Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they h... Read allJim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.
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- (as RonReaco M. Lee)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Spy magazine, John Hughes was unhappy at how this film turned out, and asked Universal to remove his name from it. They refused.
- GoofsWhile walking at gunpoint between the electronics department and the snack bar, Josie finds time to put on a bra.
- Quotes
Josie: Would you go with me somewhere?
Jim Dodge: Where?
Josie: Florida. Wyoming, Spain. It doesn't really matter, just away somewhere.
Jim Dodge: I'd love to. I just can't afford to be... capricious and carefree like yourself. I... I... I got to set my sights on something and then really go for it.
Josie: Like janitor?
Jim Dodge: It's a beginning. I... I'm looking at...
Josie: It's an end.
- SoundtracksI Wanna Stay Home
Written by Andy Sturmer (as A. Sturmer)
Performed by Jellyfish (as Jelly Fish)
Courtesy of Charisma Records America, Inc.
It's a movie where the characters are trying to understand where the rich, abused, dreaming, "tease" and dweebish, hopeful, incompetent "town liar" come from. There is also a sweet connection they develop from just talking about their lives and how they've changed since they last met. The more we hear and develop feelings for these two confused people, the more we can illustrate their current dilemma of being trapped within the lives that their families want them to live.
The soundtrack was pretty great! One of the best soundtracks I have heard in a comedy.
Dermot and Kieran Mulroney did a nice job playing some goofy small town crooks. However I thought the whole burglar part of the movie could have been achieved in better ways-- but it is what it is.
If you do watch this film look out for a cameo appearance from John Candy as the Target Team manager who gives Whaley his janitor position. Very funny... and casual.
Altogether, very well done and VERY underrated. I still don't understand why Whaley didn't become a bigger star after this movie such as Broderick did with Ferris Bueller. And OK, so maybe not perfect, but there are MUCH worse movies out there. "Career Opportunities" is a fun film that should be watched if you're a fan of John Hughes' work.
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- Aug 24, 2009
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,336,986
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,024,800
- Mar 31, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $11,336,986
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1