80'S GRAB BAG: Working Girl (1988)
“Hey, Cyn. Guess where I am…”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexism, manipulation, stealing credit, Kevin Spacey.
We jump from a New York nightmare to a fairy tale, albeit one with some real power plays. This week’s movie is definitely lighter fare, but it's worth realizing just how empowering it was in its time. Secretaries didn’t have the chance to work their way up, and hierarchies only allowed for certain women to make their way to the boardroom. So it was a big deal to say that someone working through various menial positions could get the power to make million or even billion dollar deals. What makes this week’s movie great is the combination of its message, its attention to detail, and some truly fantastic chemistry between Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith. Enjoy your new office as we watch Working Girl this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive..
Excerpt taken from “Let the River Run” from the soundtrack to the movie Working Girl, written and performed by Carly Simon. Copyright 1988 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Excerpt taken from “Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl” from the TV show Bob’s Burgers. Copyright 2011, 2014 Fox and its related entities. All rights reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Rap Summary (Lean On Me)” from the soundtrack to the movie Lean on Me, written and performed by Big Daddy Kane. Copyright 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
