, played by melanie griffith in mike nichols 1988 romantic comedy working girl, was also a breakthrough in how women were. Working girls is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by dorothy arzner and written by zoe akins, based on the play blind mice, written by vera caspary and winifred lenihan. Oct 15, 2015 working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the offandon significant other of don johnson. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male. Solomon sturges, son of famed film director preston sturges, costars. Staring gianna michaels, brandy talore, danielle derek and milan.
Working girls both supports and destroys that illusion. You dont get anything from this world by waiting for it to come to you. Working girls tells the story of three women, axelle, conso and dominique, who have nothing in common except for the fact that they are colleagues and cross the border together every day to go to work. Lizzie borden takes an axe to the hollywood image of the prostitute.
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. Supposedly the only appealing thing in this movie is that cassandra peterson elvira gets naked for the first and only time in her career. Why working girl offers the real deal film the guardian. The film features a notable opening sequence following manhattan bound commuters on the staten island ferry accompanied by carly simon s song let the river run. She approaches each day with fear and loathing, carrying out her responsibilities with crisp, businesslike efficiency. The film stars judith wood, charles buddy rogers, paul lukas, stuart erwin, and frances dee. Unfortunately, she is only in this movie for one scene and the naked appearance does not last long. However, working girls is not quite as serene and certainly not as passive as it initially seems, and this is the film s achievement. Working girls is a 1986 independent film, written, produced and directed by lizzie borden, depicting a day in the life of upper class prostitutes in a small manhattan bordello. The film features a notable opening sequence following manhattanbound commuters on the staten island ferry accompanied by carly simons song let the river run, for which she. With a screenplay by amado lacuesta, it was produced by gma films, viva films, and unitel pictures and released to cinemas on april 21, 2010. Oct 04, 2018 fortunately, a film comes out tomorrow that illustrates the point.
Molly louise smith, a yale grad whos lives with her lesbian lover, turns tricks to keep food on. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Working girl is a 1988 american romantic comedydrama film directed by mike nichols and starring melanie griffith, harrison ford and sigourney weaver. The graduate was about a young man who did not want to make money in. But working girls isnt a film about prostitution, its about life. Working girl, always fun even when at its most frivolous, has the benefit of the cinematographer michael ballhauss sharp visual sense of board. It could be pretty much any of the male characters in the film the nasty boyfriend, the. Nov 27, 2014 the cinderella of our story is a struggling temp at the beginning of the film, an earnest working class woman just turned 30, with a considerable brain under her gravitydefying hairdo. Movie, working girls movie,working girls trailer,working girls 1986, lizzie borden,amanda goodwin, ellen mcelduff, helen nicholas, janne. Working girl is a 1988 romantic comedydrama film directed by mike nichols, written by kevin wade, and starring melanie griffith, harrison ford and sigourney weaver. Sex coach from france the country of love gives his best advice about sensual cunnilingus and pussy eating. Working girls 1986 film working girls is a 1986 independent film, written, produced and directed by lizzie borden.
The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. It was nominated for the 1987 grand jury prize at the sundance film festival, and won the special jury prize. The film features a notable opening sequence following manhattan bound commuters on the staten island ferry accompanied by carly simon s song let the river run, for which she received the academy award for best song. Working girls is a 2010 filipino comedy film remake directed by jose javier reyes and starring eugene domingo, jennylyn mercado, iza calzado, cristine reyes, bianca king, eula valdez and ruffa gutierrez. Search, discover and share your favorite working girl gifs. The prostitutes in this movie may, indeed, never have met anyone quite like certain. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. With eugene domingo, antonio aquitania, katya santos, antonette garcia. So they released this film on video calling it elvira naked. Working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the offandon significant other of don johnson. Working girl was melanie griffiths breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the offandon unhappy with her job and her loser boyfriend, melanie griffith takes a secretarial post at. The working girl 2017 short, comedy 2017 usa in a neighborhood apartment the morning after a raucous party, detectives wilcox and kyle investigate a grisly crime but. Youre like one of those crazed cops that no one wants to ride with, arent you. Focusing on molly smith, a college girl whos trying to make some cash, prostitution is.
An east side condo apartment is the workspace for women on day shifts or night shiftsas prostitutes, for madam ellen mcelduff. This is the top caliber directors first stint with viva films and he got all the talented actress of the time. Cyn joan cusack yelps at seeing the price of a dress tess is stealing from katharine, six thousand dollars its not even leather. Working girl strove to present a modern scenario within an oldworld. I have a mind for business and a bod for sin, tess tells jack upon first meeting. The working girls in this new yorkbased film are laboring away at the worlds oldest profession. Jan 14, 2015 its a film thats been on our minds a lot lately here at yahoo movies, in part because of nicholss sad passing in november at the age of 83, but also because working girl which was. 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. In working girl, female ambition is sexy, in the form of griffith as long as she doesnt. Watch as she answers the phone by saying hello john, whats new and different. Feb 27, 1987 however, working girls is not quite as serene and certainly not as passive as it initially seems, and this is the film s achievement. The prostitutes in this movie may, indeed, never have met anyone quite like certain clients before, but that is not necessarily a compliment. Each has her own story to tell and interwoven in the makati setting where they work.