Career Opportunities
“He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.”
1991•PG-13•1h 23m•6.9•Released
RomanceComedy
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Director
Bryan Gordon
Writer
John Hughes
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$11M
Languages
English
Studio
Hughes Entertainment
Cast
Frank Whaley
Jim Dodge
Jennifer Connelly
Josie McClellan
Dermot Mulroney
Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney
Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson
Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara
Dotty Dodge
Noble Willingham
Roger Roy McClellan
Nada Despotovich
Penny Dodge
Reid Binion
Cal Dodge
Barry Corbin
Officer Don
Denise Galik
Lorraine
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Bob Bosenbeck
Dan Albright
Dave Hockner
Marc Clement
Otis
Andrew Winton
Boy #1
Production
Company
Hughes Entertainment
Producer
John Hughes
Producer
Hunt Lowry
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