Film

Career Opportunities

1991 · 1h 23m · Romance · Comedy

He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.

IMDb

5.8

Rotten Tomatoes

37%

Metacritic

41

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.

Frank Whaley

Jim Dodge

Jennifer Connelly

Josie McClellan

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)

• Bryan GordonDirector
• John HughesWriter · Producer
• Hunt LowryProducer
• Lora LeeExecutive Producer
• Donald McAlpineDirector of Photography
• Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Glenn FarrEditor
• Peck PriorEditor

Career Opportunities (1991) Original Trailer [FHD]

Release date

March 29, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$11,336,986

Genres

Romance, Comedy

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