Career Opportunities |  | Director: Bryan Gordon
Actors: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  40 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20418D
ISBN: 0783229151
UPC: 025192041822
EAN: 9780783229157
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 1991
Release Date: October 27, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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If you're a lifetime member of the Jennifer Connelly fan club, you'll be in the passionate minority of people (100% male) who won't care that this 1991 comedy is wallowing in its own oily puddle of lameness. The gorgeous Ms. Connelly is conspicuously put on display in this typically lightweight fluff from writer-producer John Hughes. Frank Whaley does his best to liven up the male-fantasy plot about a semi-nerdy teen who gets a night-watchman job in a variety store, only to find himself locked in overnight with the local knockout (Connelly), who's as rich as she is beautiful. She's also really unhappy with her home life and her bully boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney), so it's Frank's big opportunity to make his move as a sympathetic Romeo. Shallow and contrived, the movie does have its standard moments of John Hughes delicacy, and a cameo by the late John Candy scores bonus points for comedy. Still, it's clear that the movie exists primarily to satisfy adolescent lust--and with Connelly as the object of desire, this otherwise tiresome comedy is a triumph of wish-fulfillment casting. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
The night janitor and a playgirl shoplifter are trapped inside a discount store with armed robbers. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Frank Whaley Barry Corbin Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Bryan Gordon
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 Unfunny movie not worth the price of a ticket August 29, 2009
Daniel Hayes
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was the bomb movie of 1991. It's about a guy who gets a job in a Target, and is promoted to being the night crew assistant manager, and about a girl who decides to get herself locked inside the store after it closes. This is supposed to be a classic John Hughes movie, but it falls flat as it's either an old plot, or the actors/actresses weren't right for the movie. It's boy meets girl, and they spend the night trying to get acquainted with each other, hoping their hormones will be their guides. Let's face it this was even worse than "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and I think that was the ultimate bomb, so this is how bad I feel about this. I feel that they should've just shelved this, and left it there.
CULT CLASSIC REVISITED: A FILM STUDENT PERSPECTIVE August 27, 2008
CINEMAN318 (FT WASH. MD. USA)
FIRST OF ALL, AMAZON IS GREAT! THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW AND IM ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF INSIGHT THIS SIMPLE FILM HAS GARNERED. OVERALL, IT'S WORTH A LITTLE TIME INVESTMENT TO WRITE ABOUT. I DON'T THINK IT'S MEANT TO BE MUCH MORE THAN FUN, LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. BUT AFTER THOUSANDS OF FILMS LATER, IT STILL REMAINS AMONG MY PERSONAL FAVORITES.THE MORE I APPLY WHAT I'VE LEARNED SINCE AND ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS BRAND/CONSUMERISM/PRODUCT PLACEMENT, IT ECHOES SIMPLE CONCEPTS LIKE A VIRTUAL ALLEGORY TO ADAM AND EVE UNTIL ALONG COMES THE BUMBLING HAPHAZARD FORCES THAT TEAR IT APART, THE IDEA THAT IN THE END THE PARENTS ACTUALLY DO CARE ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN WAY, AND THE STRATEGY USED IN MOST MARILYN MONROE FILMS, TO PLACE AN EVEN MORE MANIC OR COMIC CHARACTER NEXT TO A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN MAKES HER THAT MORE A FANTASY IS EVIDENT. HOWEVER, CONNELLY MIGHT'VE MIMICKED CONVENTIONAL ADULT MATURITY BUT SHE DOES HOLD HER OWN INTELLECTUALLY AND UNFAIRLY REDUCED TO BEING JUST A TOKEN.AS IN BREAKFAST CLUB, HUGHES HAS A WAY OF BRIDGING SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS AND BE PLAYFUL ABOUT OUR FEARS, DESIRES, AND DISPOSITIONS. WHILE SETTING IT TO A CATCHY MUSICAL SCORE AND POTENTIAL FOR MEANING:
GRANTED,UPON SEEING ITS THEATRICAL RELEASE TO PRETENDING TO FILM IT IN THRU MY VHS CAMCORDER PLAYBACK EYEPIECE, THEN FINALLY REVISITING IT ON DVD LAST WEEK, I TOO WAS ENAMORED BY 21 YR OLD CONNELLY (WHOSE CINEMATIC CHARACTER HAUNTED ME SINCE THAT SLEEPLESS NIGHT).HOWEVER, BEYOND BEING THE "TARGET" AUDIENCE AND BECOMING MY FILLMMAKING MUSE AND IDEAL IMAGE FOR THE NEXT DECADE RIVALED PRIOR BY OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN IN "GREASE",LINDA CARTER AS WONDERWOMAN, JESSICA RABBITT, KELLY PRESTON IN "TWINS", AND LATER CAMERON DIAZ IN "THE MASK", SALMA HAYEK, "DUSK TILL DAWN", OR ALBA'S AND BECKINSALE'S KICKBUTT SCREEN PERSONAS. ANYHOW, GETTING PAST THE BLINDING AESTHETIC AND PHYSICAL BEAUTY AND WIT OF THE RESPECTIVE LEAD CHARACTERS, I OFFER THE FIRST OF THE FOLLOWING INSIGHT ABOUT THIS PICTURE:
IRONICALLY, HUGHES FILMS STARRING MOLLY RINGWALD WERE MORE CRITICALLY AND FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL WHERE RINGWALD'S UNCONVENTIONAL LOOKS WERE CONSIDERED LESS MARKETABLE. FRANK WHALEY SAYS HE PLAYS JIM DODGE WITH SOMEONE DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. THE SELECTION OF TARGET BRAND:VISUALLY SYMBOLIZES MANY THINGS. THE IDEA THAT CHARACTERS ARE TRAPPED OR STUCK AT HOME, IN THE STORE, AND THE PAIRING OR EXPRESSION OF THEIR LOVE TO SHARE, ETC.
THERE'S EVEN A SUBTLE AMBIVILENCE AS TO THE MOTIVES OF THE CHARACTERS TORN BETWEEN CHOICES, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY YEARN TO BE FREE OF THIS SMALL TOWN OR THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND FIND THAT ANSWER IN EACH OTHER. THERE ARE EVEN WAYS TO INCORPORATE IT AS CONTINUATIONS, PARALLELS, OR EXTENSIONS TO THE LIGHTER SIDE OF JOHN HUGHES WORK AND OF HIMSELF. I CAN GO ON AND ON AND IT MORE THAN ALLOWS CREATIVE INTERPRETATION, EMPOWERMENT, AND ROMANCE.
I COULD DECONSTRUCT IT ALL DAY, BUT INSTEAD I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH DIALOGUE FROM THE FILM THAT SPEAKS TO IT'S ESSENCE, "THE SAME REASON YOU WANT TO STAY AT HOME, IS THE SAME REASON THAT I CAN'T LEAVE MY FATHER.." JOSIE MCCLELLAN SUGGESTS, "WHAT'S THAT?" ASKS JIM. "I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.".SHE TELEGRAPHES IN ALL HER EMOTIONAL NAKEDNESS AND THE GENTLE ALLURE OF HER COUNTENANCE.WITH A SILENT SUBTEXT BEING. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE, WE CAN ESCAPE AWAY TOGETHER AND START NEW LIVES..SO BASIC YET SO PROFOUND AN OBSERVATION. ASIDE FROM MY PRAISE FOR HOW THE THEME AND CREATIVITY FITS TOGETHER, ITS AS IF THE TITLE ITSELF REFERS TO THE POTENTIAL IN STORE FOR THE "FUTURE CAREERS" OF THE TWO LEADS AND THE FEATURE FILM DEBUT OF THE DIRECTOR ALL COURTESY OF MR.HUGHES WHO HIMSELF SEEMS TO BE AN ENIGMA TO THE LIKES OF SALINGER AND ANOTHER FAMOUS HUGHES.
 Career Opportunities June 22, 2008
Peter Zech (Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil)
Esse filme é DEZ!!! Adoro esse filme!!!
Muito bom, bem divertido e com a lindíssima Jennifer Connelly. Se você quer diversão, esse filme te garante bons momentos do início ao fim. É o típico filme para se ver a dois ou num dia chuvoso... É SHOW DE BOLA!!!
Funny!!!!! December 26, 2007
Amanda D. Welch (brandon,florida)
This movie is great. It makes me wish I got locked in a store overnight-Hee-Hee! Not really, Its been out a while and some people missed it. Very Funny- A must see!!! A.W.
Career Opportunities September 10, 2007
Lisa R. Green (Perth, Western Australia)
Great movie. Frank Whaley's funny. Dermot Mulroney hot in a weird way.
Love the soundtrack.
Watched it years ago. Kept hiring it out at the video store.
Looked to buy it for years. Finally found it for sale.
Worth the money.
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