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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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