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Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raisedsecretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. When herboss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), breaks her leg skiing, Tess uses her absence and connections, including Parker's errant beau Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford), to put forward her idea for a merger deal.

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. The film was a box office hit, grossing a worldwide total of $103 million.

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Cast: Joan Cusack, Melanie Griffith, Kevin Spacey, Robert Easton, Sigourney Weaver, Philip Bosco, Harrison Ford, Suzanne Shepherd, Barbara Garrick, Nancy Giles, Caroline Aaron, Amy Aquino, Nora Dunn, Alec Baldwin, Zach Grenier, James Babchak, Olympia Dukakis, David Duchovny, Ricki Lake, Pamela Lewis, Oliver Platt, Timothy Carhart, Jeffrey Nordling, R.M. Haley, Kathleen Gray, James Lally, Maggie Wagner, Julie Silverman, Maeve McGuire, Marceline Hugot, Ralph Byers, Steve Cody, Leslie Ayvasian, Lou di Maggio, Peter Duchin, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Madolin B. Archer, Gail Bearden, Nicole Chevance, Michael R. Chin, Lee Dalton, Mario T. de Felice, Jr., Lily Froehlich, Jane B. Harris, Sondra Hollander, Melba LaRose, Ken Larsen, Anthony Mancini, Jr., Paige Matthews, Georgienne Millen, Judy Milstein, Etain O'Malley, Daniel B. Pollack, Tom Rooney, Samantha Shane, F.X. Vitolo, Lloyd Lindsay Young
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release Date: December 21, 1988
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 1hr 55min

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