Film
9 to 5 (15)
Dir. Colin Higgins, US, 1980, 109 mins.
Cast. Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton.
Forget everything you think you know about this film. It is, in fact, a classic feminist comedy that was decades ahead of its time, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton star as three women who, sick of their egotistical, sexist manager, seek to change their all-female workplace for good. Based on an idea by Fonda, who had just formed her own production company, 9 to 5 is a brazen and hilarious comedy that wears its politics on its sleeve. Sparking ambition all around since its original release, it celebrates the power of female friendship – whilst tackling issues that almost 40 years later are finally being taken seriously.
Cast. Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton.
Forget everything you think you know about this film. It is, in fact, a classic feminist comedy that was decades ahead of its time, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton star as three women who, sick of their egotistical, sexist manager, seek to change their all-female workplace for good. Based on an idea by Fonda, who had just formed her own production company, 9 to 5 is a brazen and hilarious comedy that wears its politics on its sleeve. Sparking ambition all around since its original release, it celebrates the power of female friendship – whilst tackling issues that almost 40 years later are finally being taken seriously.
