Working Girl
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
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"Tess (Melanie Griffiths) is a very sharp secretary working for self important Katherine (Sigourney Weaver). When Katherine deceives her by taking credit for a great deal she thought of, Tess pretends to be her whilst she is away in hospital after a skiing accident. She joins forces with Jack (Harrison Ford) to see the deal through and the 2 fall in love - however Katherine is recovering and keen to marry the love of her life - Jack! Wonderfully old fashioned and often hysterically funny comedy leading to a tense climax in the will she / won't she get away with it mould. Aside from the gl..."
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Though Tess is unquestionably the sole lead character, actress Melanie Griffith is billed third in the credits, after Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver who have supporting roles in the movie. Griffith had received critical acclaim for earlier performances in Body Double (1984) and Something Wild (1986), but those films barely made a dent at the box office and she was still largely unknown when Working Girl (1988) was made in 1988. 20th Century Fox wanted a big name actress to play Tess, but Mike Nichols pushed for Griffith until the studio ultimately gave in.
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When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.