Nine to Five DVD

Nine to Five
Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), a housewife whose husband has left her for his secretary, begins her own secretarial career at a huge corporation. Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), a feisty, veteran office manager, instructs her on the perils and procedures of office life -- and of working for Franklin Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman), their chauvinistic, sleazy boss, and his right-hand woman, the crisp, nosy Roz (Elizabeth Wilson). Meanwhile, Hart's endless attempts to seduce his happily married secretary, Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton), lead the entire office to think she's a trollop. When Hart unfairly passes Violet over for a promotion, she drowns her sorrows at a local bar with Judy and Doralee, who regales the others with tales of Hart's epic advances. Later, at Doralee's house, the women smoke pot, eat barbecue, and concoct hilarious revenge fantasies -- a rodeo hog-tie, a Wild West shootout, and a gothic Snow White scenario -- about killing their boss. When a mix-up leads the women to think they have accidentally poisoned Hart's coffee, they hatch a scheme to protect themselves by stealing Hart's body from the morgue. When he turns up alive, never having drunk the coffee, they must kidnap him to prevent him from blackmailing them or calling the police. The women then use the occasion of their boss' absence to effect some changes around the office. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Cast Jane Fonda as Judy Bernly Lily Tomlin as Violet Newstead Dolly Parton as Doralee Rhodes Dabney Coleman as Franklin Hart Jr. Sterling Hayden as Tinsworthy Elizabeth Wilson as Roz Henry Jones as Hinkle Lawrence Pressman as Dick Marian Mercer as Missy Hart Ren Woods as Barbara Norma Donaldson as Betty Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini as Maria Peggy Pope as Margaret

Crew Jack Gammon Taylor, Jr. - Art Director Virgien and Friends - Animator Mishkin Hellmuch - Animator Ann Roth - Costume Designer Gary Daigler - First Assistant Director Colin Higgins - Director Pembroke J. Herring - Editor Charles Fox - Composer (Music Score) Dolly Parton - Songwriter Dean Edward Mitzner - Production Designer Reynaldo Villalobos - Cinematographer Bruce Gilbert - Producer Anne McCulley - Set Designer Charles Gaspar - Special Effects Marv Ystrom - Special Effects Matt Sweeney - Special Effects Chuck Gaspar - Special Effects Nicholas Eliopoulous - Sound/Sound Designer Patricia Resnick - Screenwriter Colin Higgins - Screenwriter Tom Saviano - Musical Performer

Nine to Five
Between the three of them, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton manage to embody at least six archetypes of put-upon womanhood in this feminist manifesto disguised as a hilarious satire. Fonda represents both the happy homemaker and the tentative divorcee. Lily Tomlin plays the self-assured widow and also the career woman trying to break into the boys' club. Dolly Parton -- parlaying the comic timing she honed as a country-music variety-show regular into an auspicious film debut -- at first seems the opportunistic trollop, but really she's the sweet working wife. And with a huge supporting cast that eschews male characters almost as forcefully as The Women, Nine to Five fits in everyone from gal Fridays to working moms, jaded alcoholics to clueless trophy wives. Unlike such later feminist empowerment fantasies as The First Wives Club, though, this Colin Higgins-directed farce wears its satire on its sleeve. Animated flights of fancy, exaggerated revenge scenarios, and the fine comedic chemistry of the starring triad keep the film from seeming mean-spirited even when it stacks the deck in favor of the fairer sex. The phrase "sexist egotistical lying hypocritical bigot" fits Dabney Coleman's despicable F. Hart to a tee; he makes the creep seem instantly familiar, yet totally over the top. Fine supporting turns from Marian Mercer (as Hart's wife) and Elizabeth Wilson (as the meddlesome Roz) are just two of the many details that make this movie so funny. By 1980 the women's movement enjoyed the patronage of not just political activists, but millions of ordinary working women, and Nine to Five was the perfect populist vehicle for their collective cries of frustration. Laughter really is the best revenge, and that's what this smart fable provides in spades. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
 

Dolly Parton: Academy, Best Song (nominated) Dolly Parton: Golden Globe, Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (nominated) Dolly Parton: Golden Globe, Best Original Song (nominated) Dolly Parton: Golden Globe, New Star of the Year - Female (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Anamorphic widescreen [aspect ratio 1.85:1] Interactive menus Scene selection Theatrical trailer Audio: English stereo Surround English mono French mono Subtitles: English; Spanish DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 110 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1-- 0. Scene Selection 1. Main Titles [2:31] 2. A New Job [4:14] 3. Mr. Hart [2:50] 4. Doralee [4:12] 5. The Xerox Room [3:04] 6. The Grind [4:21] 7. Bad News [5:29] 8. Pot Party [1:11] 9. A Dream Come True? [5:09] 10. A Misunderstanding [6:15] 11. Back to Work [7:41] 12. All Tied Up [5:07] 13. Abducted [1:28] 14. Restraint [13:36] 15. Changing The Rules [1:00] 16. Mr. Hart Returns [1:50] 17. Brazil [5:03] 18. End Titles [2:29]