9 to 5 (film)
9 to 5 (listed in the opening credits as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, played by Dabney Coleman.
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| Directed by | Colin Higgins |
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| Story by | Patricia Resnick |
| Produced by | Bruce Gilbert |
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| Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
| Edited by | Pembroke J. Herring |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million< |
| Box office | $103.3 million |
The film grossed over $103.9 million. As a star vehicle for Parton—already established as a successful musician—it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture. A television series based on the film ran for five seasons in the 1980s, and a musical stage adaptation with new songs written by Parton opened on Broadway in 2009.
9 to 5 is 74th on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" and has a 69% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The film is considered a cult classic.