9 To 5: Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot Edition

As a man, I can't help but hate myself just a little for enjoying 9 To
5 at all built as a farcical feminist fantasy, this 1980 screwball comedy
shot through with social satire is designed to make women feel empowered next to
those, well, sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigots. Jane Fonda (who
also produced), Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton star as Judy Bernly, Violet
Newstead and Doralee Rhodes, respectively, a trio of secretaries working for the
faceless Consolidated corporation; overseen by the smarmy Franklin Hart (Dabney
Coleman), the three women bide their time and wait their chance to kidnap the
boss and prove that women have value in the workplace, beyond merely serving as
window dressing.

Directed and co-written by Colin Higgins (who passed away in 1988, but in
addition to this film, penned a number of classic screen comedies, in...
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