9 to 5 (1980)

Two Geeks and a GIT Classic Movie Reviews

We must say goodbye to two more amazinga actors who have passed away recently. Our first film pays tribute to Dabney Coleman, who left us on May 16th, 2024. Under the steady hand of director Colin Higgins, 1980's "9 to 5" created a character that Coleman would play again and again in his career, which spanned over 175 projects! Newly-divorced Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda) comes to work at Consolidated Companies, Inc., where she meets boss Franklin Hart Jr. (Coleman) and his unnoticed and unappreciated right-hand, Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin). Right away, Hart displays a caustic and chauvenistic attitude that Violet clearly knows too well and Judy is shocked by. Violet also points out Mr. Hart's personal secretary Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) and insinuates that she and Hart are having an affair. Eventually, this rumor comes to light and there's a showdown in Hart's office which results in the three becoming fast friends. They all have one thing in common: They hate their boss! They each have fantasies about doing him in, but when one of their fantasies comes a little too close to happening, the ladies must keep Hart out of the office and incommunicado until they can prove his fraud and money laundering. What happens next is both a comedic farce and a statement on workplace inequality that had stood the test of time! Also starring Sterling Hayden, Elizabeth Wilson, Henry Jones, and Marian Mercer!