Career Opportunities (1991)

Directed by

Bryan Gordon

Genre

comedy film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 763 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A slacker gets a job as a janitor at a Target store and ends up trapped overnight with a rich young woman. They talk and get to know each other while the store is closed.

lightheartedwhimsicalquirkyplayfulromanticcomedicnighttimefeels-dated

What happens

Career Opportunities is a 1991 American romantic comedy film starring Frank Whaley in his first lead role and co-starring Jennifer Connelly. It was written and co-produced by John Hughes and directed by Bryan Gordon. In the film, Jim Dodge (Whaley) is a persuasive but irresponsible young man who lands a job as an overnight janitor at a local Target store. One evening after hours, he finds himself alone with the affluent but mistreated Josie McClellan (Connelly). Hughes selected Gordon to direct his screenplay after being impressed by one of Gordon's short films. The film was shot at a Target store outside Atlanta. The film grossed $11 million at the box office and received mostly negative reviews from critics. Hughes also disowned the film, calling it a disappointment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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