"For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying."

1988

1h 54m

6.6(1021 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

64 members

Acting

Melanie Griffith

Tess McGill

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Harrison Ford

Jack Trainer

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Sigourney Weaver

Katharine Parker

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Alec Baldwin

Mick Dugan

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Joan Cusack

Cyn

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Philip Bosco

Oren Trask

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Nora Dunn

Ginny

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Oliver Platt

Lutz

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James Lally

Turkel

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Kevin Spacey

Bob Speck

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Robert Easton

Armbriester

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Olympia Dukakis

Personnel Director

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Amy Aquino

Alice Baxter

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Jeffrey Nordling

Tim Rourke

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Elizabeth Whitcraft

Doreen DiMucci

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Maggie Wagner

Tess's Birthday Party Friend

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Lou DiMaggio

Tess's Birthday Party Friend

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David Duchovny

Tess's Birthday Party Friend

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Georgienne Millen

Tess's Birthday Party Friend

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Caroline Aaron

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Nancy Giles

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Judy Milstein

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Nicole Chevance

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Kathleen Gray

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Jane B. Harris

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Sondra Hollander

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Samantha Shane

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Julia Silverman

Petty Marsh Secretary

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Jim Babchak

Jr. Executive

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Zach Grenier

Jim

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Ralph Byers

Dewey Stone Reception Guest

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Leslie Ayvazian

Dewey Stone Reception Guest

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Production

Steve Cody

Cab Driver

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Paige Matthews

Dewey Stone Receptionist

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Lee Dalton

John Romano

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Barbara Garrick

Phyllis Trask

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Madolin B. Archer

Barbara Trask

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Etain O'Malley

Hostess at Wedding

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Ricki Lake

Bridesmaid

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Marceline Hugot

Bitsy

Writing

Tom Rooney

Bridegroom

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Peter Duchin

Trask Wedding Orchestra

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Maeve McGuire

Trask Secretary

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Timothy Carhart

Tim Draper

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Lloyd Lindsay Young

TV Weatherman

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Production

F.X. Vitolo

Bartender

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Lily Froehlich

Clerk at Dry Cleaner's

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Directing

Michael Haley

Heliport Attendant

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Mario T. DeFelice Jr.

Helicopter Pilot

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Anthony Mancini Jr.

Helicopter Pilot

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Suzanne Shepherd

Trask Receptionist

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Trish Cook

Staten Island Secretary (uncredited)

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Priscilla Cory

Pretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited)

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Marilyn Dobrin

Cyn's Aunt (uncredited)

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Kevin Fennessy

Trask Executive (uncredited)

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Anita Finlay

Receptionist (uncredited)

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Tom Sean Foley

Office Worker (uncredited)

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George Gerard

Staten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited)

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Daniel Henning

Young Businessman (uncredited)

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Eric Kramer

Office Party-Goer (uncredited)

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Elisa London

Secretary (uncredited)

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Karen Starr

Secretary (uncredited)

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Alison Wachtler

Petty Marshall Secretary (uncredited)

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Matthew Bennett

Rhumba Guy (uncredited)

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