Career Opportunities
He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.
1991 | 83m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Bryan Gordon |
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| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Staring: |
| Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 29, 1991 |
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| Director: | Bryan Gordon |
| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | department store, night shift, roller-skating, liar, janitor, dream girl, blunt, absurd |
| Production Companies | Hughes Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $11,336,986
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Career Opportunities (1991) Original Trailer [FHD]](/extra_thumbs/WW9BFI1ii40.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Connelly | Josie McClellan |
| Frank Whaley | Jim Dodge |
| Dermot Mulroney | Nestor Pyle |
| Kieran Mulroney | Gil Kinney |
| John M. Jackson | Bud Dodge |
| Jenny O'Hara | Dotty Dodge |
| Noble Willingham | Roger Roy McClellan |
| Nada Despotovich | Penny Dodge |
| Reid Binion | Cal Dodge |
| Barry Corbin | Officer Don |
| Denise Galik | Lorraine |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Bob Bosenbeck |
| Dan Albright | Dave Hockner |
| Marc Clement | Otis |
| Andrew Winton | Boy #1 |
| John Candy | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) |
| William Forsythe | Custodian |
| Andy Greenway | Boy #2 |
| RonReaco Lee | Boy #3 |
| Danny Nelson | Gas Station Owner |
| Lou Walker | Farmer in Cafe |
| Benji Wilhoite | Stock Boy |
| Heidi Meyer Gilbert | Girl in Car |
| Troy Gilbert | Boy in Car |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Peck Prior | Editor |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Pam Dixon | Casting Director |
| Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager |
| G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| E. Thomas Case | Key Makeup Artist |
| Kaye Pownall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Guy Barnes | Art Direction |
| Kathe Klopp | Set Decoration |
| Ron Payne | Post Production Supervisor |
| Francine Fleishman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Steve Mccroskey | Supervising Music Editor |
| Bruce Stambler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Patrick Bietz | Sound Editor |
| Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Glenn Hoskinson | Sound Editor |
| Kim Secrist | Sound Editor |
| Bernard Weiser | Sound Editor |
| Carl Johnson | Electrician |
| Bryan Gordon | Director |
| John Hughes | Writer |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| John Frazier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Richard Epper | Stunts |
| David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
| Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom | Second Assistant Director |
| Carol Neilson | Stunts |
| Scott Dale | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steven R. Mathis | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hunt Lowry | Producer |
| Lora Lee | Executive Producer |
| Andi Capoziello | Associate Producer |
| Cliff T.E. Roseman | Associate Producer |
| John Hughes | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 35 | 53 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 36 | 56 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 32 | 53 | 21 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 33 | 62 | 25 |
| 2024 | 10 | 29 | 49 | 23 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 826 | 826 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 108 | 646 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 240 | 680 |