9 to 5
Published September 5, 2019
Film info
- Title 9 to 5
- Director Colin Higgins
- Year 1980
- Run time 1hr 49m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Getting even is a full-time job
A group of female office workers, the all-knowing manager who trained the boss but can't get promoted, a befuddled newcomer and an alluring personal secretary everyone presumes is having an affair, all band together to seek revenge on the man who is making their lives miserable.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:33 | Diving straight in with the song, I’m here for it. |
| 5:41 | Consolidated Companies is wonderfully vague. |
| 10:13 | Yay Doralee. Dolly. Same thing! |
| 13:42 | “I’ve been chased by swifter men than you and I ain’t been caught yet.” |
| 17:18 | Look at the size of that photocopier! |
| 23:25 | Dolly is so cute! “That hurts my feelings.” |
| 25:34 | ARGH, MEN. |
| 31:39 | Don’t blame them but it’s something to stalk out in the middle of the day and go drinking. |
| 42:27 | In and out of a lasso is the weirdest wipe I’ve ever seen in a movie. |
| 44:34 | The spoon disappeared! |
| 54:34 | All the coincidences, eek! |
| 56:33 | No hospital would just leave a dead body out in a hallway like that. |
| 1:00:08 | I like her car fits three people in the front seat. |
| 1:03:39 | “You steal the wrong body from the hospital and all you can say is ‘I must have made a mistake?’ |
| 1:15:15 | All of their dreams came true… and turned to nightmares. |
| 1:21:38 | It’s quite the set up they have rigged there. |
| 1:26:52 | These women!! Why has no one paid attention to this movie? |
| 1:31:23 | “I followed you from the office…” is not the way to convince someone you like them. |
| 1:37:11 | What kind of exercise program would need your wife to be out of the house a week? I’d be asking more questions, Missy. |
| 1:45: 53 | “Here’s to the beginning!” |
Thoughts
This movie was not what I’d expected it to be at all! The start and the end kinda were - women sticking it to the man and getting one over on their misogynistic boss - but the middle, oh boy that goes places I certainly didn’t expect.
Stealing bodies from hospitals, tying up people for weeks, WEEKS, in their own homes, the dream sequences with cartoon bunnies and stuff… I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing.
So, love the song, and Dolly Parton, and the idea of them getting their revenge at the end, but also… not a fan.
Rating: 2 / 5
