Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good.

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Tagline
For anyone who's ever won. For anyone who's ever lost. And for everyone who's still in there trying.
Release date
1988-12-20
Runtime
1h 53m
Languages
EnglishGerman
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Director


  1. Mike Nichols

Writer


  1. Kevin Wade

Cast


  1. Harrison Ford
    Jack Trainer
  2. Sigourney Weaver
    Katharine Parker
  3. Joan Cusack
    Cyn
  4. Kevin Spacey
    Bob Speck
  5. Alec Baldwin
    Mick Dugan
  6. Oliver Platt
    Lutz
  7. Nora Dunn
    Ginny
  8. Zach Grenier
    Jim
  9. Caroline Aaron
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  10. Olympia Dukakis
    Personnel Director
  11. Marceline Hugot
    Bitsy
  12. Michael Haley
    Heliport Attendant
  13. David Duchovny
    Tess's Birthday Party Friend
  14. Philip Bosco
    Oren Trask
  15. Jeffrey Nordling
    Tim Rourke
  16. Timothy Carhart
    Tim Draper
  17. Barbara Garrick
    Phyllis Trask
  18. Amy Aquino
    Alice Baxter
  19. Melanie Griffith
    Tess McGill
  20. Suzanne Shepherd
    Trask Receptionist
  21. Kevin Fennessy
    Trask Executive (uncredited)
  22. Ricki Lake
    Bridesmaid
  23. Karen Starr
    Secretary (uncredited)
  24. Robert Easton
    Armbriester
  25. Elizabeth Whitcraft
    Doreen DiMucci
  26. Matthew Bennett
    Rhumba Guy (uncredited)
  27. Maeve McGuire
    Trask Secretary
  28. Priscilla Cory
    Pretty Brunette Office Girl (uncredited)
  29. Trish Cook
    Staten Island Secretary (uncredited)
  30. Nancy Giles
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  31. Marilyn Dobrin
    Cyn's Aunt (uncredited)
  32. Maggie Wagner
    Tess's Birthday Party Friend
  33. Dhonna Harris Goodale
    Secretary (uncredited)
  34. James Lally
    Turkel
  35. Paige Matthews
    Dewey Stone Receptionist
  36. George Gerard
    Staten Island Ferry Commutor (uncredited)
  37. Ralph Byers
    Dewey Stone Reception Guest
  38. Lily Froehlich
    Clerk at Dry Cleaner's
  39. Eric Kramer
    Office Party-Goer (uncredited)
  40. F.X. Vitolo
    Bartender
  41. Leslie Ayvazian
    Dewey Stone Reception Guest
  42. Julia Silverman
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  43. Alison Wachtler
    Petty Marshall Secretary (uncredited)
  44. Anita Finlay
    Receptionist (uncredited)
  45. Tom Sean Foley
    Office Worker (uncredited)
  46. Lou DiMaggio
    Tess's Birthday Party Friend
  47. Peter Duchin
    Trask Wedding Orchestra
  48. Lee Dalton
    John Romano
  49. Anthony Mancini Jr.
    Helicopter Pilot
  50. Daniel Henning
    Young Businessman (uncredited)
  51. Elisa London
    Secretary (uncredited)
  52. Etain O'Malley
    Hostess at Wedding
  53. Georgienne Millen
    Tess's Birthday Party Friend
  54. Jane B. Harris
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  55. Jim Babchak
    Jr. Executive
  56. Judy Milstein
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  57. Kathleen Gray
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  58. Lloyd Lindsay Young
    TV Weatherman
  59. Madolin B. Archer
    Barbara Trask
  60. Mario T. DeFelice Jr.
    Helicopter Pilot
  61. Nicole Chevance
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  62. Samantha Shane
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  63. Sondra Hollander
    Petty Marsh Secretary
  64. Steve Cody
    Cab Driver
  65. Tom Rooney
    Bridegroom

Producer


  1. Douglas Wick
  2. Laurence Mark
  3. Robert Greenhut

Director of Photography


  1. Michael Ballhaus

Editor


  1. Sam O'Steen