Career Opportunities (film)
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 The movie cover for Career Opportunities - North American DVD release: Jennifer Connelly and Frank Whaley |
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| Directed by | Bryan Gordon |
| Produced by | John Hughes Hunt Lowry |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Starring | Frank Whaley Jennifer Connelly |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 29, 1991 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Language | English |
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Career Opportunities is an American romantic comedy film that was released in 1991. The film starred Frank Whaley and co-starred Jennifer Connelly in one of her first lead film roles. It was written by John Hughes and directed by Bryan Gordon.
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[edit] Plot summary
The film stars Whaley as Jim, a lazy slacker who is trying to get a well-paying job but instead ends up as a night janitor for Target. On his first shift at his new job, Jim is locked, alone, in the store by his boss. Connelly is Josie, the stereotypical "spoiled rich girl". The main action of the film begins when Josie, in a half-hearted runaway attempt, hides in Jim's store after hours. Discovered by the lonely janitor, Josie and Jim identify each other as kindred spirits and proceed to enjoy the freedom of being locked together in the store overnight. But things become complicated when two incompetent crooks (played by Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney) break into the store and hold the two teenagers hostage until the tables are turned.
(Screenwriter John Hughes used the same "kids vs. crooks" theme in his earlier film Home Alone.)
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[edit] Alternate titles
The movie was released as One Wild Night in the UK.
[edit] Cast list
- Frank Whaley as Jim Dodge
- Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan
- Dermot Mulroney as Nestor Pyle
- Kieran Mulroney as Gil Kinney
- John M. Jackson as Bud Dodge
- Jenny O'Hara as Dotty Dodge
- Noble Willingham as Roger Roy McClellan
John Candy has an uncredited cameo in the film as the manager of the Target store in which Jim works - a nod to Candy's appearances in other John Hughes films.
[edit] Reception
Career Opportunities was a modest success at the time of its release, and (along with Dennis Hopper's The Hot Spot) is credited with making Connelly a teen idol (even though she was in her early 20s by this time).
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