Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5577 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-03-06
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 109 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
In the ensuing years since Working Girl was released, Harrison Ford has never given such a charming and witty performance, Sigourney Weaver hasn’t been given quite the same kind of scenery-chewing role, and Melanie Griffith simply hasn’t got near doing anything this good again. And yet in Mike Nichols’ excellent romantic comedy, they all gel in a film with eminent rewatch value.

The premise is fairly simple. Griffith’s lowly secretary gets a job with Weaver’s megabitch boss. The former is unhappy at home and work, while the latter is unscrupulous and underhand, and happy to pass off one of Griffith’s good ideas as her own. Yet when Weaver’s character is incapacitated, in steps Griffith, who quickly attracts the professional and personal attention of Ford, as she attempts to navigate her way to the top--until Weaver reappears on the scene…

In lesser hands, all this could become routine Hollywood nonsense, yet here it really clicks. Griffith effectively brokered her career off the back of her performance here, yet all three leads are in fine form, with a strong supporting cast and a delicious script to fall back on. Elements have certainly dated, and the world in many ways has moved on, yet there’s still plenty of room in it for films as good as this one.--Jon Foster

Synopsis
A young secretary (Melanie Griffith in an Oscar-nominated performance) with dreams of moving up the corporate ladder thinks that her brains will help her achieve her goals. And when she finds a job with a seemingly helpful and sympathetic boss who's also a woman (played by Sigourney Weaver) it looks as if she's on her way. But it turns out the executive is slimy and duplicitous, stealing the secretary's clever ideas to further her own career. Now the furious secretary's determined to get revenge and her plan may not only propel her to the top of the heap but get her a husband too (Harrison Ford). Mike Nichols directed this workplace comedy with a light, smart touch, getting terrific performances from his excellent cast.

Customer Reviews

Let The River Run
Nearly twenty years on, this film has survived the test of time and exudes maximum effort from Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.They were all at their peak at the time and it shoes. Melanie steals the show as the secretary who has to brave both the frying pan of a male dominated corporate world and the fire namely her idea stealing boss, Sigourney.
Though she isn't as qualified as her ivy league peers, she is just as astute, if not smarter. By playing her own little game, she starts to get noticed to the detriment of her crocked boss. It works but only just..and the Working Girl becomes the Working Boss. I remember a scene where Harrison is on the phone whilst simultaneously trying to remove his shirt...Classic !!! Also the classic tune, Let the River Run.

Fantastic
I love this film, I watch it whenever I need cheering up.

5 stars from me

Melanie Grifiths is fantastic in this film, however Sigourney steals the show with her hilarious self-centered comments. Love love love it!!

3 stars come together
I am pleased to offer a review of Working Girl. It comes under the heading of 'old but good' in my VHS collection and I will replace it as soon as it is released on DVD.
Working Girl sees three stars offering complementary performances. The script highlights the games needed to be played by women if they want to 'make it' in the male dominated world of business. Sigourney Weaver is at her powerful, bitchy, 'don't mess with me' best whilst Harrison Ford is not the action hero in this movie. He plays the guy in the middle but, sanity wins the day, as he helps long suffering Melanie Griffith, who plays Weaver's assistant, to gain her spurs in a male dominated profession once Weaver is out of action following injury. Sparks fly when Weaver finds out that her assistant has been successfully masquerading as herself in board rooms all over the city....!! Definately one for the ladies.